We have some friends in the process of adopting two siblings from Ethiopia, ages 5 and 7. Their journey has been long and hard. They reached the point where their program fees were due in just days and they were thousands of dollars short. They were trying to sell furniture, a car, their wedding rings…the situation looked all but hopeless.

On Monday morning, that suddenly changed. Some complete strangers to them stepped forward and gave so generously, their adoption fees were suddenly and completely funded. (Along with a huge portion of their required travel expenses as well!)

As this miracle happened on Monday morning, and we all did the happy dance in the Klein house, Cacey and I were struck by Psalm 68:6: "God sets the lonely in families."

It is abundantly clear who really wants children to grow up in the love and permanence of a family. There is no greater defender of the fatherless than God.