About 50,000 of those children are adopted by a step-parent or other relative. Four thousand of those 10,000 are from China. We expected the numbers to be higher, and we pray that they will increase as Christians become more aware of the need. We'd encourage all Christian families to prayerfully consider adoption. Historically, the early church was known for its care for the abandoned children of the Roman Empire.
Christians have a special reason to be willing to adopt.
Adoption is, after all, a picture of what God did for us as Gentile believers. November is National Adoption Month.