Finally... someone says it like it is...

Disclaimer: I'm annoyed right now, and when I'm annoyed, I get intense. So- if you're not in the mood for that, feel free to pass on this post.

So- the work of several LARGE non-government agencies to STOP international adoptions because they think it in the best interests of the child to stay in their country of birth is WORKING. They have shut down country after country for adoption and now, those children that could have been in loving families will grow up (GROW UP TO ADULTHOOD! That is a LONG time) in orphanages - where life is surely so much nicer. So- thank you very much UNICEF... a job well done. Mission accomplished.

Sorry for the thick sarcasm. Not usually my thing, but I am SICK of this.

It was/is happening is Liberia. Thankfully, it looks as if Liberian culture counters the notion that children are meant to live in masses and collectives. They have the feeling that it just might be better for children to know the love and security of a family of their own, if given the chance. They are saying (just very recently) that they would prefer adoptions to continue when the laws are redone. God has allowed them to see truth in this area enough to NOT buy into the NGO's propaganda (sorry- but that's what I believe it is) for the time being. But believe me, the pull is strong... money and the power have some serious sway.

Anderson Cooper was reporting from Haiti recently, and well...
this blog post says it so well that you just have to read it to understand why I am so thankful that someone just says it like it is... you know, like the truth...
http://thehowertons.blogspot.com/2010/02/et-tu-anderson-cooper.html

I am not eloquent... I don't know all the ins and outs of political issues... but my heart knows THIS... children deserve a family. They deserve a mama and a daddy. Yes, it is absolutely ideal for children to be raised and cared for and loved in their country of origin. Of course it is! And adoption is not the answer for every child who is orphaned... it can't be. But- how is it better that these 143 million little orphaned lives continue in abject poverty, institutions, disease, or death when we could do something else for them? How is that BETTER?
God have mercy.