Abide

At Abide, we want to present our guests with opportunities to connect with others, learn, and rest. Abide is designed to serve foster, adoptive, and kinship parents (both current and awaiting placement).

At this event, you will eat with other parents like you and listen to an encouraging word from our main speaker. You can stop by our delicious candy bar and coffee cart throughout the day. We will also offer a variety of breakout sessions. We hope this is a time to remember to abide in Jesus as you persevere in the hard work of foster care and adoption.

We also have childcare available for children ages birth through 12th grade (this is for foster, adopted, and biological children). If you need to cancel your registration, please let us know as soon as possible so we can open that registration to another family.

Two weeks before the event, you will receive an email that will allow you to view the descriptions of each breakout session and sign up for them ahead of time! We are offering some amazing breakout sessions! Whether you need to rest, connect, or learn, we have breakout sessions designed just for you and your family's needs.

Info: You have the opportunity to attend several different breakout sessions, including equip sessions, support sessions, and abide sessions. The prayer room will be available for the entire event. We are offering some amazing breakout sessions, including:

Abandonment, Attachment, and Acceptance for the Adoptee - a perspective from an adult adoptee, Duke Dillard

Navigating Pediatric Therapies with Erin Bernett

Caring for Biological Families with Sarah and Ben Allen

Guiding Teens into Adulthood with Chelsea and Mark Reidland

Navigating Challenging Behaviors with Karly Pancake

Unmet Expectations: How God Works in the Hard (Adoption Support Group) with Ashley and Matthew Mason

Foster and Kinship Care Support Group with Sarah and Ben Allen

I'm Single, Not Alone: Support Group for Single Parents with Ceci Gonzalez

Support for Navigating Pediatric Therapies with Erin Bernett and Ashleigh Conway

Prayer Room

Coffee & Connect

Info: You have the opportunity to attend several different breakout sessions, including equip sessions, support sessions, and abide sessions. The prayer room will be available for the entire event. We are offering some amazing breakout sessions, including:

Abandonment, Attachment, and Acceptance for the Adoptee - a perspective from an adult adoptee, Duke Dillard

Navigating Pediatric Therapies with Erin Bernett

Caring for Biological Families with Sarah and Ben Allen

Guiding Teens into Adulthood with Chelsea and Mark Reidland

Navigating Challenging Behaviors with Karly Pancake

Unmet Expectations: How God Works in the Hard (Adoption Support Group) with Ashley and Matthew Mason

Foster and Kinship Care Support Group with Sarah and Ben Allen

I'm Single, Not Alone: Support Group for Single Parents with Ceci Gonzalez

Support for Navigating Pediatric Therapies with Erin Bernett and Ashleigh Conway

Prayer Room

Coffee & Connect

Info: We want you to leave feeling refreshed and empowered to continue doing the important work of foster care, adoption, and kinship care. We will close with a beautiful worship set, where we can come together and honor Jesus, our sustainer and first love.

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