Comments on: June 8th, 2007 Kansas Children’s Service League

By: Jolynn Berk

Jolynn Berk — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 00:49:37 +0000

Mark, I really hope you get to read this comment. What you are doing so touches our hearts. I’ve been an admirer of your music - but didn’t know your own story of adoption or about this journey before today when a fellow adoptive parent sent it to me. We adopted an 11-year-old girl from Kansas Children’s Service League two years ago. The call to action in James was part of the call we felt as Christian parents to open our hearts and home to another child that needed a forever family. For those of you that commented you would adopt but financially can’t do so, please read James and rethink and pray about your decision. In most states, there are benefits and subsidies available for adopting these special children. All of our legal fees were covered by the state. In Kansas, the child receives backup health coverage even after adoption. We have had no medical expenses for our daughter. In the US, most orphans are “legal” orphans rather than the traditional orphans that we think about who have lost parents through death. These children have either been given up or have been lost through parent’s inability to care for them. They can get lost in the foster care system and bounce from one living situation to the next - until they are emotionally wounded and damaged. Then it becomes extremely difficult for them to transition to a forever home because they have so many challenges that face them. We have been very blessed by adopting our daughter. It has not been easy, but very rewarding as we have watched her change, grow, heal and feel confident about herself and safe in a forever family. Please don’t dismiss adopting an older child because you don’t think you can financially handle it. At least look into the resources available to you in your home state. If you are called to this special mission, then God will provide the way. Thanks again, Mark, for all that you are doing on behalf of other kids just like my own.

By: TracieLansing

TracieLansing — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 20:33:23 +0000

Mark, you are truly Amazing!! Thank you so much for spending time with the children and for being such an inspiration.

Tracie Lansing
Kansas Children’s Service League
http://www.kcsl.org

By: tscooper

tscooper — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 03:16:43 +0000

Oh my goodness! I wish there were a way to reach through the tears and through the screen and hug every one of those precious faces! It must have been really hard that it wasn’t possible to just load up the bus and bring them home with you guys! What a beautiful thing you did being there for them today. And for all that you are doing each day as you ride your heart and your bike “across America” for them! The love and compassion for those children was written all over your face! I agree that you will be an absolutely wonderful father one day!

The song in the video was beautiful! Whoever is putting together your videos, the filming, the songs, everything, is doing an awesome job!

By: Andy Lehman

Andy Lehman — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 16:25:55 +0000

Mark & Crew,

Way to go in highlighting the needs of REAL children, not just statistics, or numbers, or vague need…. but REAL lives, with REAL hurt, and REAL need.

You made it real for us today…

Andy Lehman
Life International - http://www.lifeintl.org

By: meljustice115

meljustice115 — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 13:33:23 +0000

Posting this for someone else….

What an awesome gift you have given these children. You and the crew let them know how special they truely are. The fact that you are traveling across the country for them and others like them. My prayer is that the blog touched at least one family and they have made the call to start the adoption process.

Suzette and family