Agency Trip Day 5: A Humble Heart

There are multiple different viewpoints on international adoption. Some have issue with mixed race, removing a child from their home country, the legality of the adoption, bribes, child stealing....the list goes on and on. But there are even disagreements among two countries working together in international adoption just as there are two sides to every story.

This can and does create conflict. This conflict is where we find ourselves in Ugandan adoption. Although we love Uganda, I lived in Uganda....We are not Ugandan and so we think differently because of our different experiences. The same is true with American adoption agencies and some in the Ugandan government.

Today would you pray for:

Humble hearts that are willing to hear other viewpoints and to hear God's view of the situation

Pray for respect for all parties involved but the utmost respect and humble heart in hearing from God

Pray the Judges and the Ministry of Gender humbly hear our adoption agency's view on adoption and submit to God's leading in this issue

Pray our agency humbly hears the viewpoint of the Judges and the Ministry of Gender and submit to God's leading in this issue

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