And it wasn't at all hard to find someone from his church to do that. In October, while still in the hospital, Daphne was attending church, Sunday school and choir. She asked her second-grade class to pray that she find her brother, Dusty, from whom she had been separated two foster homes ago. A week later, her brother was admitted to the same hospital, and they were reunited. Because Daphne had set the precedent, it was no problem for George to immediately find a mentor for Dusty and get him involved at church as well.
Forever families are too scary.
I'd really like a family where I could practice and learn how to be part of a real family. That same summer, Daphne's new mom asked her to draw another picture of herself going to church. This time, it included her brother, her four new sisters and her new mom and dad. She had arms and bright blue eyes, and her world was no longer black. We knew these children needed to be treated differently and that we needed to address this as the family of God and adopt these children as churches rather than individuals.