Connecting Hearts With The Forgotten

Zach and I had the privilege of attending the Connecting Hearts With The Forgotten adoption conference this weekend in Carlock, IL we really had a great time! Learned a lot and meet some really great people! This was really the first adoption conference we have attended and it was great! There was a lot of orphan ministries at the conference also a lot of adoption agencies at the conference. 


What did we learn ??? 


Well first off Daniel Bennett spoke to everyone to open up the conference... Daniel Bennett is the author of "A Passion for the Fatherless" A few questions he ask all of us was.... 



What is the purpose of Life ??  To Glorify God 
Isaiah 43:7
Everyone who is called by my name, 
Whom I created for my glory, 
Whom I formed and made.”

Psalm 106:8

Yet he saved them for his name’s sake, 

to make his mighty power known.

1 Peter 2:12

Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us.

What Does God say about the fatherless??

James 1:27

"Religion that god our father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world."

Psalm 68:5

A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, 
is God in his holy dwelling.

How is god most glorified in orphan care ministry?

My personal answer to this question is thanking god in everything we do. Orphan care ministry is not just adoption. It is supporting orphans somehow in someway worldwide. The world has over 147 million orphans. It is time for the church to wake up and get on board. Find a way to support orphan care ministry or start their own orphan care ministry. Every step we take to end the orphan crisis is glorifying god!! 

We Then heard Carolyn Twietmeyer speak with Project Hopeful / Truth Pandemic. Wow what this family and other like them are doing is amazing!! Spreading the truth about HIV+ adoptions!! Amazing!! Take a moment to watch this video.. The truth is contagious. Spread it!! 

Lifesong For Orphans was there and we sat through there session about fundraising for adoption which was very good!! Lifesong is doing some wonderful things that are really helping families bring there kids home through there different fundraising options!! 

We met Gwen Oatsvall with 147 Million Orphans

147 Million Orphans is a really cool thing for adoptive families! Its a way to fund raise with some really awesome products!! Check them out!! 

I also got to hear Gwen's personal story from the fairy tale to the true story of adoption! We all laughed and cried with her as she shared her story!! 

It was really a great day!! We are so so happy to have been able to attend this event!! And now happy to be able to share some things we learned with others!!