Category: stories
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out of the lifeboat: fixing a well
I received the following email from a Parkview person in response to Chuck Howard’s sermon a few weeks back. Thought I’d share it here. The question has been posed, What are we thankful for and how has God been active in our lives as of recent? Well, here you go… Two weeks ago Sunday night,…
David Swanson
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out of the lifeboat: liberian adoption (pt 3)
This is the third and final part of my interview with Alby Zander. You can find part one here and part two here. Help us know what it was like when you first returned from Liberia with the boys. What was the reunion like with your family? What have been the biggest surprises over the…
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out of the lifeboat: liberian adoption (pt 2)
Part one of this interview with Alby Zander can be found here. Could you tell us about the logistics that needed to take place before you actually went to Liberia to meet your new children? A lot of paperwork!!!! Probably the hardest part in the whole process is dealing with the frustration of all the…
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out of the lifeboat: liberian adoption (pt 1)
Over the past couple of weeks I conducted an email interview with Alby Zander about their recent experience adopting two boys from Liberia. Alby has been married to Lori for 12 years, at Parkview for 9 years, and have 5 great kids- Zach 8, Matti 7, Leeya 5, Samson 4, Benji 2). Lorri mostly grew…
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way cool interview starting monday
Over the past few weeks I’ve conducted an email interview with a PCC family who recently adopted two boys from Liberia. Amazing, amazing stuff. I think their story is going to encourage you big time. In fact, tell your amigos and amigas to watch this blog next Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for this three-part interview.…
David W. Swanson 