What If She Needs It? A Story of Reconciliation, Forgiveness and Divine Timing

What happens when a casual DNA test given as a Christmas gift unlocks a lifetime of questions and reveals a miraculous story of survival? Jorge Avila never imagined the journey that would unfold when his daughters gave him that Christmas gift.

At 57, George looks back on a life marked by divine intervention and perfect timing. The revelation of his adoption at age eight created what he calls "a big void," but it was only the beginning of an extraordinary story. Decades later, through painstaking research and eventual DNA matching, Jorge discovered something that shook him to his core – his biological mother had attempted to end her pregnancy through an abortion in Jamaica. Yet somehow, against overwhelming odds, Jorge survived.

"I was in the enemy's hands, in the grip of death, and now I'm in the hands of grace," Jorge reflects. This discovery transformed his understanding of God's purpose for his life. But perhaps the most profound wisdom came from his adoptive father, who encouraged Jorge to search for his birth mother with this simple question: "What if she needs it?" Those words would prove prophetic when Jorge eventually connected with his birth mother months before her passing, providing healing and closure for both of them.

Today, Jorge serves as a police officer with the City of Miami and volunteer chaplain, his life a testament to God's redemptive power. His message for anyone considering fostering or adoption is simple yet profound: "Don't wait to be perfect." And for those facing unplanned pregnancies: "Put the child into God's hands, like Moses' mom. Put them in the basket in faith."

Whether you're considering adoption, processing your own family story, or simply need evidence that God redeems our most broken beginnings, this conversation will remind you that sometimes our most painful chapters are being written into a larger, more beautiful story than we could imagine.