Garage Sale 2011

It is time for the Second Annual Pathway Garage Sale! The long awaited date is May 20 and 21! You too can be a part of the planning committee, with each bi-monthly meeting packed with food and fun! To be a part of raising money to help families who are adopting contact Laura Williams mom4williams@yahoo.com

Question and Answer Social

Saturday, March 12, 5:30 there will be a Question and Answer Social at Pathway for those interested in adopting. We will start with an overview of True Vine and then break into 3 groups for questions and answers. Childcare provided.

1. Where do I start?
2. Money, Money, Money
3. Adoptive Grandparents Unite!

This will be a great evening to meet those who have adopted and see how God is at work! This will also be a time for Adoptive Grandparents to learn more and connect. Questions? Contact Jerry and Nancy Touchet jtouchet1@frontier.com

Adoption Night at the Y

FAMILY FUN NIGHT AT THE YMCA!

All adoptive Families and Foster Care families in Allen County are invited to a FREE Family night at the Parkview YMCA. This is a time to spend connecting with one another and having fun as a family! Swimming, racquetball, the rock wall, basketball, the kids area and the game room will all be open and available! The event is free, and you do not need to be a member of the YMCA to attend. The Family Fun Night is sponsored by True Vine, an adoption Ministry of Pathway community Church and the Parkview YMCA.

Saturday, January 29, 8-10p.m.
Parkview Family YMCA
10001 Dawsons Creek Blvd.
Fort Wayne, IN 46825

Questions? Laura Williams mom4williams@yahoo.com

This article was written by Laura Williams for information about starting an adoption ministry at your church so felt it would be good to share:

You and I have been given much. We have every comfort imaginable. I can sit in my warm home, eating whatever I want, while planning my family’s weekend adventures. The Word says that for those who have been given much, much will be required.

In 2010 there were 45 million orphans world wide. Combining the total population of New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago wouldn’t even equal half that amount, so you’d have to add in the population of the countries of Haiti, Portugal, Kuwait, and Switzerland! Can you imagine this many orphans with no comforts of a family? Many are hungry. Many will not be able to make one decision for themselves, let alone ever think about what to do with their families on a Friday night.

Today there are 45 million orphans … minus ONE. That one child is my beautiful Bella Mei. We brought her home from China a little more than a year ago. But this article isn’t about my adoption. It’s about how God is using my church to help the orphans and how God can use your church, too (see James 1:27).

True Vine Ministries, launched in the spring of 2009 at Pathway Community Church, followed the eight steps detailed in “Launching an Orphans Ministry in Your Church” by Hope for Orphans. The first step was easy enough for me and would be for you too—approach a key leader with your vision. This isn’t too hard when you’re married to the pastor! The next steps include inviting other passionate families to join you in prayer, dreaming together, planning and developing a leadership structure.

The first six months, my church followed the advice provided by Hope for Orphans and then launched the orphan ministry in November 2009. It has been exciting to see the church community step up as they become more aware of the needs of orphans. God has used True Vine Ministries to …

 develop a small group to help families who are considering adoption or already in the process;
 hold a community garage sale with proceeds benefitting adopting families;
 host socials to help adoptive families connect with each other;
 organize a “free family fun night” at the YMCA for all adoptive and foster care families in our county;
 collect and send shoes to orphans in our community and around the world;
 partner with Life Song to provide matching grants for adopting families.

If you think about it, adoption and foster care offer a child much more than a warm home on this earth. These are opportunities to give her the hope of eternal life, to share with him the love and peace that only comes from the one true God!

God has placed you in an optimal position to start an orphan ministry in your church. You can tailor it to match your community and delegate all you want. You can make a difference. Your church can say, “There are 45 million orphans … minus TWO!”

Fall Event

For Adoptive or soon to be Adoptive Parents!

This will be a great time for adults to connect around a fire pit with a bowl of warm Chili!

Saturday, Oct 23th, 7:00 PM at the home of David and Angie Donaldson 4525 Denali Cove Fort Wayne, IN 46845

Drinks, and paper products will be provided. Please bring lawn chairs and one of the following: A-L Side Dish and M-Z Dessert.

Please RSVP to Angie Donaldson don5ftw@msn.com

5000 Foot Wall

Please help donate shoes for orphans by donating a new or like new pair of shoe(s) the weekends of August 28/29, Sept 4/5, and Sept 11/12. Bring them to PCC during service and you will be directed where to place them. Imagine if we can help put shoes on 2500 children's' feet!!

Read this article from the newspaper for more details

A Night With the Chapman's

A Night with the Chapmans:

Join us for a special night of music and hope with Steven Curtis Chapman and his family as part of the Star 88.3 Adoption Celebration, Saturday October 2 at First Assembly of God on Washington Center Road in Fort Wayne. You can order tickets here right now!

What a fun way to celebrate adoption!!!