Her name is Tuyen
This is a sad story which we pray will have a happy ending.
Tuyen is 12 years old. She is an abandoned child - three times over. She was abandoned by her Vietnamese mother, who twice widowed is living with her deceased husband's family caring for her youngest child from that marriage. There is not enough room in the home for Tuyen.
So, Tuyen was adopted out to an American family. She left Vietnam and went to live in the United States. After a while, however, the American family decided they did not want her, so they offered her on the internet to another American family, who took her in (yes, there is human trafficking in our country). The other American family decided they didn't want her either, so they flew her back to Vietnam, burned her Vietnam passport, and left her with the nuns.
Tuyen has no family. She has no national identity. She is a child without family, home, or country.
Tuyen is obviously intelligent, but she has been hurt. Any abandoned child would feel the same. She deserves, however, to be loved. She deserves a family who will love her unconditionally and will care for her. In that kind of safe and protected environment, Tuyen will most certainly flourish. She is bright. She just needs a chance.
For the first time in my life, I am seriously thinking about adoption. As I enter my 50's with our children full-grown and almost successfully launched, I wonder if we have room for one more. It has made me think about the American Retirement Dream, which is to have enough money to travel in later years. But, seeing children who will have no hope for a future unless someone is willing to reach out and love them, makes me reconsider my later years.
Growing up, I knew a family in Parkdale, Oregon, who adopted a south-east Asian child (he may have been Vietnamese). This child was given a chance to find his way in the world, and, he is eternally grateful to his surrogate parents.
I'm sure glad that the Lord adopted us as his children. We are commanded to love others as he has loved us. It sure starts you thinking.
P. Jeff
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Hey, Jeff, I am praying for you.
ReplyDeleteI was blessed by your comments today regarding my adopted brother Mike. He was from Korea and he is truly grateful for mom and dad bringing him to America as their son. He is a Christian because of his adoption and my dear brother and we love each other deeply. Praise God for what He is doing through your misson trip.
Your Immanuel brother,
Jeff Mueller