‘Sound of Hope’ film shines light on true story of a church adopting 77 foster kids
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- ABC News’ Linsey Davis spoke with actress Letitia Wright, on a new film she executive produced, “Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot,” and Bishop Martin, the real-life inspiration for the film.
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God bless the Bishop and the congregation for taking on such a monumental task. 🙏🏾
Yes. He has and is still doing God's work!
As a foster child, this is beautiful, I want to adopt one day.
Would love an interview with the children now adults.
Yeah.
Same
We are adopting a little girl and it has not been easy but to see her growth has been worth it. I can't wait to see this film.
It's amazing I just did a review on it
Such a beautiful story. I've been a foster parent since 2019 and this year we started a nonprofit to help families adopting siblings from foster care. My husband and I recently adopted our three boys who were formally our foster sons.
Christian Bale and his wife just built the first foster homes to keep siblings together in LA!
@@Canyonradio that is so beautiful. Thank you for telling me. I definitely want to get in contact with them. One of our organization's long term goals is to have real estate available. But one of our current programs pays rent for people (more geared to family members) to be able to have an additional room or two to house the siblings. Relatives have priority when children come into care but most don't just have additional rooms in their homes. Talking to caseworkers over the years family members do things to make it work just to make sure the kids stay within the family. My 3 boys had 3 brothers who were adopted by a family member before them. When they came along and knew she couldn't do any more. Taking in the kids ruined her financially because of daycare cost, just something she wasn't expecting, she thought the state would continue to help.
Since I was a little girl I have always wanted to adopt a child. Thank you for reminding me of that dream. I will see the movie & allow The Lord to order my steps. Blessings to everyone who was a part of this project & to all those who see the movie💜
I've had that same dream from very young. Praying God will make a way as well if it's His will.
Same!! 💖🙏🏾✨
God bless Bishop and his wife and the congregation ❤,🙏
Well done Letitia for such an inspirational film using her faith and creativity to bring it to life. God bless you,the lives you touch and all that you do.
God bless this whole church!!
What I appreciated is this film didn’t sugar coat the problems these children have-as a result of their early lives. These can be life long, and need community, faith filled supportive people in their lives. I like many of the lines, but a reference to Psalm 23-I can’t remember the exact words but it went like this- you need God more when you aren’t in the green pastures. This is a film I will see again.
I grew up in children's home, the only difference is the home parents are employees of the children home and it was a pretty big size campus but the bond was pretty strong. We still keep in touch with some of my foster brothers and the home parents.
I also grew up in a children's home , with 29 other children. They were beyond caring to us . And like you said, a lot of us still stay in touch. They are truly like family. I am good friends with the directors from the home . Bless you so much
The humility and genuineness of this courageous actress, and pastor just warms my heart. ❤️🔥
I am praying for the success of this movie and that it will inspire genuine and sincere people to become foster parents and actively support children that are right here in our own community.
Heroes!!!! God is pleased with these people and their reward is great.
Thank you for this beautiful story!...After reading about the West Virginia couple who enslaved their adopted Black kids, hearing of adopted Ethiopian children being "indoctrinated" into certain lifestyles by the adopted parents, and watching the movie "A Chance in the World," about philanthropist and executive Steve Pemberton, who was abused by his foster family, I prayed that all foster kids be adopted by GODLY families who would love them...Thank you so much to this church community that acted with the compassion of Christ toward these children. ❤
Praise God for this wonderful world He has created and the lives He so intimately in the lives in. Thank you, Bishop, for allowing God to shine through you. Thank you, Letitia for being the messenger of God's goodness. We see and hear plenty of what the church is not doing. I appreciate you both for being that voice in today's wilderness.
Congratulations in showing the world what happens to children and we all need to help save our children.
Let's do more to avoid the need to save the children in the first place!!!
God bless you Bishop and your family! Our children need good people like you! Thank you.
This is a beautiful story!
Thank God for Bennett Chapel Baptist Church Church and Possum Trot Family ❤
May the Lord richly bless the families that have taken these children. Hopefully, the children will grow up loved in safe environments
Thank you WC and Letitia for getting this word out there of this great story!!! MORE SUPRISINGLY, good job ABC for not stifling this story because it doesn't go along with the narrative that youve been part of pushing for awhile now! Bravo all
Love the truth in the bishop’s voice. I believe it would be a treat to hear him present a sermon.
I pray God more churches and ppl who can will go on board and do likewise, we may not be able to help 77 but if we can help one let us do so, so many kids are suffering and they are innocent
That interviewer was a true professional and a rooted Black woman-she acknowledged that Bushop's work is God's work at the end. Not typical in secular media and a nod to the Divine and His place over our people's cultures. God bless this church and their work and may it inspire other churches, masjids, temples, praise houses and all folks of faith to d the same.
Vet the foster parents better. Some are not what they appear to be
Many of the parents this foster kids come from are not exactly saints either.
