Adoption is a miracle

Here is an excerpt from a great article in the Southwestern News.  Click on the link below to read the entire story.

 

As Miraculous as Childbirth

by Benjamin Hawkins

 

“It is often said that a picture is worth a thousand words, and for Southwestern alumnus Bart Barber one photograph captures the essence of life. It is a photo of Bart sitting in the children’s wing of First Baptist Church of Farmersville, Texas, where he serves as pastor. He is ready to preach, prepared with suit and tie and with a microphone around his ear. Nestled in his arms is his daughter, Sarah.

“That’s my little girl in my arms,” he says. “She was sad that day when I walked by the nursery, so I stopped in to console her and we had a brief rock. I was singing an old hymn to Sarah while she burrowed up into my chest.” For Barber, this photo reveals the priorities of life: God, family, ministry, church.

“God is the maker of families,” Bart says. Adoption is just as miraculous as childbirth, especially given the waiting, the closed doors and the unexpected difficulties that can arise in the process. Bart and Tracy firmly believe that God intended for them to raise Jim and Sarah, so that He might fulfill His purposes in their lives.”

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