He is a Father to the fatherless

God gave us the strength to be at the orphanage today.  We all wanted to take a child home with us.  Anya says that many of these kids are "social orphans," meaning that they may have a mother or father who is alive but is an alcoholic or drug addict.  The divorce rate is over 70% in Russia, so many kids in the orphanage are a product of the brokenness in families.  There was even one girl at the orphanage today who had been sent there by her family for a month for skipping school.  Other children were at home with family for the holidays and will be returned to the orphanage next week. It was neat to see familiar names on many of the stars. We saw ones from the Martin family, the Canington family, and this is a picture of the little boy who received a star from Rader and me. Words cannot describe the emotion of seeing this gift received in person. I am humbled. I am thankful for the love of Christ being shown... I am broken-hearted for these little children...pray for the ongoing ministry at this orphanage. The believers here are faithful to visit regularly, but the outcome is usually not good for these kids. May the grace of God prevail...