Summit 9 blogger giveaway

I am writing this post as part of the Summit 9 Blogger Giveaway to answer the question of

"Why I want to attend the Summit 9?"

In no particular order of importance....

1)  Dennis Rainey is our hero and best friend.....(only he doesn't know it yet!)

2)  Being in the same room with people who all have  a heart for adoption and for orphan care would be... well, a little taste of heaven.  This means no weird looks or questions like "Why do you want to adopt when you already have three children of your own?"  Once your eyes have been opened to the orphan crisis it is so hard to go about your day normally ever again.  A new normal day begins with opening your eyes and praying for your child(ren) that are not with you and your night ends with desperate supplications for those who are in such agonizing situations that they are faced with being unable to take care of their own children and the pain that accompanies the joy of adoption.  Wrestling, wrestling, wrestling.  Only those who have been on this journey understand all these emotions and tears. I long to be in a room full of people ahead of me, beside me, or behind me on this same road.

3)  When God called us to adopt we became aware of such great need.  We felt overwhelmed with numbers and statistics.  We began to read every book and blog that we could set our eyes to.  This led us to see that every church needs to be involved and mobilized, taking part in what is so important to our Heavenly Father.  But we feel ill-equipped on the Hows.  We know this conference is the answer to the Hows.  For such a time as this has God raised up a people who will take His word seriously and bring Him glory and make Him known.  We want to be apart of that.

Pressing On
Carrie