Faith In the Waiting: A Story of Infertility, Adoption, and God's Perfect Timing w/ Stephen Moore

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About This Episode Aaron sits down with Stephen Moore, director of WinShape Camps, to talk about faith in the waiting. For eight years Stephen and his wife Hope walked through infertility, until doctors told them their only options were IVF or adoption. They took a break, Hope became a pediatric cancer nurse, and God led them to adopt two boys. Just weeks after the second adoption, they unexpectedly conceived a daughter. Stephen shares why hope and happiness aren't synonyms, why he never stopped praying, and the story of face-planting feet from the finish line in the Braves "Beat the Freeze" race on the day his second adoption was finalized, a moment that went viral and let local news tell their adoption story. They also talk about WinShape Camps' mission to reach kids with the gospel and the value of device-free community.

About Stephen Moore Stephen Moore is the director of WinShape Camps, which exists to reach kids with the gospel through camps and WinShape Camps for Communities. He and his wife Hope are parents to two adopted sons and a daughter, and their story of infertility, adoption, and persistent prayer encourages families who are waiting on God.

In This Episode Eight years of infertility — Stephen and Hope's long season of waiting and the IVF-or-adoption crossroads. Adoption as a gospel-centered calling — how God led them to adopt two boys. An unexpected pregnancy — conceiving their daughter just weeks after the second adoption. Hope vs. happiness — why the two aren't synonyms when life doesn't go to plan. Never stop praying — trusting that God's timing is better than ours. Beat the Freeze — the viral race that let local news share their adoption story. WinShape Camps — reaching kids with the gospel through community, discipleship, and device-free environments.

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