Saturday, January 22, 2011

Gulf Coast Getaway 2011

I was asked to share our adoption story to about 1500 college students last weekend at the Gulf Coast Getaway in Panama City. A puzzle piece was used to represent the theme for the weekend. The puzzle piece symbolized how each one of us is a broken, imperfect person with a part to play in God's big picture. My story is that the love of Jesus Christ has connected an imperfect father from the United States with a little boy from a broken home in Ethiopia. What is your story? How do you fit into God's big picture? God may want to connect you with a child on the other side of the world who needs a parent as well. God may want to connect you with the neighbor on the other side of your street who needs a friend. Who is God wanting to connect you with?

The GCG photographers asked to take this photo of William following the Sunday morning session. Check out their post about the weekend on their blog at tomorrowsmemoriesphotography.

Below is the video made by the GCG team telling our adoption story through pictures.