Aaron and I have asked ourselves that question; friends have asked us that question; Ukrainian social workers have asked. The answer is "no". They have no idea the life, blessings, security, unconditional love, and future that they are giving up. They have no idea how the rejection of our free offer will affect them for the rest of their lives. All they know is the fear, or the temporary freedom that they look forward to, or the comfort of the life that they know (it doesn't matter that it isn't a great life; it is what they know).
Aaron and I did not enter into the adoption process because we desired to have more kids. We entered into this because God laid a nine year old boy on my husband's heart and he couldn't shake it. We came back to do this again, not because we were determined to bring a child into our home, but because we have grown to understand what adoption means, and we have a calling to tangibly live it out (ignore my run-on). Adoption is the perfect picture of our salvation.
"But when the fullness of the time came, God sent forth His Son,born of a woman, born under the Law, so that He might redeem those who were under the Law, that we might receive adoption as sons." Romans 4:4-5
He offered us, not because of anything that we had done, adoption as sons! To receive life, blessings, security, unconditional love, and an eternal future. How amazing is that?!
Yet, this gift is rejected every day. Every day people choose to live the life they know out of a false sense of freedom or a fear of the unknown.
We aren't sure in what direction we will move, or when our next step will be. But, we will continue to walk this road until we are led somewhere else. Rejection hurts; it doesn't make sense, but we will continue this race no matter where the finish line is.
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