Back in 2002, the Batemans took a trip to Haiti, where they participated in a religious conference. On a free afternoon, the couple decided to make a visit to a local orphanage. What they saw there, specifically the conditions in which orphans lived, changed their lives forever. They ended up adopting a boy that was barely alive at the time of their visit. They felt this was a mission that God had for them, and nothing was going to stop them from fulfilling this mission.
Key Takeaways:
- In 2002, Patti Bateman, half of a pastoral couple went to Haiti as part of a worship conference and also visited an orphanage.
- She and her husband met a 4 year old boy named Lochard, who weighed a mere 23 pounds.
- Broken-hearted and full of love for the boy she felt God had put in her path, Patti was able to adopt the little boy, though it took two years.
“Patti repeatedly returned to the orphanage where Luke had been, where she fell in love with another child, a little girl named Naphtali. After repeated visits, the Batemans adopted Naphtali in February 2005, but only after the girl’s birth mother smuggled her out of the facility.”
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