Pray for the Chapman Family!!!

Steven Curtis Chapman’s youngest child died Wednesday evening after being struck by a car driven by her teenage brother in the driveway of the family’s Williamson County home.

Maria, one of the Christian singer’s six children, was taken by LifeFlight to Vanderbilt Hospital, which confirmed the death, according to Laura McPherson, a spokeswoman for the Tennessee Highway Patrol. The 5-year-old was hit by an SUV driven by her teenage brother, she said. Police did not give the driver’s name.

Steven Curtis Chapman and his wife Mary Beth have long been supporters of international adoption, having brought three girls from China into their family. Maria was the youngest.The couple is so active in the cause that they formed an organization, Shaohannah’s Hope, to aid families wanting to adopt.

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Pray for the Chapman family in this difficult time.

Maria is at her "grand ball" with the bridegroom!

Live In This Moment

This past Saturday Fil and I had the opportunity to be a part of Steven Curtis Chapman concert. We volunteered to help with the fundraising for the "change for the orphans" program sponsored by Shaohanna's Hope and AWAA. Steven has been on the road for a while now and I believe he is wrapping up his tour this week. Some other families from AWAA have been part of this fundraiser all over America. We sent our greeting with the Shaohannah's Hope staff to Syracuse in NY the next day so I hope you guys got it.


Steven with his band. He had his two boys playing with him and I have to say that Will rocks on drums and he is only 16. We got to see most of the concert and were able to meet other AWAA families form the Maine area. We had a great time and came home very late that night.
The kids counting change.
Counting money. We were able to raise $2700 that night and the money was matched (up to $4000) and Steven Curtis Chapman was able to give a local family a grant already approved by Shaohannah's Hope on stage for their adoption.
One of the little girls that has been adopted from China helped us collect change.
One of the buckets that were using for collecting change.