One child

It is rather amazing the emotions the word adoption can stir in people. I have to say the most often the reaction is positive and warm. Good questions about the country of origin our child comes from or interest in the process.
On the other hand there are times the questions are strongly heated. Why international adoption vs. domestic? The tone challenging and the undertone is that we don't care about children here.
It has made me think about this, after a confrontation today.
It can be difficult to explain how the Lord lays things on your heart. Why has my heart been stirred to the issues of another country? Yes, I care deeply about children here in the U.S. I have taken in and raised 5 children who were not my own.
However even as a young adult I was drawn to children with large dark eyes and skin the color of molasses. Beautiful would be the words that escaped my lips. God plants seeds in every heart. The greater question is what are we doing with those little, life changing seeds? My heart aches that these children go hungry most nights. That they sleep not on a mattress but the floor. They have never experienced new clothes or watched a movie. Have never heard "I love you" followed by a warm embrace.
There is such a great need in this world for any child who is without a home or in foster care. I believe we can change the world! One child at a time. So my challenge is this: What are you doing to change the life of one child?