My wife and I would like to adopt a special needs teenager who is wheelchair-bound and needs 24/7 care. He has been without parents for almost 7 years because no one wants to adopt him. Covid made this worse as there we workers who tested positive and the building went into lockdown. He was isolated in a room for 21 days, my heart cried when I heard this.
We qualify for everything in the adoption except for the funds. My brother is very well off and has offered to support us while he is in our care. The only way we can adopt him though is if my brother and his wife become the legal guardians even though we would be taking care of him.
I understand this is a grey area, but then I remembered what Jesus said about helping others, even if they are breaking the law. Matthew 12:11-14
We have exhaustedly looked at all other options and these are the only 2.
Thoughts on this issue? I sometimes think that empathy is really a curse and wish I could just walk away from this.
We qualify for everything in the adoption except for the funds. My brother is very well off and has offered to support us while he is in our care. The only way we can adopt him though is if my brother and his wife become the legal guardians even though we would be taking care of him.
I understand this is a grey area, but then I remembered what Jesus said about helping others, even if they are breaking the law. Matthew 12:11-14
We have exhaustedly looked at all other options and these are the only 2.
Thoughts on this issue? I sometimes think that empathy is really a curse and wish I could just walk away from this.