Team Silas: A Great Begining

Team Silas

Team Silas is our response to Gods call on our family to adopt a baby in need of a loving home. All Children are an incredible and eternal gift from God and we are excited to welcome one of His precious little creations into our home and our family. Jen and I know that we are supposed to adopt, its not just about having a big family, we can do that for free, we want to adopt because we have been adopted into Gods family, we love because He first loved us. It will cost our family $19,000 to welcome this child into our lives. That is where Team Silas comes in. I have committed to running the Pittsburgh Marathon this May in order to raise the funds to adopt a baby. The goal is to raise $725 per mile and to have all 26.2 miles sponsored. It is our hope that upon completion of the race the financial burden of adoption will be lifted by the loving response of Gods family to care for the orphans. We are not all called to adopt but we are all called to care for the fatherless, will you prayerfully consider investing in the life and future of this child? Join Team Silas and may Gods love be seen and glorified through our actions. Amen.

The Name Silas

Silas Matthew is what we have decided to name the baby (if it's a boy). Jen and I have always liked the name Silas and we also have a prayer attached to the name. The Silas in the Bible worked with Paul to build the early church. Silas was a man who sang praise to his God after he was beaten and thrown into prison. Silas's love for God was so great that he sang, and God responded with an earthquake that broke his chains and the prison doors. There was no doubt that day that Silas served the one true God. I want our Silas to be a man who sings to God in the face of trials and pain. I want his love for God and people to be as undeniable and powerful as an earthquake, that is our prayer for our boy.

Team Silas

Monday, March 23, 2009

A Great Begining

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