The Refresh Conference

12 years ago Tristen McGhee and adopted our precious son and this film does the best job of sharing the story of what we have gone through. Please go see this movie this weekend and by doing so you will help change the lives of so many foster kids just by watching it this weekend. Give a voice to these kids who are hurting.

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Refresh Speaker Highlight
Lynne is well entrenched in the story of adoption. She is an adult adoptee that adopted internationally as a single woman over 16 years ago. After marrying, she and her husband fostered and then recently adopted a sibling set from the foster care system. Having done her master’s thesis and practice on adoption issues, she is passionate about equipping parents for the journey. Lynne serves on staff as the missions pastor at Overlake Christian Church in WA, participating with trauma care and healing for marginalized groups around the world. She loves traveling, driving her Jeep and hanging with her family. .ellisgray

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Refresh Speaker Highlight
Maria is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and has worked with kids from hard places for the past 22 years, currently working as a School Counselor in a beautiful inner city community in Phoenix Arizona. Maria has worked in three different states and six different schools. Maria is a sought after trauma and diversity trainer. In 2008 Maria became a TBRI trained practitioner through the Dr. Karyn Purvis Institute, and in 2022 she received a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Certificate through Cornell University. Maria also has a Masters in clinical Social Work from Rutgers University and a Bachelors in Psychology from Trinity Western University. She has authored two children’s books: “Be Different & Be Kind, A Story About Diversity” & “Hope.” Maria calls herself a precious jewels mamma as she & her husband Sam (an adult adoptee) have 11 jewels, 9 adopted and 2 biological. ​​

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Hope the weather holds!