We are a part of a Yahoo Group and in this group we are able to "talk" to other families going through the same thing for prayers, advice, and guidance as we are all in very different points with unique situations and experiences. One of the ladies in the group posted the letter below. Please read and, if you feel inclined, please take a minute to sign the petition to get these children home. The lady that wrote this adopted a little boy in 2008 (Zeke) right before they closed international adoptions in Vietnam. I can't even imagine what these parents are going through!
I recently found out that there are 16 Vietnamese kids who were referred to US families in 2008 who are still waiting to go home. To be clear, they are true orphans living in an orphanage for the past 3 years...There is a big push underway as the plight of these children is getting attention. Would you pray and ask God to liberate these children so they can grow up in loving families? This touches my heart because we had quite a struggle getting our son home as the Vietnam program closed. It makes me just cry to think our Zeke could still be in an orphanage. God intervened in supernatural ways in our case. I know God will do it again because it's not His will that these children suffer.
You can put some feet to your prayers by sending a letter to President Obama, your US Senators and your Congressman/ woman. There is a suggested letter but you can add in your own thoughts, that you, for example, care about this issue because you're an adoptive parent (or prospective adoptive parent). The site is here:
http://www.petition 2congress. com/4665/ bring-home- bac-lieu- orphans/
Finally, please spread the word through Facebook/Twitter on behalf of these children. We have to stand up for the fatherless and this is one way to do it.
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