Adoption: Grace beyond Grace
Rich Wolfe is a Tenth Global Outreach Partner (and former Tenth minister) who serves as MTW Regional Director for Central America & the Caribbean. Recently he gave this lesson for a course he is teaching.
Adoption: Grace beyond grace
OWEN: When we were missionaries in the Philippines a friend from my hometown came to adopt a boy from an orphanage in the southern part of the Philippines. I remember thinking of the incredible significance of his adoption. Owen was an orphan; he most likely came from extreme poverty, and from a Muslim background. Two loving parents, who had financial means, stability, and a strong Christian home, adopted him. The contrast and change for Owen was obvious. He received a new name and a new hope. more
Adoption: Grace beyond grace
OWEN: When we were missionaries in the Philippines a friend from my hometown came to adopt a boy from an orphanage in the southern part of the Philippines. I remember thinking of the incredible significance of his adoption. Owen was an orphan; he most likely came from extreme poverty, and from a Muslim background. Two loving parents, who had financial means, stability, and a strong Christian home, adopted him. The contrast and change for Owen was obvious. He received a new name and a new hope. more
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