While putting Ashton down for his Sunday nap (and mine), he starting talking about his sissy. He said that if anyone tried to be mean to her that he would make a basket to put her in and then let her float down the Nile. He said the princess would pick her up and take her live in the castle where he would come and take care of her. Let's see, upon hearing his plan, does the name Moses come to your mind?
I couldn't help but think just how much Moses' story from his early life parallels with that of Ethiopian orphans. Most families abandon their children not because they don't care about them but because they cannot care for them adequately. The families make the ultimate sacrifice in giving up their children so that their children can live a wonderful life with foreigners who can provide for them and love them. Isn't this what Moses' mother did? She knew that in order for his life to be spared, she had to take extreme measures to protect him. Just as she always loved Moses, don't you think that most parents of Ethiopian orphans think about them and still love them. What an awesome responsibility we have as adoptive parents to care for these children who have been entrusted to us!
I couldn't help but think just how much Moses' story from his early life parallels with that of Ethiopian orphans. Most families abandon their children not because they don't care about them but because they cannot care for them adequately. The families make the ultimate sacrifice in giving up their children so that their children can live a wonderful life with foreigners who can provide for them and love them. Isn't this what Moses' mother did? She knew that in order for his life to be spared, she had to take extreme measures to protect him. Just as she always loved Moses, don't you think that most parents of Ethiopian orphans think about them and still love them. What an awesome responsibility we have as adoptive parents to care for these children who have been entrusted to us!
