Stephen Curtis Chapman writes for CNN to describe what led up to the adoption and tragic death of his daughter:
My wife and I had always supported the idea of adoption, and as Christians, we understood the importance of loving and caring for others. But what I had not yet grasped was that adoption is a physical picture of what Jesus has done for me. I did nothing to deserve God’s love; in fact, I was living as an orphan, without hope. Yet God chose to pursue a relationship with me, and through the death of his son Jesus, I was adopted into God’s family.
My wife and I began moving toward adoption with fear and trembling and asking all the questions people ask. I remember Mary Beth crying herself to sleep at night saying, “What are we doing? I can’t do this.” However, God kept reassuring us that this was the direction he was leading us. It was a huge journey of faith for us.