Bringing love home for over 40 years!
September/October 2020 - Issue 88
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IN THIS NEWSLETTER
  • Upcoming Events- Save the Date
  • Letter from our President
  • Kevin's Speaking Opportunities
  • Golf Tournaments
  • Super Hero Galas
  • Silent Auction
  • Adopting A Superhero
  • AmazonSmile
 Please note the scheduled dates for these upcoming events and plan to join us.  

  • September 13th through 18th: Silent Auction
  • Monday, September 14th : 5th Annual Golf Challenge in Charlotte @ Cedarwood Country Club (Registration is Closed- Thanks for the Great Response!)
  • Thursday, September 17th - Super Hero Gala in Apex (You can register here)
  • Thursday, October 15th- Spartanburg Gala (You can register here)
  • Thursday, October 22nd- Rocky Mount Gala (Registration opening soon!)

From Our President

This summer has been one for the ages! Shortly after our last CAS newsletter went out, our family entered a difficult season with a health crisis for my youngest son, Benjamin. At just eighteen years old, Benjamin was diagnosed with Covid-19 and spent four nights at the hospital fighting this awful virus. It was a very scary time for our family as we weren’t allowed to be with him in the hospital. It’s not an easy thing to sit outside in a parking lot for days knowing that your child is so sick inside. I am thankful for all of you who were praying for us and our son’s full recovery. Benjamin is now doing great and is off for his freshman year of college. My perspective has certainly changed some as a result of our experience and I hope each of you stays safe as this virus has no age limit on who it affects.

At the release of our last newsletter, we were sitting on 13 domestic placements since March 12th. We are now at 20 placements! God is still blessing the ministry and families through CAS. All praise to Him! I am proud of our domestic team who have worked so hard during this pandemic. We continue to see many families being called to adopt through CAS to the point that we have a waiting-list to adopt domestically. Our international program is also very busy with families applying to the Philippine’s and the Czech Republic. The foster-to-adopt partnership with the Baptist Children’s Homes of NC is blossoming as well! We also had one birth mom give her life to Christ in July! I am so thankful to be a part of all the happenings within this ministry.

As we move toward the fall season, please pray for God’s continued protection over CAS and our workers. Pray for our fall banquets in September and October as we seek to be creative in this new environment with large groups and restrictions. We are excited about our matching gift of $30k for the Apex banquet on September 17th. Pray that despite all the obstacles this virus is causing, we will still be able to hit our goal even with a smaller crowd and virtual option for families. Please pray for protection for our workers and for God’s continued favor over the ministry. Pray for our birth moms, whom we continue to work with each week, that Christ will be shared and that many will come to know Him as Lord and Savior. 

May God bless each of you and thank you for your prayers and support for CAS as we minister in the Carolinas and across our world!

In Christ,
 
Kevin Qualls
President
KEVIN'S SPEAKING OPPORTUNITIES
Come hear Kevin as he speaks about adoption at the churches listed. He would love to see you! If your church or group is interested in having Kevin speak, please contact the office at
704-847-0038 or e-mail kevin@christianadopt.org.
Annual Golf Tournaments!
Spartanburg
Rocky Mount
Golf Challenges in Spartanburg & Rocky Mount
COVID-19 delayed these events, but we were blessed with amazingly cool temperatures at the 2nd Annual Golf Challenge in Spartanburg and sunny (but hot!) conditions at the 5thAnnual Golf Challenge in Rocky Mount.

We had a great time on August 24th with 74 golfers in Spartanburg and raised over $12,000 for CAS. Thanks to Woodfin Ridge for hosting us, our amazing sponsors, and all the golfers who spent the day with us. Congratulations to these winning teams:

1st Place – Brett Metcalf & Team
2nd Place – The Spartanburg County Sheriff Office Team
3rd Place – Renfrow Industrial Team (and also our Title Sponsor!)

We had another great day on August 28th with 76 golfers in Rocky Mount where just over $15,000 was raised for CAS. Thanks to Belmont Lake for hosting us along with the faithful sponsors and generous golfers who spent the day with us. Congratulations to these winning teams:

1st Place – Service Roofing Team
2nd Place – Finishin’ Touch Roofing Team (and also our Title Sponsor!)
3rd Place – The Wash House Team

We are already looking forward to next year’s tournaments which we plan to hold in the spring.
Super Hero Gala
Super Hero Galas:  Learn how YOU can be a hero by helping to connect vulnerable children with Christian families. 

We hope that you will plan to join us in a city near you as we celebrate heroes of adoption. These are our first ever hybrid events, and we are taking this approach to ensure the comfort and safety of our supporters! If you are comfortable, we hope you will join us in person. For those of you not yet ready to gather in person, we will be live-streaming the programs on various online channels.

September 17th: Apex Baptist Church in Apex, NC
We will gather in the worship center to hear an amazing story of rescue and redemption. The worship center provides plenty of space for us to spread out, and the story we will share is one that you don't want to miss! We will then send you home with a yummy dessert. Registration is open now through September 11th. Because of a very generous donor, we have a $30,000 matching gift for this banquet. This means that if we can raise $30,000 in donations, we will be given $30,000 more. Please help us reach this goal! Click here to learn more and to register for in person or online attendance. If you cannot attend the event but would like to make a donation, you may do that here.

October 15th: New Prospect Baptist Church in Inman, SC
Just like the Apex event, we will gather – socially distanced – in the worship center to hear an amazing adoption story then end the evening with a yummy dessert. Registration is now open through October 8th. Click here to learn more and to register for in person or online attendance. If you cannot attend the event but would like to make a donation, you may do that here.

October 22nd: Registration for this event will open soon. Visit the events page on our website to learn more. If you cannot attend the event but would like to make a donation, you may do that here.

Please note that registration (for either in-person or online attendance)is required for each of these events.
Silent Auction
I think we all agree that 2020 has been a long year, but the Christmas holiday season will be here before we know it. Our upcoming Silent Auction is a great opportunity to purchase some awesome gifts (or maybe something for yourself) while supporting the mission of CAS. This year’s Silent Auction will be completely online and will run September 13th through 18th. Our online bidding platform is easy to use! click the link below to check out the awesome gifts! 
Adopting a Superhero
We are SO proud of Molly and the project she chose for her Gold Award Girl Scout Project. Molly wrote a book called “Adopting a Superhero”, a comic book about her experience being part of a family who chose to adopt a child - or rather a superhero!

This book is a valuable resource for families who are in the process of adopting and already have siblings in the home. It provides education and insight to the new siblings about some of the challenges and transitions that can arise with adoption.

Be on the lookout for more giveaways of Molly's book coming up on our CAS Facebook and Instagram pages!
Did you know? Your gift-buying can benefit adoption when you shop online!! Amazon Smile provides a way to support CAS every time you shop at no cost to you! When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you'll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to our agency. If you would like to shop and help CAS, click here. Below are instructions to help ensure your Amazon Smile is linked to Christian Adoption Services Inc.

  1. Click on the link above and sign into your amazon account if you are not already logged in.
  2. Click on the your charity drop down at the top of the page.
  3. Change your charity to Christian Adoption Services Inc, if this is not already the charity chosen.
  4. Once you have chosen Christian Adoption Services Inc. this will be your primary charity unless otherwise changed.
  5. Donations will only come through your Amazon Smile support when you shop through the Amazon Smile link. You can ensure you are shopping through this by looking in the top left corner of your account.

To learn more about Amazon Smile click here.