A couple of weeks ago, our adoption agency contacted us about volunteering at the Steven Curtis Chapman concert. Some of you know that he and his wife have adopted three daughters from China, and have started Shaohannah's Hope an organization that helps defray adoption expenses by granting money to families. If you've read previous posts, we were very blessed to receive a generous grant from them.
We got T-shirts, and basically "manned" the table to answer questions about Shaohannah's Hope, and adoption.
It's so exciting to have someone like SCC have such a strong passion for orphans and adoption!! I really feel like the Lord is starting a movement of awareness, and a growing recognition of His heart for the fatherless.
Much of the concert focused on orphans and what people could do to help. The slogan, "Change your world for orphans," was a theme of the night. There was an intermission to collect peoples' change, bills, checks.... to go toward a grant for a local family.
Here we are counting the money. Most concerts have been collecting $3-5,500. Our concert collected over $7,700!!!
At the end of the concert, SCC introduced a family from Wichita who are in the process of adopting a daughter from S. Korea. He gave them a grant from the money we had raised. It was truly exciting for the people to be a part of changing this little girl's life in such a tangible way.
Our unexpected surprise was that we got to meet Steven after the concert and thank him for blessing our family by helping us bring our daughter home (someday)!!If you want to know more about this organization, check out their website at www.shaohannahshope.org.
