Blessings at Waterville!

We had a great time at First Baptist Church in Waterville on Sunday, August 8th, even though it was a sweltering hot day!

I had the opportunity to share a message on purity with the women and girls in the church, about 60 ladies all together. We had a great time around God’s Word.

One of my clients came and shared her testimony with the church folks about choosing open adoption for her son and about her experiences in one of our shepherding homes. I am always encouraged when our clients are willing to publically share their stories because it can be an encouragement to others who may be privately struggling with the same issues or who may need to “see” the reality of someone’s life being changed by God. Many of our clients are “works in process,” (aren’t we all?) and this young lady has made some great changes in her life but has not yet yielded to the Lord. Please pray for her salvation.


Above is a picture of my client when she was still pregnant. She was able to balance her cup on her tummy, something that is not hard when you are 10 months pregnant (she was 2 weeks overdue!). Below is a picture of her and her adoptive family -- what a blessing to see love extended through open adoption!


I was able to thank the folks at the church for their ongoing support and to give them a report of the goings on at the Center. When a missionary comes to speak, they have a practice at the church that after the presentation, members of the church come to the platform and pray for the ministry represented. Pastor Gene Witte is the pastor there, and his prayer is that the Lord would raise up more godly men for leadership positions in the church so that those coming to the church could be ministered to individually. First Baptist Church is celebrating 150 years of ministry this year!