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05 Jul

Testimony Tuesday

Grant & Kellee Keys Children: Ezra (7), Evie (4), and Elias (2) Church: The Greenhouse Church, Miamisburg, Ohio (We currently live in Mazatlan, Mexico) We are Grant and Kellee Keys and currently live in Mazatlan, Mexico, with our 3 children. We have been serving the orphan child with Back2Back Ministries for almost 3 years. We have felt a call to love the orphan and vulnerable child for several years, but the Lord has taken us on a focused journey that began as foster...

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29 Jun

Children are a gift

Ps. 127:3 “Children are a gift from the Lord..” As a parent I get first hand knowledge of this Truth.  I get to see the joy on my 3 little kiddo’s faces when they learn something new. I see the pride in their eyes when they grow a little taller and can reach the faucet on the sink! I get to see the sweet innocence in their sad face when they get their feelings hurt or feel disappointment. I get the...

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28 Jun

Teaching Tuesdays

Tapestry Conference 2015–Back to Basics Impact of Hard Places on Brain, Biology, Body, Beliefs, and Behavior Children from “hard places” are impacted in many different ways and in varying degrees by their histories. There are five primary ways children from “hard places” are impacted – we call them the 5 B’s:  → ...

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21 Jun

Testimony Tuesdays

Lones & Stephanie Ellegood Children: Hunter (11), Josie (5), Katie HuaMei (5) Church: Community Fellowship Baptist Church, Hickory, KY Adoption is a powerful word for our family; a word that’s been on our hearts for many years. We knew early in our marriage that we both had hearts for adoption. We just didn’t know that calling would lead is half way around the world. After our son Hunter (now 11) was born we soon realized we would have to adopt to grow our little...

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14 Jun

Teaching Tuesdays

As parents, we need to focus on parenting the whole child. That means that we need to be attuned to the spiritual, emotional, and physical needs of our children. This session will explore how parents can effectively focus on their children ‘s nutrition, hydration, and sleep, and why we need to build a TEAM that can empower them and set them up for success. ...

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07 Jun

Testimony Tuesday

Nate & Amy Braun Children:  Caiden (4), Micah (2), and adopted daughter Faith (2) Church: Community Christian Church, Minooka, IL Hi! We are Nate and Amy Braun from Minooka, IL which is a southwest suburb of Chicago. We have been married for 5 years and have two precious biological boys named Caiden (age 4) and Micah (age 2). We attend Community Christian Church where Nate is currently serving as a leadership church planting resident and student ministries director. We have always talked about...

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26 May

Never A Mistake

I was watching a movie recently where the main character in a moment of utter frustration and pain snapped and said to his trainer, “I was a mistake”. This character had been in the US foster care system. As a 20 something man, deep inside he felt he was a mistake. As I heard that line in the movie I started to cry.  I began thinking about how that feeling is real for people. Righteous anger started bubbling up inside...

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20 May

Momma Bear

Have you ever just had one of those issues that come up where you are forced into being a momma bear? It is the only way to describe it. You feel like you would stop at nothing to protect your cubs. You would defend to the death if that was needed. → ...

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