He knows their names . . .

My heart has been moved to aching for the second time in 24 hours.  How is this not a human rights violation?  How can we not step in for these helpless ones?  I read another hard story on a blog that I follow called No Greater Joy Mom about a little girl named Teri Lynn who is about to be transferred to a mental institution in Eastern Europe because she has Down Syndrome and no one has adopted her yet.  Did you know that 95% of children with Down Syndrome die after being transferred to these horrible institutions? 

Teri Lynn just weeks after being transferred to a mental institution.

Our Associate Pastor, Andrew Gretzinger, reminded us yesterday that we have been given much to be a blessing to others.  If you can't pursue adoption, could you help raise money to ransom this little one.  Could you commit to praying daily for her and the other children?  Help me brainstorm.  What can we do as the body of Christ to help these most vulnerable ones?  There are 1.5 MILLION children in Eastern Europe alone that have been abandoned by their families and there are almost 3,000 children languishing in horrible institutions with Down Syndrome and each of them has a name.