I'm a foster parent and I say there are 3 types of people who would actually want to do the work.... Ones who are just selfless, ones looking to adopt, and the ones with bad motives.
Fact. 77?? 😨
I am a former “Ward of The State” and I approve this statement.
Too many!!!
Many kids are forever traumatized not only from their own family but also from some foster parents who might abuse them 😢
HalleluYah 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 God bless both of them and Bishop's wife and those 77 children AND all the loving foster care/adoptive parents out there
Fabulous 🎥 Brought me to Tears‼️❣️🎇 So inspired in so many ways ‼️
Letitia Wright is the most Powerful Producer
In Gods hands right now Go letty...iam routing for you
I've witnessed the power of God in this true story.
What an amazing story. I wanted to be raised by a great family as a child. This is why children deserve the best starting with Ivf guidelines.
Can’t wait to watch it! So proud of Letitia
The movie was FANTASTIC
For the individual or individuals who didn’t think black people adopted children.🤔 It is sad, but this movie based on a true story will not get the respect it deserves. For “ANYONE” who genuinely is willing to take a child that isn’t their own should be “APPLAUDED & PRAISED”
Actually, statistically Black people adopt proportionately more than any other ethnicity in America. The majority of these adoptions are by families.
@@keishabonner7309 I agree, I know a pastor in MN who adopted a lot of kids in his household.
Honey, in the poor, African-American community I grew up in, every kid that was abused, thrown away or neglected was "unofficially" adopted by one of the MANY Big Mommas. They didn't need court documentation or government intervention - a child in need was just taken in. Sad that MSM don't highlight just how many African-American do adopt.
Praise God!
Soooo very powerful. God bless always.
Super good! Beautiful! I can’t yo buy it for my home to show my relatives 🌹🌹🌹
Movie is Definitely 💯!! Gave me courage in the Process. Possum Trot you are an encouragement!!!! ❤
So beautiful.
I hope more people adopt children.
Depends on the people
God bless them!!! 💐🙏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Praise God for amazing people!
What a wonderful world this old world could be
AMAZING LOVE
Were any of the foster kids (now adults) interviewed? Wondering if the kids have the same memories of their experiences as outsiders do.
Can't wait to see this film!!!!!
He spoke truth 👍
Thank You to our beautiful elders the bishop and his First Lady. 🙏🏽🖤🇺🇸❤️
I'm looking forward to seeing the results of this wonderful collaboration
Beautiful ❤
someone gave them kids hope n dreams that thy matter to someone who cares for them thy alright...
Seen the movie Thursday super good
So beautiful! ❤❤❤
Saw it today with my dad at sunvally 2:50 to 6 pm
What a beautiful true story and great movie (saw it last night), inspirational on so many levels.
What spoke to me: They're Jesus Types, a living sacrifice showing the character of Jesus who gives love, grows disciples and changes the world.
Thank you so much!!! ❤ ✝️
Blessings to you & yours, and the world.
❤❤❤All glory to our Loving God!!! We are healers of our children!
Praying for you all. Stay strong, The Lord, God of Angel Armies, King Jesus is with you!
Can’t wait to watch!
Who knows what kind of lives these kids truly lived during that time
God is Good!
This is good news! Finally something worth watching and exposing a God who loves and loves through people that are His to do good works to bring God glory, honor and praise! 🙏🏾🙌🏾 The light of Christ Jesus in these people for real!
Amen glory to GOD all the way!
Letitia is BEAUTIFUL
Isn’t the lady he’s with from
Wakanda?
Yes
Can't wait❤
Can’t wait to watch ❤
Can’t wait to see
Angel Studios❤
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I hope they do right by those kids honestly and wholeheartedly and complete the task ahead through the good and most definitely the bad times coming, Jehovah never promises a rose garden but he said he'll definitely see you through once you are his friend and have a good relationship with him so best of times on your journey.❤❤
It's been over 10 years since they took in the kids if I'm not mistaken
@@tildadada811727 years since they started now. Beautiful movie & movement definitely a must see.
I know Bishop Martin personally and he and his wife ,family and all are good decent peoples,very talent as his brothers and sister was raised up and bought up in Faltine Baptist Church and his late brother Rev Herman Martin was once the pastor of Faltine Baptist church and two of his other brothers are ministers too. They can preach and sing as well and Bishop and his little brother Rev Frank Martin just did the revival at Faltine Baptist church and it was awesome to have them come back home to the church they was raised up in
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It takes the church to put a hand in the rescue of the children: we have grandkids that would have been children in the abuse system.
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UM...Am I the Only one who Doesnt think Church's should be TRUSTED to look after CHILDREN ?
No just any church, but a church where God is present and the Holy Spirit resides can be trusted to look after these children
77 children got to have loving families because of this church. So what is it that you really have a problem with?
One child policy, new ter the breeders
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