Did you know that November is National Adoption Month?? later this month, there is one day (21st??? I think) that all across the country HUNDREDS of children from foster care will officially be adopted--there is a big deal at the courthouses/etc..great time.
Also emphasized this month are the orphans around the globe and their need to be adopted/sponsored. I had the pleasure of representing our agency at a church in Charlotte that recognized Orphan Sunday and National Adoption Month and had a little mini tradeshow of sorts with tables lined up in their hallway with companies who focus on adoption, orphan sponsorship, etc ----I actually had the chance to give real life testimony to many families who have been called upon to adopt and hopefully encourage them to join us in the adoption process.
The Church was amazing---it is not one that we attend regularly, but I still saw familiar faces! go fish....some folks I work with attend. And was also able to meet other families who have already adopted thru Christian Adoption Services and they told me their stories and I got to meet their adorable children.
I also met with a group that runs a home for teens who are faced with unplanned pregnancies and have no where to go. Here at this home, they are housed, given prenatal care, life skills, mentored, and loved during a very difficult time of their lives.
It was a great day all around. Came home smiling ear to ear after seeing so much GOOD and the new people who are praying for us.....God works in mysterious ways, I am still baffled sometimes at how He does it----but he puts me in places and introduces me to people I would never have met otherwise, and for that I am very grateful.
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