Recently my wife
learned that Adoption Resources of Wisconsin was looking for volunteer
photographers to help with picture needs in Wisconsin. While I was excited, I did not
know what to expect.
Looking back, I count
it a great privilege to have photographed the National Adoption Day at the Juvenile Justice Center
in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This was a special day in a
number of families’ hearts which will change their lives forever for the better.
While standing in
the court room with my camera, I was moved by the love and sacrifice of a young
couple’s desire to adopt an African American young boy and girl. The family had
around fifty friends and family in the court room to support the judge’s
decision. To finalize the legal process, the judge allowed both children on the
platform to strike the gavel.
In the future I
hope to use this opportunity and others like it as a great photography
experience for my students at Maranatha Baptist Bible
College.
