Little E and Redemption

We have known for quite some time that S had a little sister, E. We learned that sometime back in the summer. Then in October the day before our incredible Both Hands project we found out that she has tested positive for HIV, but that it may be a false positive since her mother had it. We have spent the time in between our when our homestudy was finished and the time praying that God would heal her or just let it be a false positive. But the whole time, I think we both knew we wanted to adopt her. I do not know that if God will heal her here on Earth and give her body redemption from the mistakes that her mother might have made, but I do know that if she comes home with us that she will have the opportunity to hear about everlasting redemption. And that someday she will be completely healed. This is the most beautiful gift and makes me cry as I am thinking about it. That is one big reason why we want to adopt little S and E in the first. I have been reading a book, "Adopted for Life" by Russell Moore. It talks about how God adopted us into his family and our mission through the gospel. That mission should be to join Christ by encouraging and helping the abandoned and helpless. The book continues to explain that because of our adoption in Christ we should mimic Him here on earth by the adoption of children. Without the Gospel's version of adoption, adoption can be seen as just a charity, and without the mission of adoption, it is can easily be seen as just a metaphor. That is really just one part of the book, but I think it really is helping us to understand why we feel we have been called to do this.