"Perhaps the Lord will act on our behalf."

What is the biggest risk you have ever taken?  How much planning/preparation did you do?  Have you ever taken a big chance hoping that somehow something or someone would intervene?

Two years ago, we were a few days away from beginning one of the most valuable and exciting adventures of our lives.  One of our theme sayings was, "Perhaps the Lord will act on our behalf."  This was Jonathan's prayer when he prepared to take on the Philistines with his armor bearer.  (1 Samuel 14:6)

God sized adventures will only be a success with God's help.  It is with this type of risky living where we feel most vulnerable.  Because we feel vulnerable, our faith and confidence that God is with us is the fuel we can use to drive us forward.    Our goal was to adopt a child from Kazakhstan.  We new nothing about the child we would adopt, but believed there was a child over there who we were meant to parent.