What God Intends for Good...

So blessed to have sweet Aster stay with us  ---- don't want to see her leave!

What an incredible, God glorifying night at our Orphan's Ticket Home Gala!  So many hearts coming together to fellowship, worship and most of all DO SOMETHING to help the suffering children who God holds so closely to His heart. 

Powerful words of conviction from Tom Davis and Dan Coley, both adoptive dads,  were shared.  When you adopt you get a glimpse into God's heart that just does not come from any other way.  Dan shared a beautiful story from Genesis 50:20 where Joseph says, "What you intended for evil, God intended for good."  He compared that to what God intends to do in so many families through the orphan crisis in a way that makes total sense.  There are more than 147 million orphans in the world right now who deserve a family.  There are way more confessing Christian families with room in there homes than that!  While Satan intends for these children to suffer ........... and these families to miss out on the immeasurable blessings of adoption.....God intends for them to live out their promise and calling in families He has already chosen for them.  Why isn't this happening???

None of these orphans are a surprise to God.  He did not accidently create too many children.  He sets the lonely in families......when they open their hearts to them.  Until then, what He intends for good will remain as evil......suffering, lack, loneliness.....not only to the orphan, but to the families who turn their backs on them.

.....speaking totally from experience here.

Precious Aster spoke about the HOLY work she is doing.  My words, not hers--- she is way too humble to say something like that.   She took a beautiful gold bracelet off her wrist to be auctioned.  When it was purchased and the buyer returned it to her, she turned around and asked if anyone else would like to buy it!  That is the kind of  advocate I want speaking up for my children!

Missy, Aster

Amanda, Britt Nicole, Beth

This event would not have happened without Amanda's prayers and perseverance!  You did an amazing job Amanda!

Guy and Cindy Wallace

Elle and Alyssa

Tracy Cornett, Jimmy, Leslie Mitchell and Clay Cornett

Abby Wells and her precious new daughter and mom

Dan Coley

Britt Nicole

It's Poppy Dip--- Monte and Sallee Couch

Amanda, Aster, Elle

Missy, Kelly

Sandy and Terri--- 2 super moms and voices for the orphans!

Courtney-- our amazing event planner and soon to be Ethiopian mommy

Alyssa, Chris, Elle

Aster was not impressed with Levi's hairstyle--- she says he looks Jamaican, not Ethiopian---- he has a hair appointment tomorrow. :)

"Don't be afraid.  Am I in the place of God?  You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done---THE SAVING OF MANY LIVES.....so then, don't be afraid.  I will provide for you and your children."  

Genesis 50:19-21