Not Rocket Science

Some of you may have heard what's going on in Colorado foster care. For those who haven't, take a look at Project 1.27

Here is their vision in a nutshell from their website:

In December 2004 there were 875 children legally available for adoption in the Colorado foster care system. We also knew there were over 3,000 churches in Colorado with members ‘called’ to adopt children. The solution wasn’t rocket science. How do we assist in connecting the children waiting for a ‘forever family’ with church members wanting to adopt and foster?

“The body of Christ needs to come together to make sure there are no children waiting for homes in Colorado. It is a travesty that we have kids waiting for homes in our own back yards. That should never be the case…” said Pastor Robert Gelinas in 2004. So we rolled up our sleeves and got to work. The result was Project 1.27. "Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans… in their distress" James 1:27. Project 1.27 is about helping Christian parents adopt and foster children in Colorado’s foster care system. We believe there is a family for every child or youth who is waiting.

Their goal is that there would be no waiting children in Colorado by 2014. Isn't that an amazing vision? And I love how they put it, it's not rocket science. 

I mentioned in one of my first adoption related posts that there are some children who are "legally free" (otherwise known as "waiting children"). Take a look at the Northwest Adoption Exchange  to see who these kids are for the state of Washington. Typically a bit older kids, or some with severe medical problems whose parents did not feel they could care for them. These children are the ones whose parent's rights have already been terminated. (see here for explanation of that) They are "legally free" to be adopted. 

These are the kids that are waiting in every state right now for an adoptive family, and the ones that churches in Colorado are determined to find forever families for. Chris and I get so excited about seeing churches come together to really be a solution to the problem, truly putting action to belief.