Campaign ManagerAmy Roberson
The baby was in luck. Within fifteen hours of its entry into the world, she was adopted by a childless couple who had been on the lookout for a newborn. She was named Amy Roberson and was taken into a safe, loving and nurturing home. She was an infant when she was adopted so when she changed hands from one set of parents to another she had no clue but as she grew up, she started noticing the apparent differences.
Perceptive Child
Amy was three years old now and a perceptive child. It did not take her long to notice that her skin color was not the same as that of her parents. It was not only her but the kids at the nursery school too saw what they thought was confusing. When they asked her, the little girl never had an answer because she did not know that she had been adopted.
Truth Time
There was no one else other than her mother who could help little Amy dispel her confusion so one day in her innocence she asked her why she was dark and she and dad white? The mother having observed the perceptive nature of the child was prepared for the question to pop up at some time or another. She was actually waiting for Amy to ask her and calmly told her that she was adopted.
Opening The Book
The adoptive mother patiently filled the curious Amy Roberson with as many details of her past and the identity of her parents as she knew. Amy was informed that her birth mother was of Mexican-American origin and her birth father was black. She also told Amy her birth parents’ names too. Amy grew up to be the only child in her adoptive family but she always wondered about her birth family and if she had any siblings. 
Identity Crisis
Even though Amy was loved by her adoptive parents as she was growing up, she always felt a little alien among the white folks. She knew she belonged somewhere else and she wanted to meet her biological parents, get to know them, she wanted answers to so many questions. If she knew that the answers were hiding right under her nose, she won’t have gone to lengths to find her parents. 
Where Was Will?
Meanwhile, unaware of the whereabouts of his daughter, Will with all the determination it took, tried to shift the course of his life. It had been a long time since he had broken up with the woman who gave birth to Amy but breaking up with drugs and alcohol, he found harder to do.
In 2004, he surrendered himself to faith and in his own words, he “found Christ”. This helped him get past his addictions and in 2007 he turned into a pastor.
Her Life Sorted
Amy was 23 now and had her life running smoothly as far as personal affairs were concerned. She herself had two kids of her own and a job that enabled her to provide for them. From time to time, for a reason that she could not even explain to herself she was drawn to volunteer at the Phoenix Rescue Mission. She volunteered there regularly, this was her life. Her mother provided her with a lead to find her parents. Well, at least her mother for now. Where she found her father? You cannot guess. She could not either.
What Are The Odds?
It was only Amy’s uncontained positivity that led her to believe that her aunt would be living in the same house 23 years later too. She knocked on the door, sure to meet one of her kin and indeed the woman who stood in the doorway was her aunt. Amy, could not contain her happiness. Her aunt will lead her to her mother but what about her father, where and how will she find him?
Not In Touch
After preliminary greetings, Amy got to the topic on her mind and she asked her aunt about her mother’s whereabouts. The aunt told her that she was no longer in touch with her sister but she provided Amy a number she could contact. So close to talking to her mother Amy felt herself choking with emotions. If this number got through to her mother- she would have retrieved half of her past. 
Close Miss
Just about the time, Will started volunteering at the Rescue Mission Amy Roberson did too! But they could not meet, neither did they know they were father and daughter. Why? Because Amy had started working in the kitchen and by that time Will had changed departments and work days. Imagine coming so close to someone you have been looking for, for years and not knowing they volunteer at the exact same place you do! If only Will hadn’t changed departments, maybe just maybe both of them would have gotten to know each other and realized they were related. 
So Close Yet So Far
Both Amy and Will worked at the same place. This volunteer duty had an important place in their lives. They worked among the same people, same workspace but they never had the chance to make each others’ acquaintances. But fate did not put them together in the same place for no reason. It had been months since they were working in the same place and had not met but a miracle was going to happen soon, coming about in the most unexpected way. 
Life Changing Words
He thought that people knew him as Will and not many people knew his middle name was Andrew. After that, she said the words to him that would bring happiness to both their lives, “This is Amy, your daughter.” Still, there was silence on the other side. She was afraid that the man on the other side would hang up. Unable to handle the silence any longer she pleaded, “Say something.”
First Meal Together
The next morning the father and daughter met for a breakfast, their first meal together in 24 years, or ever for that matter. There was so much to catch up on and they did but Will had to leave: he told her daughter that he had volunteer work to take care of. Intrigued by the common interest Amy asked him about it.
All Part Of A Plan?
When they both learned that they had been volunteering at the same place they knew that it was more than just a coincidence. The universe had conspired for them to meet, they were supposed to find each other. For Amy, all puzzles were solved, she knew her roots now, her real parents. 