We were blessed to learn, and be encouraged, from the personal adoption stories of Anne and Matt (two Grace Chapel friends). Sharing such personal aspects of their lives posed emotional challenges for them, and we are so grateful that they were willing to share!
We also got to hear more about adoption and foster care from Heather Bert, the Director of Bethany Christian Services. After the event several people told me how they learned a great deal that they "never knew" about adoption, and were really touched by the personal stories. Several even mentioned that they might consider adoption or foster car ei nthe future as a result of what they heard! Praise the Lord!
In the midst of all this, we had many folks join us for some yummy bake sale fun! We had even more baked goods than we expected and even though we ended up with some leftover, we were graciously allowed to bring them to the AWANA meeting that week, where we were able to sell all the rest.
We want to give a truly heartfelt THANK YOU to those who baked, bought, came, shared stories, encouraged us, planned, organized, publicized, and helped work the sale. The proceeds of the sale were a great blessing toward helping us afford our adoption!!! A very special thanks to Christina Reif who did not hesitate and jumped right into planning this bake sale once she heard of our plans to adopt. What a wonderful gift from a friend! Here are a few pics from the event (just in case you missed it!)....
Nif, Dave, and Liam
Thank you for your help Amy, Rachel ,and Rachel!!!
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