The Forgotten Child

A Couple in Love Want to Adopt the Little Boy Abandoned

"That poor little boy across the street..." she began telling her husband, as he walked in the front door that night.

"Why? What happened?!" he asked, removing his scarf and coat.

"His mom abandoned him and her parents to run off to Pennsylvania with her new boyfriend."

"What? I thought she was married..." her husband exclaimed.

"What we saw from across the street, hon, was not the truth of Katie's situation at all," she began to tell him, sitting down at the kitchen table. "Katie and her little boy, Jerry, were living with her parents... our landlord told me she moved in with them shortly after Katie's ex-husband abandoned her and Jerry."

"And now she is abandoning him by running off with this new guy? Hmmm, that's not too cool. So, where does this leave little Jerry?" he asked, plopping his body into a chair across from her.

"Most likely he'll be put into a foster home since the grandparents couldn't care for him... Let's pray and hope that Jerry doesn't have to go into a foster home; that his grandparents change their minds about taking care of him and don't feel they're too old to do so."

"Yes, let's pray and wait and see, baby girl. We could inquire about adopting little Jerry, if and when the situation calls for it. First, speak with his grandparents, see what they're going to do," her husband said, gazing at her lovingly.

"The only thing is our lifestyle is not conducive to having a child living with us, sweetheart." she said, sighing.

"I know but we shall see what develops. All we can do for now is pray that Jerry does get cared for by either his grandparents or another couple..."

She began praying: "Dear God, I'm praying today for that scared little boy, Jerry, and his family who live across the street from us. Even though I was always jealous of the attention Jerry's mom payed to my darling hubby, I always had lots of affection for the little boy ... poor kid, now his mom abandoned him after she herself was abandoned. Please take good care of little Jerry and give Katie's parents the strength and courage to also take good care of Jerry. Amen."