We started building relationships with social services, praying for caseworkers, and inviting them to our monthly meetings. Several from Come Closer offered to speak in churches, and it was amazing how God convicted couples who heard the appeals. Several congregations saw as many as ten children find “forever homes!”

"What do IVF, prenatal testing and comfort care have in common? All may be used for good or for evil. ... May God grant us the wisdom to know when medical procedures or medications are futile and should not be (further) pursued and when their use is to His glory."

Every adoption journey is unique. Ours was a long & exhausting process of several years--a journey about standing in the gap.