Lessons from Adoption

We’ve always focused on looking ahead…forward. “I press on” as the apostle Paul told his brothers in Philippi. But every now and then something stops you in your tracks and compels you to look back at the impact of all that’s happened. To reflect for a moment on where you’ve been, how you arrived and the significance of what has been accomplished. Most importantly who to thank. The first moment happened on Sunday September 25, 2021. Four Sacred Selections families…

Time flies… as the saying goes and yes, we are having fun as well as experiencing the joy and blessings of kingdom work. At the same time, it has been fifteen years and we are deeply engaged in planning for the future. The impact of everyone connected to this expression of God’s care for the fatherless is beyond anything we imagined back in 2007 as we first stood in front of the Florida College Bookstore and handed out brochures about…

What often pops into mind are foreign fields, street corner preachers, small groups gathered over coffee, spontaneous conversations at work or school. Maybe an accepted invitation to visit your church or a private study in someone’s home. Regularly or perhaps more often intermittently we strategize on how to shine our light bright enough or at the right angle of diffraction that it gets someone’s attention and they will naturally ask, “the reason for the hope that lies within us.” Often…