REDEEMING HEARTS
 
WHO:  Adoptive and foster parents are invited to redeem their hearts as they journey through their family’s adoptive and fostering process.
WHEN/WHERE:  On the 2nd and 4th Friday of each month, 9:30 to 11:00 a.m., at Adoption Associates Inc., 1338 Baldwin, Jenison, MI 49428 in “The Meeting Room” (across the parking lot from the main entrance).
         9:30 to 10:00    Coffee and Sharing
        10:00 to 10:30    Educational Topic (schedule below)
        10:30 to 11:00    Prayer and Closing
        You may come for all or part of the time!
WHAT:  Come share your challenges, progress, healing, struggles, and triumphs with others who are on a similar journey.  Our hope is that you will receive comfort and peace through prayer and sharing.
EDUCATIONAL TOPIC SCHEDULE:  
We’ll watch a short video and use discussion questions using materials provided by Dr. Karyn Purvis (author of The Connected Child) which can be found at www.empoweredtoconnect.org.
From Seven Insights & Seven Gifts for Parents of Kids from Hard Places:
Friday, October 14  Expect Long Term Challenges…Trauma Responses (Insight #5)
Friday, October 28  Embrace Complex Needs of Child from Hard Places (Insight #6)
Friday, November 11  Create a Balance of Nurture and Structure (Insight #7)
Friday, November 25  Give Your Child Voice (Gift #1)
Friday, December 9  Give Your Child Nurture (Gift #2)
Friday, December 23  Give Your Child Shared Power (Gift #3)
Friday, January 13  Give Your Child Predictability (Gift #4)
Friday, January 27  Give Your Child Permission to Process Feelings (Gift #5)
Friday, February 10  Give Your Child Playfulness (Gift #6)
Friday, February 24  Give Your Child Healthy Parents with Good Self-Care (Gift #7)http://www.empoweredtoconnect.orgshapeimage_3_link_0
Post-Adoption Support
Prayer Ministry


“He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted.”

          ~ Jesus

(Luke 4:18)

Founders

Lisa Fox -- Founder and Co-Coordinator (lisa1fox@yahoo.com)
Allison Trumbull -- Co-Coordinator (atrumbull@sbcglobal.net)
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“We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on You.”

      (2 Chronicles 20:12)