SHOW HOPE

Show Hope/ Soulfest... I've been trying for almost a month to figure out how to say what I want to say about Show Hope and our vacation to Soulfest...
Here goes...
this will not be smooth .. It will be disjointed and probalby very hard to read but it will be the thought process involved.. so bear with me..

First let me say that Show Hope was more than I thought it was and the people were more than I could have imagined.  A big shout out to Jesse Blinn and Emily Hollingsworth..YOu made us feel very welcome and it was a pleasure to work along side you for the short period  we did.. We will be back Next year..

Show Hope..  let me explain.. its about adoption aid..its about taking care of the least of the least.. but its not you need to  go out.and .adopt someone. or lets build another orphanage and store some kids...

It truly is about the kids and gettting them to their forever home...
the thing that impressed me so much was that it isn't about doing what others are doing in orphan care its about coming alongside and supporting and assisting .  Its  kind of like supporting a missionary in  your home church that goes out to Japan, or China, or the bowery, or the combat zone.. YOU  dont go but what you do allows them to continue to make a difference.. Show Hope is doing that... they are coming along side adoption agencies and allowing them to fulfill the calling that is there ministry. 

For someone who is concerned about orphans but doesn't feel that I should adopt. This is what I need.. this is the place for me to do, to work ,to help.    As I learned more about how it works it was like God was saying..Kevin  it's ok not to adopt.. I didn't ask you to do that.. but I am asking you to speak about this.. to tell those that you know about this program..  this ministry..

I always felt weird or ashamed when I realized that I had no desire to adopt a child.. especially when a missionary would come and talk about the children left behind.. that were waiting.. (140 million of them!)
but its ok...  some of us need to be behind the scenes providing the funds, the support, the foundation, the prayers..  
and that is what I will be doing..

praying, supporting, promoting, offering it out.. 

if you want to know more.. message me.. go to http://www.showhope.org/  

Soulfest memories will be in another post...