31 for 21 - Day 29

Yup, I failed at getting back on track. We'll rock the last the last three days though! :)


Today's waiting-child-soon-to-be-no-longer-waiting is JIMMY!

HE HAS A FAMILY!

You can follow his family's journey here on their blog - Bringing Home Asher


Today's waiting child is handsome Duane!

Mr. Duane has Down syndrome and is available for adoption. He is in the same place as Maria and Sutter!

He's described as loving and huggable, and need a mama who will give him all the love he wants and then some!


And today's child who is stuck in Russia, Allen.

Over the years we have watched him grow up in pictures.

But he doesn't do much growing, he just looks sicker and sicker.

Please pray the ban will be lifted and a family can get to him before it's too late.

Matthew 18:14

Matthew 18:14 used to be the name of this blog. I have since changed it to What it Means to Love, but the address remains 'matthew18vs14'.

"It is not the will of our Father in Heaven that any of these little ones should perish."

I love that verse, and it fits so well with this blog, because that is the underlying theme. Whether it's sharing about children who need families, praying for those stuck in countries no longer open, helping families with fundraising and such to bring their children home, helping families bring their children home by taking care of their other children, or loving on children already home... it's not God's will that ANY of them should perish.

Not Angela.

Not Owen.

Not Mark.

Not Ekaterina.

Not Jacob.

Not Aisha.

Not Lilly.

Not Sutter.

Not Allen.

Not Maria.

Not Hope.

Not Angelia.

He is not willing that ANY should perish. 

Let's be His hands and feet, and do everything in our power to keep them from perishing.

Waiting Thursday(??): Allen

Yup, changing it up this week - Waiting Thursday. ;)

Sweet Allen...

 He's so tiny...

 So precious...

 So sick...

And so in need of a family.

Allen is 3 years old, and is not doing well as you can see from his pictures. He's soo tiny, so pale. He has Down syndrome, and because of that extra chromosome, he is in an orphanage, where he probably isn't getting the best care.

He is at great risk, he may not make it much longer. As hard as that is to hear, it's the cold truth.

Some info about him....

Allen 12G
pope-12
Boy, born January 2009
Eyes: Gray
Hair: blond
Nature: Quiet

This baby’s situation is URGENT! With each picture he gets smaller and paler!  More photos available

Matthew 25:31-46 says:

“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne. ³² All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. ³³ He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.

“Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’

“Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’

“The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’

“Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’

“They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’

“He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’

“Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.”

Will we feed the hungry, bring water to the thirsty, clothe those without, and look after the sick? Take care of the window, and take care of/bring home the orphan??

Will we obey the command made so clear to us in this passage?

Let's be sheep, not goats.

Allen's life depends on it.


My friend Rachel has also fallen in love with Allen, and she wrote posts (that you should go read) about him here and here.