ADOPTION & ORPHAN CARE
Why the name Legacy685?
Our Father is calling His children to be the ones who will be the hands, feet, and voice of Christ to the fatherless. We are compelled to reach out in love to the fatherless because we enjoy a holy legacy of being adopted into the family of God -(Galatians 4:7). Through our spiritual adoption as sons & daughters of the King, we are loved and accepted both now and eternally. It is our privilege as Christians to pass on this legacy to our children. 685 is part of our ministry verse, Psalm 68:5-6a, God truly sets the lonely in families.
“A father of the fatherless, a defender of widows,
is God in His holy habitation. God sets the lonely in families.”
– Psalm 68:5-6a
Through the ministry of adoption, foster care and going on mission trips our desire is to support, encourage and come alongside families and individuals as they seek how God is asking them to care for the fatherless.
Upcoming Events
Pottery Making & Adoption Family Picnic
Pottery Making
Sat, Aug 21 @ 4 pm-5:30 pm - Glazed Over Ceramics
Join us for pottery making from 4-5:30 pm with Glazed Over Ceramics, located at 14627-B Memorial Dr. at Dairy Ashford in Houston.
COST Kids are $5.00 plus the piece of pottery and Adults $6.00 plus the piece of pottery. Pottery pieces start at $9 and go up. The average piece is around $14.00. Families can work on a piece together for a family keepsake.
CONTACT 281.497.7272 for more information.
Adoption Family Picnic
Sat, Aug 21 @ 6-8pm - Terry Hershey Park
The Legacy685 Picnic will be at Terry Hershey Park from 6 pm-8 pm. The park is located west of Eldridge at 15200 Memorial Drive. We will meet there after Glazed Over Ceramics. Everyone is to bring their own picnic/meal. The park has picnic tables and bathrooms. We will have a water balloon toss and other games and a group picture at 7 pm. There are also bike trails for families with older children (own bike needed). Bring your picnic, lawn chairs and blankets for a fun time!
Milestone Class – ‘An Adoption Panel’
Sun, Aug 29 @ 5-6:15 pm - Rm 251 & 252
Legacy685 will host an Adoption Panel that will include Domestic Adoption, Foster to Adopt, International Adoption as well as Foster Care.
This will be a time to ask all your questions about any of the above adoption methods. You will be able to better understand many of the details and requirements of adoption through any and all of these methods. Find out about open adoption, closed adoptions, which countries can you adopt from and why, the cost of adoption, the foster care system and how it works and many other areas regarding adopting those that our Heavenly Father calls the fatherless.
We will meet in Room 251 at Houston's First Baptist from 5-6:30 pm. Light snacks and drinks will be provided. Childcare will be through the regularly scheduled childcare for that hour.
Created to Connect Bible Study
Every Sun, Oct 24-Nov 21 @ 5-6:20 pm - Rm 251
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and future." Jeremiah 29:11
Created To Connect is a study designed to help illuminate the Biblical principles that serve as the foundation for the philosophy and interventions detailed in The Connected Child, written by Dr. Karen Purvis. This study will help adoptive and foster parents better understand how to build strong and lasting connections with their children as they understand the scriptural basis for the philosophy and approach for the model of holistic parenting that The Connected Child advocates. This model of parenting, based on wisdom rooted in Scripture, has helped bring hope and healing to countless children and parents. Our prayer is that this study will empower you with practical tools and insights that allow you to mirror the love of God as you build stronger and more meaningful connections with your children.
Foster Care
Contacts
Steve & Mary Klein
Ministry Leaders
legacy685@HoustonsFirst.org, 281.246.9904