The File That Already Had Her Name
In 2019, a fourteen-year-old girl named Maya sat in a group home in Columbus, Ohio, convinced nobody was coming for her. She had aged out...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on John 1:43-51.
In 2019, a fourteen-year-old girl named Maya sat in a group home in Columbus, Ohio, convinced nobody was coming for her. She had aged out of the "cute adoption" window years ago. When a social worker told her a couple wanted to meet her, Maya rolled her eyes. "They don't even know me," she said. But David and Karen Hernandez did know her.…
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