Adoption Day and an Award...

Sunday was National Adoption Day.  Our church had several tables set out to inform our body about adoption and the needs of those adopting and providing foster care.  It was interesting because Matt and I have been attending adoption and foster care classes the past two Saturdays.  So we were excited when the church asked our Life Group to participate in Adoption Day and have a table to let people know what we are doing to serve the community!  Here is our pretty table. 

 And for your reading pleasure, here is our beautiful flyer that we handed out!

And a testimony from a family that we are currently serving...

First, we just want to say “thank you”. As we have begun our journey towards adopting 2 boys from Africa we ourselves were “adopted” by Life Group 65.  You have been willing to cover us with your heartfelt prayers, babysit during our training classes and bless our family by being supportive and always asking how things are going. When we decided to have a garage sale on a cold October morning you all showed up with trucks and donated multiple items to help us raise funds. Chiceaux and Joy especially have humbled us with their generosity.

Adoption from a foreign country can be a lonely journey. While the majority of people are supportive and simply say “good for you” Life Group 65 took that so much further and said “How can we help?”

Sean & Kathy Buchanan

And here's the best part...Vanguard hosted the Multiply Conference on Friday and Saturday of this past week.  Ministries from within the community were given the opportunity to submit applications for a contest to win money to support their ministries.  Ken was adamant that we apply and submitted an one page description of our LG Mission.   And guess what?  We won!  We were given a cash, money prize to help us in our endeavor to support ORPHANS in our community!  God is SO good!