YES, that IS a picture of Steven Curtis Chapman and ME!!!!! Poor Shane was busy helping load all the Music equipment and missed it! ok, so last night was awesome. Let me give you a quick recap....
Shane and I were volunteers for the SCC concert at our church last night. I was "ticket taker" and Shane was "security". He was a little bummed he couldn't use a gun though! LOL
Anyway, it was soooo sweet to see little girls coming in with their Cinderella costumes on and their tiaras! However, I especially loved seeing families who have adopted internationally coming in. I wanted to give each of them a BIG HUG. We saw this little girl, holding her sign that says "What Now, I was found in Russia" while sporting her Cinderella attire. She was a doll.
I was able to talk with so many families that have adopted from China, Vietnam, Guatemala, Russia, Ukraine....all in ONE night!
We had the privilege of sitting on the FRONT row! Then Mark (our Pastor) gets up and says a little something and then proceeds to say that there is a family in this church adopting and having some difficulties with the ____ and asked if we could all pray over this family. That family was US! He called us up to the front and said a beautiful, yet powerful prayer. People had come up to us and laid hands on us. It was the most humbling time. I am still thanking God for that moment.
After we sat down I realized how even though we are in this struggle, God is being made known. God is getting the glory and He will continue to.
The concert was so much more than a concert. I love that SCC is extremely passionate for orphans and adoption. It comes out of almost every word he says. I KNOW that people were touched and I KNOW that more orphans will find their families from just last night. I KNOW it has stirred something in people's hearts. I love how SCC talks about how WE are all adopted and God is our Loving Father. I thank God almost daily that He adopted ME.
After the concert, I got to meet SCC! We hugged, took a picture, he looked at the Selah pictures and then he autographed a paper for Selah!!!! I was sooo nervous, so I didn't talk with him much. But, I got what I needed. LOL
We are very passionate for orphans and adoption, so it was just an amazing night for us!
5 comments:
WOW!!! I love it. How cool that you got to be part of this. How neat to have them pray for you and your new little one.
Isn't it neat to see how he has been an advocate for adoption.
(did you see the comment I left you on my blog?)
oh, WOW!! How cool to have met SCC & get his autograph. Very, very cool that your Pastor talked about you & had so many people pray for you. awesome!
Hugs-
Ann
Wow - that is awesome Greta! How very touching!
Love,
Kim
Very, very cool!!! I'm happy for you guys. The power of prayer is very long reaching - it can reach to the other side of the world and into a judges heart!!
Oh my goodness! Anna Grace is part of our family. She is Bryan's cousin. I loved the sign that she made for the concert, that she was found in Russia! I wish I could have been at the concert. God bless and miss ya bunches!
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