November is National Adoption Month and National thankfulness Month:) I wanted to share our story of what put me on my road to our least of these ministry. I was a single outspoken teacher a few years ago:) I returned to my hometown to teach in the newly combined school system. There wasn't enough room for all the high school students in one school. The freshmen from the combined system were all sent to one school together. I was one of the science teachers. I started a service club to help unite the kids and give the freshmen a club. We decided to host a Christmas party for children in foster care and to provide Christmas for several needy families. I was also blessed to have an awesome young man in my homeroom who lived in a foster home at the rock ranch. We meet at Kmart one Saturday morning to shop for our Christmas families. Truitt Cathy happened to be at the Rock and dropped my student off at Kmart. He thanked me for encouraging my students to help meet the needs of others and gave me money to shop. I was blown a away. Having grown up a poor student myself, I assumed that wealthy people were concerned with themselves and having the finer things in life. At that point, I decided that if I were blessed with money I would use it to help children. I spent some time the following months volunteering at the Rock Ranch and knew my life would include foster/orphan ministry. I have never spoken to Mr. Cathy again, but his simple random act of kindness changed my direction in life and allowed me to be directly involved with helping hundreds of children. Amazing what $50 can do:) Love ya and be thankful for your Hero and I challenge you to be a Hero for a fatherless child. 

We are having a party!

We are having a birthday party to celebrate Nick's birthday. We also wanted to celebrate the fact that all our paperwork has been submitted to China and celebrate our successful fundraising adventure. We are getting closer to our fundraising goal. We are praying that we can raise the remaining $5,000 that we need by the end of Nick's birthday party. The party will be at American Pie on Tuesday, November 19th. You can drop by any time between 5 and 9 pm. Pick up a flyer from us and present it to the cashier when you purchase your dinner. At the end of the night, American Pie will give us a portion of everyone's bill that night. We will also be collecting your spare change, selling Hero t-shirts, and puzzle pieces. We will have a few drawings and give away t- shirts, 2014 farm passes, and a few other items. We will have a birthday cake!
If you cannot attend the party that night and would like to give Nick a birthday gift, you can send a tax detuctable donation to
Living Hope
P.O. Box 579

Fort Washington, PA 19034-3414

Include a note asking for it to be applied to Nick McDermitt's Adoption in celebration of his birthday.

Hope to see you at the party!