Unfortunately, many individuals in positions of authority continue to rule
our society with fear and prejudice. More people are divided and hate each
other than love. Given this, it is all the more remarkable when we come
across examples of people who embrace our differences rather than allowing
them to drive us apart.
Two people, Aaron Halbert and his wife Rachel Halbert, believe that this
variety serves a spiritual purpose rather than merely highlighting
individual distinctions. The Halberts are a white married couple that follow
their religion. The couple's family currently consists of an adopted
African-American son, a multiracial daughter, and triplet African-American
daughters who were born in 2016.
Aaron, a missionary based in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, told the Washington
Post the tale of how his family came to be in 2016 after hearing remarks
about how unusual his family is. The opinion post brought Rachel and Aaron a
lot of notice for their work. More than 1300 individuals have left comments
on the story discussing the actions the family took.
In the essay, Aaron said he could relate to people's confusion when they
learned that his wife, an evangelical white guy like himself, was expecting
triplets of African-American descent. Aaron went on to say that he
understood that the same people would be similarly perplexed by the
3-year-old mixed brother and 2-year-old African American sister who were
waiting for them at home.
As a pro-life advocate, Aaron told his audience that he finds the situation
to be totally normal. He claimed that his wife undoubtedly shares his
opinions on the subject.
As the blue-eyed, cotton-topped white kid who stood out like a sore thumb
as the child of evangelical missionaries in Honduras, I was keenly conscious
of racial variety but yet felt a strong connection to the locals despite how
different we appeared. Contrarily, my wife was raised in the Mississippi
Delta, and it wasn't until she visited Haiti a few times that the veil of
racial discrimination was lifted from her eyes.
The happy father also stated his conviction that embracing variety
strengthens the globe since it is a manifestation of God's creative
creativity. Aaron stated in the article that he and his wife were interested
in adoption while simultaneously trying to become pregnant organically. "We
recognized race may play a huge part in our family dynamics when we began
the adoption process, which encouraged us to seriously consider what a
racially varied family would look like," Aaron said. Added him:
We hold the opinion that when you gaze into anyone's eyes, you are gazing
into the face of a God-bearer and an individual whose soul is immortal.
Although that is what unites all people, our racial distinctions are
nevertheless considerable. The many physical traits of the human family
serve as wonderful reminders of God's creative genius. It's not that we
don't believe in or acknowledge race. In actuality, we accept it because we
can see it.
The Halberts underwent a procedure known as embryo adoption or donation.
According to the National Embryo Donation Center, there is "a surplus of
frozen human embryos" due to the surge in popularity of in vitro
fertilization (IVF). They calculate that there are around 1,000,000 of them
in the US. When biological parents who have had IVF have finished their
families, they must "decide what to do with their leftover embryos."
Donating them to other couples is one increasingly well-liked
alternative.
The National Embryo Donation Center helped the Halberts adopt embryos, and
when two of them were implanted, one of them divided into twins, leading to
the birth of triplets for the family. Aaron discussed in his opinion post
how the couple's friends and family had been highly supportive of their
choice. He stated:
"It's been encouraging to see how strongly our friends and relatives feel
about our family and the unique methods we've raised it. We are only
carrying out our ideal in our heads. Given the history of our nation, we are
grateful that this dream—which may not seem like the typical family—could
come true.
Additionally, he talked of his "sheer excitement" at seeing his older
children kiss their mother's tummy during her pregnancy and his happiness
when they eventually got to meet their newborn sisters. Added him:
Oh, how grateful we are to God for blessing us with these adorable children
He has given us to care for, even though this is not how we had envisioned
it when we were dating and discussing adoption 12 years ago.
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