Ashley & I have been planning for & praying over this day for months. Excited it is finally here and expectant of how God will use this weekend to catalyze our city and our church body!
Jason Johnson was our keynote speaker and he was incredible. Our goal was to have content that would be encouraging, equipping and inspiring for all attendees, no matter where they are at in their foster care and adoption journey.
An interactive Mini Session with Ann-Maura Hinton. She got the attendees involved and smiling.
After lunch we had a Panel Q&A.
Attendees could submit their written questions by lunch. Brandon & Ashley were the conference MC's. Jake & I were not supposed to be on the panel, but the other couple could not make it since one of their children needed surgery in Ohio. This family takes on medically fragile children. Next to us we had a couple that has adopted 5 children through foster care. On the end is a single foster/adoptive mom. Really thankful for how God brought this panel together. Each of their stories spoke specifically to different attendees.
Group photo with Jason Johnson.
My sister Lindsay, also a foster/adoptive mom, flew in from MINNESOTA to be here this weekend. Next to her is her friend Kristy, a single foster mom, who drove from MN for the Saturday conference. My cousin Kate, also a single foster mom, drove from Greenville, SC to be here this weekend. So special that each of them came for the inaugural Rooted in Hope Conference.
The conference was great. We have received a lot of positive feedback. Jason Johnson also spoke to our church body on Sunday at all three gatherings. We had "next steps cards" on every seat with a big call to action. We are thrilled at the response from our church body.
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