It's a Child's Life: March 2011

Saturday, March 12, 2011

Next Meeting: Foster Care

Our next meeting has been scheduled so put it on your calendars and please help us spread the word, invite all your friends, family, co-workers, neighbors, etc, to come!

Saturday, March 26th

4:00-6:00 pm

At H2O Church in Ada, OK

We will have a few announcements of exciting things going on and the majority of the gathering will be focused on FOSTER CARE. We have some guest speakers coming that may allow us all to see different perspectives of how the system works and what needs exist that anyone can help out with.

This meeting will be mostly run by Mike and Amanda Williams as they have been involved in foster care first hand and have learned a lot and had their eyes opened to some pretty amazing things.

If you are going to Seussical that night, it starts at 7:00pm and we are walking distance from McSwain theater!

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Haitian Children's Choir Coming to Ada, OK!!!!

What: Haitian Children's Choir to benefit "His Little Feet" serving orphaned and vulnerable children world wide

Where: Legacy Church in Ada, OK

When: Wednesday, March 9th, at 6:30pm

The love offering taken at the concert will benefit "His Little Feet" ministry. This ministry is so in tune with our heart and we wanted to let you all know and invite you to join us!

They are touring the nation and as God would have it they crossed Paths with Rachel and Scott Miller of Legacy Church.

We have little time to spread the word...please tell your friends and family and lets show this ministry and these children what God is doing in the heart of Ada!

Check out their website here:
http://www.hislittlefeet.org/

The O'Neals

(International adoption) Jason and I have 2 children. Our youngest is our biological son and our oldest came to us from Ethiopia via adoption. Adoption has been in both of our hearts for a long time and we are blessed to have been able to be on the journey we were on for over 2 years to bring our oldest home from Africa and don't plan on stopping there. We have had our eyes opened to the reality that exists & know that we cannot shelter ourselves from the fact that millions of children are waiting for the forever family and in the mean-time some may not survive. We know how blessed we are & know we can make sacrifices in our lives for another human being. Adoption is tough, emotionally, financially and physically, from the beginning to the end but we wouldn't have it any other way. Overcoming the challenges we have been given has made us stronger and brought us closer to God and we are forever grateful for the opportunity. ~Joely O'Neal

The Emrichs

Since our first son's birth I have definitely become more sensitive to neglected or abused children. It breaks my heart to think of the situations that some children have to grow up in. They have no choice in the matter and have no control over their future. I know what a relatively easy life my children have with no worries or concerns about their safety or provision from us. I hope that I can make a difference in someone else's life who wasn't dealt such a good hand in life. I would like to show them love and encouragement and give them hope. I know I can't help the entire world, but I can try to help one person/family at a time and see where God leads me.
~Ginger Emrich

The Densons

Personally, I feel convicted to reach out to these kids to let them know that God loves them. To spend real time with them in mentoring, caring for their needs and working to find forever families for them. Encouraging christian families who want to adopt but need information, finances or support. To exhort the local church to step up and practice "pure and undefiled religion." Cari and I have 2 kids, but don't see the point in having more of our own when there are so many that need a forever family. If you want to see an end to abortion, adopt so many they are all wanted. Adopt them all before they are adopted by abusive parents. Adopt them into christian homes and teach them all about Christ before the non-christian can. God has a plan for these kids. That plan is the church. There is no plan B.
~Kent Denson