tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post70486235059753903..comments2024-02-11T10:58:23.271-08:00Comments on Reading to Know: KnowOrphans: Mobilizing the Church for Global Orphanology, by Rich MortonCarriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08772667430500306088noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-12564412303284031182014-04-12T19:26:02.059-07:002014-04-12T19:26:02.059-07:00This sounds REALLY GOOD! I could go on and on in ...This sounds REALLY GOOD! I could go on and on in response to your review as I agree that adoption is NOT always the answer and it is not for everyone. I love that he thinks children are better off 1)first in their home of origin, 2) secondly in their culture, and only 3) as athird option adoption.<br /><br />Adding this to my (never-ending) want-to-read list! ;)Shonyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04310547848215492736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-8744077205848593042014-04-11T17:07:14.744-07:002014-04-11T17:07:14.744-07:00I think this is a book I need to read. While I am ...I think this is a book I need to read. While I am passionate about adoption, I'm limited in how many children I can adopt and how fast I can adopt them. (Here's looking at you, government bureaucracy...)<br /><br />So what do we do in the meantime? What does that look like now while our home is still empty versus later when our home is full? I'm not sure what it means later, but right now we're very involved in child sponsorship. It's a great way to support families who cannot fully support themselves. And I was rather surprised to find that my sponsored girls in Korea are living in a children's home (I didn't know this until after our sponsorship started). I have no idea of their circumstances, if their parents are alive and unable to support them or if their parents have died. I only know that the girls are not available for adoption. I may not be able to adopt them, but I can send them letters of encouragement, a birthday gift, etc. It's one small way to help even if I cannot adopt them.<br /><br />Maybe someone else will have some ideas to share?Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09319901329438691914noreply@blogger.com