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| Ryker's Dream Orphan Ministry and Relief |
| James 1:27 Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. |
Reaching and equipping people for Christ
| When my son Ryker left me to go home to be with our Lord God, I thought my life had ended. Adopting again was the last thing I wanted to think about. But honoring Ryker’s wish was something that we could not and would not ignore. I can still see him sitting on the swing and hear him saying “Momma, I want to adopt everybody in the whole world. But first I want a little sister and I’m gonna name her Mia.” Less than a year later he was gone. How do you go on…How do you survive…How do you live? We made a choice to follow Ryker’s dream and gave him a new little brother and sister. We open our hearts and followed our Lords will and adopted Kincaid and Mia. Ryker’s Dream was created to help the orphans of this world. Our Lord God says so specifically in His word that we are to help the orphans. On October 13, 2005, we traveled to the country of Kazakhstan and to the city of Kyzl Orda to adopt our new children Kincaid Theodore Kanat and Mia Faith Karakat. I’ll never forget the first moment I saw them. The pure love that God gave me for these two little lost souls filled me where I did not think I could ever feel again. I remember so clearly our interpreter telling us that she was so thankful that Kincaid, who was almost 5 at the time, had found a family. Kincaid had seen so many children leave the orphanage with their new Mommies and Daddies. He had told our interpreter that he didn’t understand why he couldn’t have a Mommy and Daddy…Why no one ever choose him for their son. It breaks my heart even now remembering those words. Once we arrived home and starting adjusting to our new life together, I kept remembering those words and the looks of pure longing in the eyes of the children we could not adopt. I know that those words flowed through the minds of the other children…why can’t I have a Mommy and a Daddy? Those looks and words would not leave my mind and heart. I had always felt that the Lord was pushing me towards something…that I needed to fulfill a plan he had for me. As I thought of the things I saw in Kazakhstan, I began to pray. No, we couldn’t adopt the whole world as Ryker wanted but we could make a difference as our Lord wanted us to do. As we made this decision to follow the Lords commandment, I came to a peace that I had never felt in my life. The “pushing” was gone…replaced with a purpose that while we cannot adopt everyone, we can help the children who are in desperate need. In God's Love, Kristy Schweitzer Servant of Our Lord God Wife to Brian Mother to Connor and Ryker...adopted domestically and to Kincaid and Mia...Adopted from Kyzl Orda, Kazakhstan James 1:27 Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. Ryker Jeff Schweitzer |
