Bring the kids and we'll have fun with lunch, crafts, music, prizes and of course adoption stories with all our families home with their children. We would also like to offer encouragement to those families that still wait for their children. The facility has an inside gym and an outside playground so either way rain or shine we are covered!

We'd love to share more about our wonderfully busy Ethiopia program, as well as the opening of our Vietnam program and our special needs program in Poland too!

There truly is so much to celebrate this year, we have several families just home with their children from China.... and oh do they have stories to share! THESE KIDS ARE AMAZING AND SPEAK VOLUMES TO ADOPTING OLDER CHILDREN AND CHILDREN WITH MEDICAL NEEDS TOO!

For more information call Annie Bailey at 360-380-5370 or dadopt@aol.com.

Meet our own Erin B. T. Tucker, MSW and Kazakhstan Program Coordinator. She will be available to answer general questions about our agency and talk with you. Erin has a master degree in social worker and can also talk with families specifically about the home study process!

The Expo will be held on December 1, 2007 from 9am to 4pm at the International Trade Center in Charlotte, NC.

In addition to the exhibitors, SPAFA is sponsoring seminars on a variety of adoption related topics. You can find further information on the Expo at the following website, http://www.spafa.org/2/expo.html, or contact Erin Tucker at Erin.T@CHIadopt.com or 919.749.1087.

We look forward to meeting you there!

The adoption/orphan fair will be held in the Rockrimmon Community Center after the morning services around 1:30 pm. There will be crafts for the kids, food and drinks, and informational booths for families to visit and ask questions and meet our very own adoptive parent, Holly Bombria. Holly is a wealth of information on international adoption and adopting children with medical needs. Please stop by and meet holly in person during the event.

For more information on this event please contact: lucia.cote@chiadopt.org

Celebrate National Adoption Month with special guest; Bishop W.C Martin, renowned speaker and author of Small Town, Big Miracle. For more than 20 years Bishop W. C. Martin has served the community of Possum Trot, Texas, as pastor of Bennett Chapel. In 1997, he and his wife, Donna, adopted two children and began a miraculous adventure that has become one of the premier adoption stories in America. Bishop Martin and Donna have appeared on such programs as Oprah, Dateline NBC, and Good Morning America to tell this miraculous story. Martin's vision for the church in America is to encourage Christians toward caring for orphans so that no child will be left without a loving home.

Join us as we celebrate the joy of adoption, on November 18, 2007 at 10:00 AM! You will not want to miss the inspiring message of W.C Martin! Adoption information, books, and adoption related merchandise will be available, including W.C. Martin's newest book, Small Town, Big Miracle.

For more information on this event please contact: lucia.cote@chiadopt.org

Join us at 3:30 PM for an Adoption Panel Discussion featuring W.C. Martin and several local adoptive parents. This is a great opportunity to get the "real" scoop about adoption! Panel participants have experience with local, domestic, and foreign adoptions.

Adoption information, books, and adoption merchandise will be available.

At 5:00 PM, join us for a potluck dinner in the lower level of the church. Please take this opportunity to network and talk to adoptive parents, meet some great kids, and browse through the many displays available. Also, W.C. Martin will be available to sign his newest book, Small Town, Big Miracle.

At 6:30 PM, W.C. Martin will present his story and his inspiring message of adoption. You don't want to miss this exciting opportunity!

For more information on this event please contact: lucia.cote@chiadopt.org

On-going: As always, please join us on Tuesday nights for our small group discussion, "Considering Adoption," which is held at 7 PM. Children are welcome. Please contact us at rsleonards@charter.net if you would like to attend. Our next session starts on November 27, 2007.