Please pray!

Many of you that read our blog know that we were blessed tremendously with grant money to finance the adoption of Sarah Jo. Do you remember the flyer that was passed out at malls all over the US this past Christmas that included the picture of Sarah? It was from Shaohannah's Hope, a ministry to encourage people and churches to do more in the way of adopting both across the street and around the world. Stephen Curtis Chapman and his wife Mary Beth started Shaohannah's Hope and are known for doing so much work within the Christian community in the areas of adoption and orphan care.

Last night their youngest daughter Maria (age five, adopted from China) was accidentally killed in an auto accident in their own drive. Please remember the entire family as they grieve. I remember the words from one of SCC's songs called, "Hope." It was written for close friends of thiers that lost a daughter at a young age. Here are the words:

With Hope
I Thess. 4:13-14; Heb. 6:9, 10:23

That is not at all how
we thought it was supposed to be
We had so many plans for you
we had so many dreams
And now you’ve gone away
and left us with the memories of your smile
And nothing we can say
and nothing we can do
Can take away the pain
the pain of losing you

We can cry with hope
we can say goodbye with hope
'Cause we know our goodbye is not the end
We can grieve with hope
because we believe with hope
There’s a place where we’ll see your face again
We’ll see your face again

Never have I known
anything so hard to understand
Never have I questioned more
the wisdom of God’s plan
But through the cloud of tears
I see the Father smile and say well done
And I imagine you
where you wanted most to be
Seeing all your dreams come true
'Cause now you’re home and now you’re free

We can cry with hope, we can say goodbye with hope
'Cause we know our goodbye is not the end
We can grieve with hope, because we believe with hope
There’s a place where we’ll see your face again
We’ll see your face again

We have this hope like as an anchor
'Cause we believe that everything God promised us is true

So we can cry with hope, we can say goodbye with hope
'Cause we know our goodbye is not the end
We can grieve with hope, because we believe with hope
There’s a place
By God’s grace
There’s a place where we’ll see your face again


The Seven Alexanders are one of many families that have generously blessed by the Chapman family and their ministry. Thank you for praying for them.

Kathy