A Virginia pastor believes a miraculous provision from God led his family to adopt, and he's now sharing his insight and inspiration with others. Dr. Bob Griffith, lead pastor of Christ Chapel in Woodbridge, Virginia, tells his family's incredible story in the book "Fostering Jesus: Answering the Call to Foster Care in the Home and Church."
Like many, at one point Griffith didn't know a great deal about foster care and learned quite a bit as he went into it. And after he and his family started, they were asked if they'd consider going further and adopting. "The county representatives called and they said. 'We need to know now, 'Would you like to be an adoptive parent to these children?'" he recalled. "And I will be honest with you; my answer was, 'No.'"
Griffith continued, "I used my brain that God gave me and I did an assessment of how big of a home we had, and how many seats in our car, and just very practical things. And I could not see how we could do this." With three children already in their home, the family would immediately swell to eight members, expanding well beyond their resources and means.
But, while Griffith couldn't see a path forward, God had a powerful plan. And a simple prayer on the pastor's part opened the floodgates for it to all come together. "I prayed and I told God, 'My answer is 'No,' unless you really want this to happen. If this is Your plan for my life, then of course I will do it,'" Griffith said, continuing his invocation: "But if that's the case, you're going to have to do something about it.'" And that's when an incredible miracle happened. Hear Griffith tell his story.