Face for Grace part II

Sitting in church one Sunday during the fast, our pastor began his message "A Face for Grace". Our hearts began to race. During the message, he must have said a face for Grace, Grace needs a face...who will be a face for Grace about 15 times. Now, keep in mind, had we said 3 years ago that we'd have another daughter and her name would be Susie Q...his message would not have spoken to us quite as much. But, since we had already named her Grace so many years prior we had no doubts that this was God speaking directly to us through a burning bush! This was not the only confirmation that we received, but it was certainly the biggest.

The next night or so I asked God for a scripture to stand on. Something personal from His word that I could hold on to. About a year ago, God spoke a vision for our church through our pastor and he had HUGE banners made for the front of the church with the scripture in Psalm 68:6 God places the lonely in families; He sets the prisoners free and gives them joy. As I sat there and looked at those banners, God spoke to me that there is probably nothing lonelier than being an orphan. That was to be my scripture! Because he was going to take Grace out of her lonely orphanage and place her into our family. (Later research showed me that Psalm 68:5-6 in another version indicates that God was actually refering to orphans in these verses...what a confirmaton!) Another burning bush!

Now, it was clear that we were to adopt...but where, how, which country (domestic adoption was never an option.) God, again in His perfect timing closed the appropriate doors and flung other ones wide open. We both felt peace about adopting a girl from El Salvador. And, her name would be Grace. Grace needs a face, WE will be the face for grace! We will heed God's call and He will make a way where there seemed there would be none. He will provide the finances and He will continue to make our path straight. God has not carried us this far to abandon us now.

Who will be the face for Grace?