Every child you encounter is a divine appointment.
–Wess Stafford, President Emeritus of Compassion International
would be the best way to learn about the laws that were
meant to protect these babies.”
Like most young girls, Kailey dreamed of one day
getting married and having children of her own. Later, she
would adopt. There was no circumstance or situation in her
life that had influenced this decision. The desire to adopt
had been in her heart for as long as she could remember.
But Kailey was not yet married. She did not have children
of her own. She was just a single, young business woman.
Even so, she could offer a child a safe, loving home for a
period of time.
In a sense, everything in Kailey’s life had been leading
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her to this moment. While at the University of Georgia, she
found ways to reach out in the community. She was doing
PR for the University of Georgia Men’s basketball team and
decided to figure out a way to share the experience with
a child who might otherwise never get the opportunity.
Kailey sought out the Clark County Mentor Program in
Athens and signed up as a volunteer mentor at Howard B.
Stroud Elementary. The school counselor matched her with
a young boy named Artavian, and she was allowed to spend
time with him at school by eating lunch with him and
playing with him and his friends during recess. Kailey soon
became acquainted with Artavian’s mother, a single parent