A Tangible Way to Help the Orphans
I was just able to chat with Annette on FB for a few minutes. She asked me to spread the word about something very practical that we can all do.
Haiti’s current adoption laws require adoptive parents to make several trips to Haiti in order to sign paperwork, etc. There are many such adoptive parents there now, who are in the process of adoption, but don’t have all the papers yet. Annette said there are many parents at her orphanage alone who are desperate to bring their babies home where they will be safe.
There has been some talk about the US granting humanitarian visas for all Haitian children who are in the process of adoption. PLEASE CALL your senators, congressmen, the state department, the Red Cross…every organization you can think of, and ask them to act quickly on behalf of these children by authorizing these visas.
Now if someone like me, who is a total wet fish when it comes to calling even people she knows can do this, I think you can, too. Who knows what kind of disease, civil unrest, or famine is going to spread through Haiti in the coming weeks and months, not to mention the thousands of children who will need what the orphanages can provide. Please call, please pray that these children who have forever families will be allowed to come home, and please spread the word by calling your local news stations, by e-mail, by posting on Facebook and Twitter, and whatever else you can think of!
Pray, pray, pray…but remember Jesus also called us to be hands and feet! You can give through the Red Cross, Compassion, etc.
Thanks
Mary Beth
