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Staff Spotlight: Becca Gonzalez
Posted by Shaylee Honey on August 03, 2010 at 5:42 am
Today I want to tell you the story of a case worker who has worked for Christian Homes & Family Services almost 25 years.
Initially Becca made the decision to work for the agency because she needed a job but admits now that she is so thankful to work for a Christian organization helping to build families.
Through the past 25 years, Becca has found her true calling. She says, "Birth mothers have become my heart and my passion. I love working with these incredible women who make the sacrifice to separate from their child because they believe it's best even though their hearts may be breaking. I love sharing with them the love of God since so many don't know Him and how much He loves them. I also love helping them see what special people they are and that God has a plan and purpose for them. I believe I was placed into this agency and into this position as part of God's plan for my life and I love it!"
Besides working with the birthmothers, one of the highlights for Becca is reuniting adult adoptees and their birth families. She loves being able to facilitate these reunions and after 25 years, those include children she helpd place. Becca says, "It is so cool to see the process come full circle and be part of it on both ends!"
Although Becca doesn't do the studies on the adoptive families, she loves working with them at time of placement and counseling with them as needed along their adoption journey. Hand-in-hand with that, Becca shares that the most difficult part of the job is dealing with and helping the adoptive families through their grief when a birthmother decides at the last minute to parent her baby.
"My favorite part of the job is watching a birthmother come into the program as a scared, unsure and hesitant person wondering if there is "life after placement" and walking them through the process to become a sure, peaceful, confident person in regard to the decision for her child. I also love to see the children we place for adoption through events such as our bi-annual picnic and realize how blessed they are to be in such loving Christian adoptive families. God has worked mightily in this ministry! I just got a call from a 20 year-old adoptee who requested we do a search for her birthmother so that she could meet her and 'see where she comes from.' She thanked the agency for placing her in such a great family who she loves dearly saying, 'God is so good.' And He is!"
We think God is good for many reasons and one of them is certainly Becca Gonzalez and the impact she has had on the ministry of Christian Homes & Family Services. When she's not at work, you can find Becca with her two sons, Ben, age 23 and Jake, age 20, both "born and raised" during her time with Christian Homes! We love you, Becca.
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