The excitement... Oh the excitement.....
David and I signed up to volunteer at the Steven Curtis Chapman concert last night. We were part of a group of volunteers to help with the Show Hope campaign for Shaohannah's Hope.
At each of the concerts on this tour they have collected change. That change is then given to a local family that has applied for an adoption Grant through Shaohannah's Hope. They grant up to 7,000 per family on an as needed basis. Here is a little glimpse of SOME of the change that was collected.
It was our job to collect the money and then count it up. Well, there was SO much change that at 10:00 we ended up estimating the final change total. The bills and checks collected were over 10,000 and with the change it made the total well over $16,000. WoW!!! All from one audience. That's enough to give 4 families each a $4,000 grant. We were all in awe of how well the event turned out.
And THEN!!!! Guess who I got meet?(yeah David too) BUT I got to meet Steven AND Mary Beth Chapman.
I quickly told her that I read her blog faithfully. She turned to her friend that was standing there and said "See, people do read it" Oh Yes Mam I do.
Here we are....... Just the 4 of us!!! IT was a great Valentine's Day!!! One I will not soon forget!!!!
David and I signed up to volunteer at the Steven Curtis Chapman concert last night. We were part of a group of volunteers to help with the Show Hope campaign for Shaohannah's Hope.
At each of the concerts on this tour they have collected change. That change is then given to a local family that has applied for an adoption Grant through Shaohannah's Hope. They grant up to 7,000 per family on an as needed basis. Here is a little glimpse of SOME of the change that was collected.
It was our job to collect the money and then count it up. Well, there was SO much change that at 10:00 we ended up estimating the final change total. The bills and checks collected were over 10,000 and with the change it made the total well over $16,000. WoW!!! All from one audience. That's enough to give 4 families each a $4,000 grant. We were all in awe of how well the event turned out.And THEN!!!! Guess who I got meet?(yeah David too) BUT I got to meet Steven AND Mary Beth Chapman.
I quickly told her that I read her blog faithfully. She turned to her friend that was standing there and said "See, people do read it" Oh Yes Mam I do. So, I asked her how the kids were doing and if everyone was better, because when we had the flu, so did they!
She is such a real, genuine person. Humble and so friendly. It was great. She commented on our buttons that we wore with the kids pictures. We talked about how smart Mia is. That Mia is a Lefty because Steven and Mary Beth are both lefties. ( I really didn't just lead in with that, it just kind of came up in conversation) Yes, there was conversation, it wasn't just me blurting out random things at her.
And a little later Steven came over. We all got to visit with the MAN!!!
And a little later Steven came over. We all got to visit with the MAN!!!
David shared with Steven about how Shaohannah's Hope has affected our life. Because when we began the process to adopt Mia, one of the things we were banking on was the hopes that we might be awarded one of the grants his foundation gave out. Then within months of starting the adoption process God came through in a big way for us. He gave us the entire amount of the adoption in one fell swoop. So instead of applying for a grant we were able to make a donation!!!
Because that is the intention of the Foundation..... You take the first steps toward your adoption and then watch how God will work out the details (our miracles in our case)
Here we are....... Just the 4 of us!!! IT was a great Valentine's Day!!! One I will not soon forget!!!!
1 comment:
Yes I did come through your door. How funny I did not recognize you. I think if David would have been standing there I could have put two and two together.
Tonya
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