Interestingly enough, this verse was also prominent at our wedding--the one song we really wanted sung was John Foley's "A Song of Hope," based on this scripture.
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In a related note, Reece's Rainbow is running their "21 Days of Hope" campaign right now. This three week campaign funds the running of the organization--which truly operates on a shoestring--and has helped place 650 special needs children in families in a mere 5.5 years, growing every year. If it weren't for them, the people running these orphanages wouldn't be seeing people seeing post-adoption pictures of these children thriving. They wouldn't be seeing adoptive parents tearing up with joy at the first sight of their children. They wouldn't have begun thinking "maybe there is a better way." Reece's Rainbow is not connected with a particular church or institution--this began as a labor of love and justice by a mom of a child with Down Syndrome, who saw the need for special needs adoption advocacy, especially internationally. RR says if everyone who supported them offered $21, they would be funded for the entire year. I encourage you all to give, even if it is only $5, to help them out. They have been incredibly helpful to us in the process. And if it weren't for them, we wouldn't know about Alex.
Can't wait to meet little Alex! Thanks for letting us know about this!
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