Today we learned:
In the United States alone...there are 500,000 children in the foster care system.
135,000 are children just wanting for families...500 in McLean County alone.
Today we learned that a child was taken away from his family because it was caught on a Walmart video camera ---a father ramming his shopping cart into his child and then running the shopping cart over the top of the child. Abused.....Another child was left on someone's doorstep in a baby carrier with a note declaring that they just couldn't take care of them. The baby was later found in a home laying on top of a pile of dirty laundry, with no adult in the home. Abandoned....left alone......
Another child is covered in bruises....because of alcohol or drugs took control. Unloved...
A 4 year old girl screams and carries on with a temper tantrum for 45 minutes....unable to be reasoned with or consoled. Her parents took no time with her....neglected.
A 4 year old boy gets is taken from a home....wearing a dirty diaper, smelling dirty, and holding a cup full of rotten milk.
My heart can't take this....can yours?
"Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans... in their distress." James 1:27
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