Know their names. See their faces.

Posted on November 1, 2015 by Matt Todd

I know I’ve shared this quote before. But since it’s National Adoption Month, I think it’s worth sharing again.David Platt is right, unfortunately. “Orphans are easier to ignore before you know their names. They are easier to ignore before you see their faces. It is easier to pretend they are not real before you hold them in your arms. But once you do, everything changes.” (Radical, emphasis mine).

I hope this blog makes it harder to ignore these little ones. I hope our story helps give voice to the voiceless, a voice that is impossible to ignore or get out of your head. I hope that seeing their faces and knowing their names spurs you to act.

I’m not saying that you have to adopt a child in order to stop ignoring orphans. Let me be very clear about that. Adoption is not the only way to care for orphans. There are countless other things you can do to stand in the gap for these kids. And some of them might live right next door to you. You don’t have to go halfway around the world to be there for a child who is parentless. It might only take walking across the street.

Don’t just sit there and say “Oh, someone should do something for these kids,” and leave it at that. Together, we can do something. We can change their worlds.

We cannot ignore them anymore.

We must pay attention.

And everything will change.

It will change their worlds. But it will also change yours. See them and listen to them and know them. That’s the only way things are ever going to change.

Be the change today.

Please.

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Howdy. I'm Matt. My wife, Christy, and I have four kids and two dogs, I'm passionate about orphan care. I'm a die-hard fan of the Evansville Aces, the Indiana Hoosiers, and Star Wars. I'm trying to live life by the Todd family motto: "It behooves us to live!"