Pregnancy and Adoption Resources

Our Celebration of Adoption banquet was a success this year.  It was held on October 20th, a perfect Tuesday evening.  Michael Reagan served as our speaker at the banquet.  He shared his personal story of his adoption by Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman and shared a bit of his own life’s journey since that time.  There was a full house to hear Reagan speak and to support and celebrate the gift of adoption.  Adoptive families dotted the crowd, each with a story of how adoption had blessed their lives and the lives of their children, each a testimony to the goodness of adoption.  Musical entertainment for the evening was provided on the piano by a young man, who was himself adopted as an infant, and by two violin-playing sisters who were adopted from China.  T.K. Moffett, attorney, was honored during the banquet for his selfless work on behalf of children and families touched by adoption.  Overall, the evening was a successful reminder of how adoption is an offer of hope to birth mothers, children, and families, and how it is such a beautiful blessing to those whose lives God touches through it.  Thanks and praise be to Him who adopted us as His own, and Who has further allowed countless numbers of people to be blessed through the miracle of adoption in their families!

Just wondering…

If Jesus, the Christ, died on Calvary for “the sins of the whole world,” as the Bible tells us. And, if that amazing death and it’s life-giving awe applies to every man that will ever be born. And, if He knows all about each and every one of us before we are born (Psalms 139).

Then…He died for the unborn child.

Now…if the even unborn child is worthy of the death of the Jesus…do you suppose that life just might be priceless…and worthy of life?

Just wondering…

Things are busy, busy around the office of New Beginnings.  Between a number of adoptions in August and September, several speaking engagements and conferences, preparation for Celebration of Adoption, meetings, and more meetings, our staff has been fluttering with activity.  But activity is a good thing if its for a purpose and leads to good results.  Activity doesn’t have to be just busyness, and busyness doesn’t have to be productive.  A person can be thoroughly busy and still be not positively progressing forward.  So it’s important that we constantly remind ourselves of the vision put before us and of why we do what we do.  We’re here to help others…to reach out and love, to be a vessel of God’s love and light to the world.  May our activity always result in blessings for others and glory to God.

 We are still in St. Louis at the UPCI General Conference.  We were very proud of one of our birthmothers  the other day when she addressed 48 National Youth Leaders of the United Pentecostal Church. She told them of the need for making other  girls aware of New Beginnings and how our presence and information at conferences had saved her child’s life and given her a fresh start.

In other news  the response our appeal for sponsors of the Children in the New Beginnings of Nepal Orphan Home has been great.  We are excited that after two days we are halfway to goal of 48 sponsors. We hope that you will consider helping us provide for God’s children on the other side of the world.

Have a great day!  Remember to pray for mothers and children across the country and us here NBI.

Stanton