This Saturday Torrey & I had an awesome date. We drove to Brownsburg, IN to volunteer at the Stephen Curtis Chapman Concert to raise money for Shaohannah’s Hope. We received a grant from them last year for Wubitu’s adoption and when we were notified that they were coming to our state to promote adoption we were touched so deeply that we cried...this organization helped us to bring our sweet little girl home...we are beyond word greatful to them. We both felt so honored to be able to volunteer in 2 cities (Warsaw coming this Saturday). We arrived late in true Ehrman style and found Nick Lyndon who quickly threw us our Show Hope t-shirts and pointed us to a table to collect change and sell T-shirts. Each person who came by to drop change in our bucket touched our hearts so deeply that tears were literally flowing down our cheeks the entire pre-show rush. It is amazing how pocket change to one person can so significantly change the life of an orphan, a family, a church, and a community.
----Please excuse this interruption as I present a foot in mouth moment brought to you by Kimberley's diarrah mouth....
Nick Lyndon, the guy who showed us the Show Hope ropes when we arrived, came to us before the concert to let us know that we could trade out with some of the other volunteers to see some of the show. I mentioned that we didn't mind manning the table. He asked if we were sure...okay the normal person answer would have said yes....but of course I added.... We are fine, we are not really a big fan of the music, just big fans of the cause. Sounds okay right....well 10 minutes later I look up on stage and Nick Lyndon is on stage playing guitar!!!!! How embarrasing!!! Okay back to the concert:
Throughout the concert we were moved by the stories of other volunteer adoptive families and SCC’s vision for adoption. One story that really touched us was of a little girl who donated 4 dollars in quarters and left a note saying that this money was her hope that her friends who were left behind in her orphanage in Kazakstan might be lucky enough to get a family like she did.
After intermission we helped to count all of the money that was donated, $4,500!
----Please excuse this interruption as I present a foot in mouth moment brought to you by Kimberley's diarrah mouth....
Nick Lyndon, the guy who showed us the Show Hope ropes when we arrived, came to us before the concert to let us know that we could trade out with some of the other volunteers to see some of the show. I mentioned that we didn't mind manning the table. He asked if we were sure...okay the normal person answer would have said yes....but of course I added.... We are fine, we are not really a big fan of the music, just big fans of the cause. Sounds okay right....well 10 minutes later I look up on stage and Nick Lyndon is on stage playing guitar!!!!! How embarrasing!!! Okay back to the concert:
Throughout the concert we were moved by the stories of other volunteer adoptive families and SCC’s vision for adoption. One story that really touched us was of a little girl who donated 4 dollars in quarters and left a note saying that this money was her hope that her friends who were left behind in her orphanage in Kazakstan might be lucky enough to get a family like she did.
After intermission we helped to count all of the money that was donated, $4,500!
At the end of the concert our friends Mellissa & Justin, who are an Indy couple adopting from Ethiopia, went on stage to receive a grant from Shaohannah's Hope!!! It was so awesome!
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