Did you know? Every 15 SECONDS, another child becomes an AIDS orphan in Africa. That translates (if you do the math) to 5760 children becoming orphans every day, or approximately 2,102,400 per year. Those statistics are for AIDS orphans from Africa. But by contrast, the number of adoptions worldwide per year is only around 250,000. Even a hasty glance shows that this translates to millions of children every year going un-adopted. It breaks my heart to think of millions of children growing up into adulthood each year with no one to belong to and no place to call home.
A prayer for orphans:
Almighty God, I pray to you in the name of Your dear Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. O Lord, be a source of strength and hope for orphaned children in Africa and everywhere. Protect them from all danger and grant Your abiding presence. For those who are awaiting adoption, O Lord, grant them loving care-givers. And move your people everywhere, Lord, to consider adoption. Grant loving families, O Lord, to those who have lost their parents... loving families that will love them, feed them, house them, and lead them to faith in Your Son Jesus. through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.
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