Gerbert Before My First Day Began (1990)

Gerberts friend Patrick is thinking of running away from home He feels he does not fit in anywhere because he is an adopted child Patrick learns that Gerbert is also adopted and the two of them talk about famous people in the Bible who were adopted such as Moses Finally Patrick discovers in a fresh and very personal way that God is his Father and we are all His adopted children Before My First Day Began was written primarily to offer comfort and insight to adopted children However it also addresses the reality that we are all adopted into Gods family This is a very honest tender and helpful video for children and families of adoption We hope it will find its way into church libraries school counselors offices family therapists and child psychologists offices and many other concerned and active organization in this area of counseling