Meet Jenny & Elissa. They’re a couple of my really good friends. Because of our crazy schedules, we don’t get to spend as much time together these days as I would like. However, they are a very important part of my life.
I knew Jenny when we all lived in Memphis and went to church together. (Brad actually performed Blake and Jenny’s wedding ceremony.) They moved to Nashville shortly after we did (or before – I can’t remember?), and we reconnected when they started coming to Green Hills Church. I met Elissa about three years ago when she started coming to church as well. Somewhere along the way, we started a Bible study together. We called it our Monday Morning Mocha group, and meeting up with them was a great start to my week. We did Beth Moore’s Esther study together, and then we read Jen Hatmaker’s “Ms. Understood” together. During our study of that book and the discussions that ensued, God really began to burden my heart for orphans. These girls (and one other friend, Mandy) were a part of my journey to adoption from the very beginning. They would listen to my passionate rants and were supportive of what God was stirring up in my heart.
Fast forward to today, and Elissa has spent all week in the same city that our son lives in now – Addis Ababa. Yep, she’s there right now with Visiting Orphans, and they’re getting ready to head to Uganda for a week. Before she left, the three of us got together to make some bracelets for her to pass out to the kids (along with a bunch of other goodies). It’s been fun to watch Elissa get ready for this trip, and I know she will come back with a changed heart and perspective.
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