Cedarville Magazine, Spring 2018

and said, "If God can get Peter out of a jail cell, He can get Autumn out of China!” We prayed, and God used a state senator in Pennsylvania to declare Bob and Dannah’s going to China a humanitarian effort, not an adoption trip. In August 2016, they celebrated 10 years with Autumn! When I meet people who are considering adoption but feel they can’t raise the money, or they list a number of obstacles in the way, I always say, “If God wants that child in your home, He will make a way to get that child in your home!” He’s proven this over and over in the lives of so many families. FIVE-POINTED STAR For Gracie’s school project, the sun is the center of her family crest design, signifying God, and in the center of the sun is a star made up of five different colored points, which represents the diversity of each family member. Those five colored points make up one star, indicating in Gracie’s words, “God’s complete and beautiful work in putting us together.” For her in-class presentation, she described the crest as God choosing and gathering her and Kate and David, and grafting them and us together into one family. She said, “It wasn’t by chance. It wasn’t random. It was purposeful and planned.” We will never know until heaven how many souls were rescued and saved for eternity through the beauty of adoption, but one day, all nations, tribes, and tongues will stand before the King of kings and we will proclaim together, “Hallelujah! For we have been chosen and grafted together into the family of God!” Donna VanLiere ’89 is a New York Times and USA Today best- selling author with many titles adapted for television, including The Christmas Shoes and The Christmas Secret . “If God wants that child in your home, Hewillmakeaway toget that child in your home!” He’s proven this over and over in the lives of so many families. Cedarville Magazine | 21 ACADEMIC CAMPS CEDARVILLE UNIVERSITY SUMMER 2018 READY FOR THE BEST SUMMER EVER? Music, sports, science, theatre, and so much more await high school students at one of Cedarville’s summer camps! They will spend a week exploring their passion with incredible instructors and cool college students. The friends they make will share their interests and provide good competition, intellectual motivation, and lots of fun. There’s something for everyone at cedarville.edu/academiccamps!