In their own words...
How My Life Was Changed Forever
By Christopher M.
All of a sudden I was awakened in the middle of the night by people wearing black clothing with badges. I didn’t know what was happening. It was happening so quickly. Something great was about to happen to my brother and me. I was full of sorrow. My brother and I were crying. We were hurt, and we were full of pain. Only God knew what was to become of my brother and me. The police finally took Ant and me to the police station. There, the police let us sleep in the back of the car until it was morning. The next day Ant and I were taken to a big house to live until our social worker came to take us to a new family. The house was really big and beautiful. The house was better than the people who lived there. The temporary house was horrible. There was a lady who ran it. She was very rude and mean. Whenever it was nighttime, I lay awake while Ant was fast asleep. I was crying so much it really hurt, and I was full of sorrow and pain. Sometimes I would even sit at the edge of my bed and call out my mother’s name frantically. I missed those days when I was with my mom. We had great times together. Three weeks after Ant and I were taken to that house, our social worker came to take us to a new home, not too far from the other house. There John and Terri Moore took us into their house and they began to love us. Soon, we loved them, too. But we had problems. A relative of mine was trying to take custody. She finally lost and Ant and I were adopted. When I was adopted I was so happy. We had a great day. That’s how my favorite Bible verse came to be James 1:27. It says, “Pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and Father is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.” This verse helps remind me that God looks after His children.