On November 6th, Southland hosted the fourth annual Adoption and Orphan Care event, celebrating Orphan Sunday and National Adoption Awareness Month. Over 23 agencies and organizations, concerned with everything from domestic and international adoption to foster care and support groups, were present. There were also over 80 people in attendance, from families with already adopted children to those curious about how to join a growing movement in the Southland body that seeks to unleash a revolution of love by generously extending hope to orphans in need of forever families.

 

The stories heard during the event were encouraging, like a woman from Haiti who has four children of her own, but was so moved by the crisis in Haiti that she desired to come and learn if there was anything she could do to help orphans from her home country. Or, a single woman who was overjoyed to find out that she was eligible to adopt from India, the same country her cousin had been adopted from, and a place dear to her heart.

 

It was a wonderful event to see people who might not even be members of Southland come out because of interactions on websites, or invitations from friends, or even the leading of God to get involved and learn more.

 

The desire to adopt a child might not weigh heavily in everyone’s mind, but any person who follows Jesus knows what it’s like to be a spiritual orphan brought into the family of God through adoption.

 

If you’re interested in learning a little more about adoption, please visit some of the links below, or contact Kelly Crume.