Adoption - Foster Rx: Solutions for Wounded Families

The vision began over a year ago.  Today culminated over a year's worth of planning and praying. 

In December of 2010, David and I received a surprising phone call. It was from Terry Meeuwsen of The 700 Club.  She had just finished reading our book, Wounded Children, Healing Homes. She wanted to know if we would come to Virginia Beach to discuss a vision they had.  We came and listened to her dream to create a DVD teaching series to encourage adoptive and foster parents. 

Over the last 14 months, we can been working together with her staff to bring together key folks that could speak into the hearts of families struggling with parenting children with a difficult history. It will be entitled Adoption - Foster Rx: Solutions for Wounded Families. Joining us on this project is Dr. Karyn Purvis, Dr. Wendy Flowers and Michael and Amy Monroe of Tapestry Ministries in Dallas.  Over the last three weeks, those folks have been at CBN to film their contributions. Yesterday and today was our turn.

One of the highlights of our time here was to meet such incredible people - those behind the scenes, the ones who make projects like these come to life.  Thank you - Christina, Shirl, Sherry, Alexis, Cindy, Tonya, Pete and the entire camera crew. They were so gracious,encouraging and supportive to us.

We are so humbled and appreciative of the opportunity to share in this project. Here are a few pictures from our adventure.  

Tonya doing David's make-up....a first for him!

The finished product

                                         Wednesday - talking before the shooting begins

                                                                A wide angle shot of yesterday

                           Today - shooting the final segment - parenting your adopted young adult

Over the next few weeks, the Orphan's Promise video team will be finalizing the DVD series. It will be released at the Christian Alliance for Orphan's Summit in May.  It is our hope and prayer that this effort will strengthen adoptive and foster families and enable them to be all  they need to be for their wounded children.  It is our understanding that they intend to distribute this worldwide and the proceeds from it will go to CBN's Orphan's Promise ministry, which is in 53 countries.

We simple and humbly say, Thank you Lord for this privilege.

Bookmark the LAMb BLOG

Almost everyday we hear about things that are happening in Kyrgyzstan.  The LAMb team there are really commited to serving the people there.  May we suggest that you bookmark the LAMb blogspot and visit it everyday....  www.lambinternational.blogspot.com  

David and I will be heading to an adoption conference in Ukraine on March 28 and then he will continue on to Kyrgyzstan for another two.  Due to work comments here, I won't be able to go until the fall and am really missing our special friends there. They are never far from our mearts and minds.

Thank you for all your support, comments and encouragement!

Circle of Support Circles the World

Stepping away form what we usually post on our blog, I invite you to visit our adoption blog.  There is an exciting adoptive support idea written by Heather Bench of New Family Tree.  It has been shared across the US and as far as Belarus.   I am so excited about the possiblities.

I wanted to share it here because we have many adoptive families who check out this blog...

Check Heather's awesome plan out at  www.jayneschooler.blogspot.com

Another Little One Walks Through the Doors at Dayspring

This is 6 year old Anya.....she just joined the Dayspring family.   To read more about her, please visit the LAMb blog    ..... www.lambinternational.blogspot.com

Much is going on behind the scenes in Kyrygzstan. As we watch form a distance here, it is exciting to see the ministry there grow and touch so many lives.

At the end of March, David and I will travel to Ukraine for the second adoption  conference there...and then he will travel on to Krygyzstan for a couple of weeks.  More details coming.

BREAKING NEWS

We just received word a few hours ago that the young man who had been lost in Kyrygzstan has been found.  VISIT www.lambinternational.blogspot.com for all the details of Slavic's return!

LAMb Team Spread Around the World

When I think of the exciting things ahead for the LAMb team, it is awesome to see how God has lead us in ministry and work opportunities around the world.  In this coming year, our team members will be in Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Belarus, Poland, possibly Africa and South America.  As the evening closes this night, the Wrights are preparing to leave Kyrygzstan after a whirlwind 8 days of ministering to orphans and widows.  To catch their excitement, visit their blog at http://www.actofkindness.blogspot.com/

Ruby and Lynn Johnston, our team founders will be making many trips to Ukraine and Kyrgyzstan this spring and also putting together a mission's team for April.  Check out their blog at http://www.lambinternational.blogspot.com/

This evening, David and I are preparing to leave for a new opportunity - adoption and trauma training in Belarus.  We leave Saturday morning and will spend next week with adoption workers in Minsk.  We covet your prayers. This isn't a trip with ministry focus, but a work/training trip.  However, we strongly desire God's presence to be felt though us and touch lives in ways maybe they don't expect and we can't imagine.

AHEAD IN THE NEW YEAR
While David and I will be home a tad more in 2012, we will still be very busy in ministry.  David officially joined the staff of The Shelter Community Church as Pastoral Care Minister.   He spends many, many hours a week in counseling and being connected to The Shelter this way is a real blessing. 

In January, we are beginning a brand new project - a pilot research study project with Butler County Children Services and social work students at Wheelock College (on the east coast)  We are excited about the potential and will share more of that later.

In March, we have the opportunity to share in a DVD training video project with CBN (Christian Broadcasting Network.)  Becoming Family: Hope and Healing for the Adoptive and Foster Care Family, is a project dedicated to serving and supporting families caring for children with a history of trauma.  This is an outgrowth of our newest book, Wounded Children, Healing Homes.  The series will also highlight the work of Dr. Karyn Purvis,(The Connected Child) Michael and Amy Monroe, and Dr. Wendy Flowers.  More about that later, as well. 

Also, in late March, we return to Ukraine and Kyrgyzstan for several weeks of ministry.

David and I know that the opportunities we have are gifts from God and we are so deeply thankful and simply desire for Him to place us where He wants to use us.  We also want to thank you for your continued support and encouragement. It is always fun to run into our friends while out and about...May your new year be one of incredible growth in the Lord and exciting adventures.

LAMb Planning Spring Missions Trip

It is official. LAMb is planning their spring missions trip to Kyrgyzstan.  It is from April 28 until May 11, 2012. If you might be interested in joining the LAMb Team, visit the LAMb blog for information on this life changing event!!!!

                                               http://www.lambinternational.blogspot.com/

                                       Some of the faces of those waiting to meet you this spring.

  

                                           Also, feel free to contact us with your interest as well.
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