Stahlke Adoption

I don't know if you offer specific petitions during your Evening Prayer liturgy with the confirmands.  But if you do, today is Peter's 7th adoption anniversary.  It's actually a hard day for him, because he doesn't share the same anniversary as the other five children.  This reminds him of the three-year delay in adopting him and raises abandonment issues that are difficult for him to handle.  Last night was quite difficult, although today he's calmer but sad.  Even if there's not an opportunity for a prayer, I thought it would be good for you to know the situation.

I didn't get a chance to see this message yesterday. But, Pastor did pray for him during worship last night and he got a big smile about that. He did great at confirmation. Loved the art project that we made and was very engaged in everything we did.