Hey Church Leader!
Have you ever visited a zoo? Do you remember your first time? How old were you? Did you go with family? A church group? Friends?
Last year ECHO hosted its first-ever family fun day at the Virginia Zoological Park in Norfolk. Here are some of the comments we heard:
"I've never been to the zoo before. Do the animals just roam around?" - Evan, 6 years old
"This is the first time I've seen my brother since we were separated." - Foster youth, 9 years old
"I didn't know coming to the zoo could feel like a family reunion." - Angie, foster parent
From our event last year, we were introduced to nearly 500 children and families and we've had the honor of serving them throughout the year.
On May 14th, we're hosting our 2nd Annual ECHO at the Zoo and already we have nearly 400 ticket requests from kinship, foster, and adoptive families.
We believe the local church is the world's greatest hope dealer. And for these families, you're the lifeline many of them have been praying for. How amazing would it be for your church to have an introduction to these families?
So I had an idea. Here's where you can make a tremendous impact. Three ideas...
Would your church be willing to purchase a block of tickets for these families to make it possible for them to attend together? You can click this link to make it happen.
Are there kinship (grandparents, aunts, uncles caring for a relative's child), foster, or adoptive families in your congregation who could use a fun, free day out to reconnect with each other? Would you buy tickets for your family and theirs and invite them to come with you? Can you imagine the gift this could be to them? Click here to buy your tickets.
Does the church have a van or bus and a driver who'd be willing to help families lacking transportation take advantage of a day out? Connect with us here through this form (look for the Shuttle Team section).
We're so tremendously grateful for you, Church Leader, for your church, and for the work of the Gospel in which we're honored to share.