As Amy and I get further into the process of adopting our girl from China I become more vocal with my convictions. I believe my convictions are becoming more developed as well.

I believe everyone needs to be involved in adoption. This doesn’t mean everyone needs to or is called to adopt, but I do think everyone needs to find their role in adoption whether it be helping a family with meals, baby sitting, finances … the list can go on endlessly.

As Amy and I begin the heavy lifting financial part of adoption I can see how some might put the cost of adoption as a barrier or even an excuse.

The cost for our adoption is going to run around $20,000. The part that makes this easier to swallow is this cost is spread out over about a 2 year period for us. People who adopt from other countries or even domestically could incur costs in a much shorter time frame.

I think about the power of numbers and how if everyone stepped up to the plate how the financial part wouldn’t even be an issue. Let me explain.

Our church has about 2,500 adults attend on a Sunday morning. What if each person said they would give $20 per month toward adoption. $20 is not a lot of money. That’s a couple of lunches each month. That’s a t-shirt from Gap. $20!

That $20 per month from $2,500 people would be $50,000 per month. Yes, $50,000! That’s $600,000 per year!

That could fund thirty to sixty adoptions per year. Why wouldn’t we do this? Wouldn’t that be incredible?

This is just one church! Think if five churches in Franklin/Brentwood area did this. There are a number of churches in the area with attendance much greater than this. And, the amount of wealth in this area is far above the national average.

Five churches funding an average of fifty adoptions per year is 250 adoptions at no cost to adoptive families. Why wouldn’t we do this? Think of the impact our luxury car driving, over-sized house living, name brand wearing community could have on so many children in need.

- Kyle Dreier

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