Well... I'm really breaking the rules here. I am totally NOT supposed to post photos of waiting kids from Layla. If you know me at all, you know that I actually have a very active conscience/guilt factor. I'm happy to follow even the obscure rules ~ things like: turning into the proper lane in traffic, putting the grocery cart in the rack thingy before leaving the parking lot, not sampling produce before purchase, etc.
However, someone needs to know that these kids are waiting, and have been waiting for quite some time. These are delightful kids who need a mom and a dad, need a brother or a sister, need grandparents, uncles and aunts, church family... need someone to help them establish a life and heal. The majority of them were breast fed babies, well loved toddlers, cherished children ~ their parents didn't abuse them or disown them. They died.
So, for them, I break the law... at least temporarily. I balance the injustice of their situations with the rules. In a few days I'll get back online and delete these photos. In a few days will someone recognize God's call to these kids? Or will they wait another month, six months, year, 3 years?
For each child waiting at Layla, there are dozens more on the street or in villages who are waiting to take their place...
If God is calling you, please don't turn a deaf ear.
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Pray for these kids:
Photo #1: Betty (Edilam's best friend) and Nati
Photo #2: Hermela, Tsion, and Meskerem ~ arrived at Layla around the same time our girls did... have waited for > 3 years
Photo #3: Mehret and Tsion
They look so great because Layla is truly a great place. The care center is well supported by adoptive US families, so the kids get plenty to eat and nice hand-me-downs to wear. It is quite a contrast to the other orphanages around town... But it is no replacement for a family.
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