Since the start, we’ve had speakers for our annual marriage retreat Together Called who God has used in remarkably ways that only He can do to speak the words we really need to hear. I’m not sure why we still feel surprised by it 7 years into this thing.

Not this time.

Together Called may still be 7 months away, but our team is filled with great expectation. We trust you will be too when you hear about who is joining as this time as our keynote speaker and our worship leader.

We have been longtime fans of our keynote speaker Peter Greer. Peter is President and CEO of HOPE International, a global Christ-centered organization strengthening families through job creation throughout Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe. Prior to joining HOPE, Peter worked internationally as a microfinance advisor in Cambodia and Zimbabwe, and managing director of Urwego Community Bank in Rwanda. Pretty neat, right? He is a graduate of Messiah College and received a master’s in public policy from Harvard’s Kennedy School, is a well known speaker, and has coauthored over 10 books, including Mission Drift which was been widely acclaimed and selected for an award from Christianity Today. More important than his professional role is his role as husband to Laurel and dad to Keith, Lilianna, and Myles as well as a foster parent.

We’ve also been fans of our worship leaders Ross and Staci King since they joined us at Together Called 2016. Since 1995, Ross has been a full-time working musician. For most of that time, his primary work has been writing music, leading worship, and recording/performing. He currently writes for a publisher called Simpleville Music out of Nashville, TN and is working on a new record that we can’t wait to come out (though we admit that our King favorite is an oldie called Hallelujah for the Cross). He and Staci are parents via adoption to two boys and two girls who we’re hoping inherent the music making biz.

Now aren’t you filled with great expectation too?

Registration for Together Called 2019 will open in early October. Make sure you join our mailing list to be reminded of it. But, we need corporate and/or personal sponsors in place to make it happen. If you own a business and are interested in caring for caregivers with us or want to be a part of supporting foster care and adoption by supporting the moms and dads in it, email us. We’d love to tell you more about why we need you and what sponsoring looks like.