First 5K Run a Success/ Gifted Family Meets their Daughter

   

       What a great week-end this turned out to be! We had 30 people come to our run/walk and support Be The One. Our over-all winner was Ryan Salmon who ran with a time of 20:39. Right behind him was the 18 and over winner, Marc Loveless, with a time of 20:46. I do not think either of these young men had ever run a 5K before. The winner of the walker division was Julie Loveless with a time of 36:45. We raised over $500.00 for the agency! The morning was beautiful and we had young children and even a few canines helping us out. Thank you to all who came and donated to the cause of seeing orphans in their forever families. .

      A special thank you to Concord Community Church for hosting the event.

     Another bright spot for the day was that I saw our first grant recipient united with their daughter. They are in Shanghai right now and beginning their 2nd day with her. May God bless them on this journey.

FIRST GRANT GIVEN TODAY

Today is a momentous day; one I will savor because of its importance. Today Be The One Inc. awarded its first $500.00 grant to a family who will be leaving May 24th to go to China and gather up their daughter to bring her home.

 When I first was in contact with this family, I told them that I didn't have the money yet, but to send me their information and we'd see what God would do.  A few short weeks later I discovered they had gotten their travel approval and I was a bit sad because they would be leaving a day before our next fundraiser, the Run for the 1. Tuesday I had a friend drop off some money for the run and it dawned on me that we had gone over $500.00.

The next morning, I was praying; asking God if this was the family and if we had enough money and I read the following verse in Psalms: "Let them know that it is your hand, that you, O Lord, have done it. (Psalm 109:27) I felt God telling me that He was doing this. I excitedly contacted their agency and got our board approval and today I wrote out the check!

I am so thankful that God has allowed me to be a part of this and pray that we are able to quickly bless another family.

Two Mothers

Behind every adopted child stands two mothers. One is plainly visible and one is obscure. One definition of obscure given in the dictionary is "not readily understood." This is the obscurity of the birth mother. Unless the adoption is open and there has been communication, the birth mom remains a shadow; always present yet indistinct.

A child who wonders about where they came from may have a picture, yet they have no facts to go with it. Or, if there are facts, they are sketchy. There may be a clear reason the child was given a second home, such as illness or abuse, yet the feelings, emotions and the histories that go with these facts are never told.

Both my sons have birth moms. One has a name and picture, the other probably never will. One seemed to have given up her rights because of selfishness, the other may have been selfless. However, the one thing that links them together is that they both are left to wonder where their child is and how they are doing.

For all the birth moms out there left wondering, I say thank you. Thank you for giving your children Life. Your sons and daughters are being cared for. They are treasured, safe and well. They are growing strong and learning new things every day. They run, jump, climb, and swim. They play soccer, baseball, basketball and hockey. They dance, draw, and sing. They say their prayers at night and in those prayers they remember you.

Run For The 1

 

Run For The 1

 What: Fun run/walk to raise funds for adoption advocacy

Where: Concord Community Church, Patriot, Indiana

When: May 25, 2013

Registration: 8:30am

Start time: 9:00am

The 3.1 mile course is mostly flat and will be an out and back along the Ohio River.

Cost: $20.00 (includes t-shirt) paid to Be The One, Inc

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Be The One, Inc. is a not for profit organization committed to seeing orphans united with their forever families.