Families were inspired by a local pastor and the story gave rise to the film 'Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot', which premiered on July 4th in the United States.
A small community in Possum Trot, in the state of Texas, in the United States, was the scene of a heart-warming story of kindness, when 23 families came together to adopt 77 children who were under the purview of the regional foster care system.
The story is told in the film 'Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot', which premiered on July 4 in more than 2,000 locations in the United States.
A local pastor and his wife initially decided to adopt two children and then convinced the local congregation to follow suit.
The case made it onto several US television programs, such as 'The Today Show' and 'Good Morning American', but it wasn't until years later that director Josh Weigel decided to tell the story on the big screen.
“Think about how many children [there are] in the system, I believe that if every church focused on two or three children, they would solve the problems in the system right there,” said the pastor in charge.
His wife, for her part, considered that the movie presented the couple's life “very well”.
“God knows what we don't know. And sometimes we just have to be obedient,” said the pastor, who was ‘happy’ to have carried out this mission.
