According to the Office of Children's Issues, total number of adoptions worldwide has dropped by nearly 50% since 2004. 2010 has marked an all-time low since the agency began tracking statistics in 1999.
On average, there are nearly 130,000 children available for adoption in the United States. If only 25% of all the churches in America had one family adopt a child from foster care, there would be no more waiting children.
It is estimated that there are close to 163 million orphans worldwide. If less than 8% of Christians worldwide adopted an orphan, orphanages would be empty!!
The numbers are big, but the solutions are possible.
So when they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love Me more than these?” He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I love You.” He said to him, “Tend My lambs.” He said to him again a second time, “Simon, son of John, do you love Me?” He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I love You.” He said to him, “Shepherd My sheep.” He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love Me?” Peter was grieved because He said to him the third time, “Do you love Me?” And he said to Him, “Lord, You know all things; You know that I love You.” Jesus said to him, “Tend My sheep.”
John 21:15-17
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