To those who hope to become adoptive parents, we offer pre-placement assessments (home studies), post-placement supervision, and domestic and international placement services.

The children who are placed through Amazing Grace Adoptions have not only been given the gift of physical life but also have a mommy and daddy who are Christians and can share God’s plan for eternal life through Jesus Christ. http://www.agadoptions.org/

The goal of Pinedale Student Ministries is to help students answer the difficult questions they face by showing them God’s presence and purpose in the midst of chaotic lives.

We believe God desperately loves and longs to journey with students as they discover what it means to follow Christ and that it is along this journey of developing faith that the most effective and life-changing lessons take place. We seek to provide a safe place where students truly matter and can feel like they belong,.a place where their questions and opinions are taken seriously and a place where they feel the freedom to be themselves.

Our primary desire is to see students grow…emotionally, physically, and ultimately into a mature faith which is personal and active, cultivated by deep questions and hearts that truly seek after the Lord.

Plyler Supply  (PSC)has been serving the triad area since 1991. We are locally owned and operated, with locations in Winston-Salem, NC and Danville, VA. http://plylersupply.com/

We currently stock Silverline Windows with thousands available in our warehouse! We also carry a huge supply of doors in a variety of sizes and styles. Plyler Supply also carries vinyl siding from Vytec (Owens Corning) with double 4.5 dutchlap, double 5 dutchlap and double 5 clapboard siding in stock. In addition, we offer shutters, vents, exterior features, fiberglass and aluminum columns and window trim kits.

Plyler also sells and installs gutters, windows and vinyl siding. You can purchase your products from Plyer and arrange for installation all in one step!

Give us a call to see how we can help with your exterior building supply and installation needs.

Grace is Truth is a way for Christians to express that Christ is the way, the truth and the life because of grace through faith in Christ (Ephesians 2:8).  All other faiths (especially those represented in the Coexist logo) depend on a person’s fulfillment of religious law to be right with or have peace with his or her god.  Christ came to fulfill the law (the commandments) that we could not fulfill and then die the death that we deserve so that believers are eternally right with and have peace with God.  Christians are truly free from the bondage of sin and death because of having faith in what Christ gracefully did on the cross.  This message does not exist to put other faiths down but to share the true Good News, which is that our faith and eternal salvation depend on Christ’s actions and NOT our own. This truth is what makes our God such a loving God. The true gospel brings not condemnation, but much faith and joy!

http://www.graceistruth.com/

The House of Refuge (THOR), open as of May 2010, is a nonprofit Christian transitional living facility for women. It is designed to foster positive growth and development in a structured environment that will offer healing, hope, and restoration.

THOR is a passage way for women to leave negative lifestyle behaviors and re-establish them in their lives and into society. THOR provides residential arrangements, inclusive of counseling,  educational, and life-skills training programs.

Our Adoption Story   http://www.wreckedforgood.blogspot.com

For our 10 year wedding anniversary (May 2007), Scott gave me the option of a piece of jewelry or for us to go on the Christian MusicBoat Cruise from Miami to Jamaica. I chose the cruise. That spring, I began to be interested in researching foster care and adoption. I really didn’t know why I was so intrigued by it. But he kept putting people and situations in my path that involved those 2 topics. The topper was on the cruise when David Nasser preached from Isaiah 6. The title of his sermon was “God wants to ruin your life.” Well, it was there that God told me (not in an audible voice) “I want you to adopt.” In my spoiled, sinful state, I didn’t like that proclamation very much. In fact, I wrestled with God the rest of that trip. I was MISERABLE. Scott didn’t know why. I wouldn’t tell him. Our trip pretty much sucked thanks to me. I just prayed that if this was in fact from the Lord, that Scott would also come to that same conclusion. I wouldn’t push him. In fact, I prayed privately about this for about 6 months before I even mentioned the subject of adoption to Scott.  At first, he thought I was crazy. But I asked if he would pray about it. He said yes. We began praying about it as a family as well. Of course, the girls were onboard from the getgo.

 

              On Monday, Jan 12, 2009 Scott called me right before I went into my BSF leadership meeting. He told me he believed God has called us to adopt, he was onboard, and let’s started! I was so happy. Deep down, I never even thought we would get to this point. I knew it was God. Just a few days earlier, I had learned about an adoption information expo that was going to happen at a local church. I asked Scott if we wanted to go to the “Hands of Hope” Adoption expo that weekend. He said yes. It was there that we began our process together.

 

              When we received the initial info on S (SHF listing) in Jan 2010, everything looked good. Even though I believed  the Lord had called us to brothers, I really thought “S was the one“. It was only after we asked additional questions and received the email (through ICAB) from the foster mother in February 2010 that the Lord made it very clear in several ways of confirmation that S was NOT the one.

 

              Ever since then, we have prayed for clear confirmation from the Lord. Some sort of connection or something to confirm to us who our children are. Ok, here’s what I believe is the connection: The date of the adoption expo was January 17, 2009. The date of the social worker’s first visit to J’s home was January 17, 2009. L of course wouldn’t even be born for another year. When I read through their cases again the other night, the Lord reminded me of that date. I went through our adoption paperwork and found a bulletin from that expo. Although I may be crazy, I believe the Lord showed me that as confirmation that he planned for J and L to be in our family. To me, that is no coincidence.

 

              I know that God’s plans are not our plans. I truly hope that I am not going to be disappointed again by unfulfilled expectations. I pray that we are in the center of God’s will and that the Lord continues to confirm.  Isaiah 30 says ²⁰ Although the Lord gives you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, your teachers will be hidden no more; with your own eyes you will see them. ²¹Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.”Jo Anna

Showtime

COURAGEOUS will be playing at Gospel Baptist Church on Sunday, January 8th at 6:00pm.

*Movies, Games, and Activities will be provided for children ages 12 and under.

http://www.gospelbc.org/courageous.html