My Heart Hurts

After looking at and inquiring about countless waiting children my heart hurts.  Some of these websites have video footage of these precious little ones, these have been some of the hardest videos to watch.  Sure, some kids are smiling and talking and very energetic, but then if you look closely into the background you'll notice a little one sitting and staring into space, a little one that looks so unhappy that it's hard to watch.  I'm ashamed to even say that.  It's hard for me to watch?!?  While I'm sitting here in my ridiculously cozy house, under my hand made (by my mother) blanket with my fancy, shmancy mac laptop, watching my tv by the glow of my Christmas tree!?!  While my belly is full, too full, from dinner and snacks?!?  While my three kids are asleep in their own individual beds under their piles of blankets snuggled up with stuffed animals and more than one pillow!?!  Instead of asking for prayer for us to find our child and instead of asking for you to buy coffee or to donate......all I really want from you right now is to pray for the millions upon millions of children that don't have a mommy or daddy to kiss them goodnight or to hear the words "I love you, I think you are the best kid", or to wrestle with or to snuggle on the couch 

with a good book or get a decent meal, or to hear how precious they are in Jesus' sight.  Pray for the children who are victims of human trafficking and for babies abandoned on street corners and kids that are told their worthless and thought of being less than a dog.  Lift them up to the Lord and ask Him to hold them close and to provide loving homes for every single one of them.