CHIFF

"God sets the solitary in families;
He brings out those who are bound into prosperity . . ."
Psalm 68:6a (NKJV)

I'm going to ask you to take just a minute of your time today and read about a piece of legislation that needs to pass. Children In Families First (CHIFF) will be of great benefit to the children currently stuck in orphanages around the world. It is a bipartisan bill that will allow for the development of a bureau within the Department of State. This bureau will handle international child welfare, streamline intercountry (international) adoption, and protect the children and the families adopting them.* If you've ever adopted internationally or known someone who has, you know that at times it can seem like a bit of a tug a war as paperwork bounces from agency to agency, and it's not always clear who is in charge of what. While I feel like most parties involved are doing the best they can with what they have, things need to change within our government to help orphans find homes and families. You can read more about it here. And please take the time to sign the petition here. It takes less than five minutes, but for the children this affects it could mean a lifetime of change.

For those that have already signed the petition, I can't thank you enough!

* Information taken from childreninfamiliesfirst.org