2022 CONFERENCE “OVERFLOW”
Our theme for 2022 was “Overflow.” Orphan care is not dependent on us to be able or especially gifted. Rather, when we hope in him, God will do the work and overflow his love and power in us and our families.
"May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else” // 1 Thessalonians 3:12
“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him,
so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” // Romans 15:13
David and Jackie Askvig
Keynote Speakers
As parents of two Ukrainian sons, four bio children, and several foster children in the past, David and Jackie Askvig are well-versed in living in the overflow of God's provision. Experienced in international adoption, foster and respite care, and special needs adoption, David and Jackie are an open book ready to share about the good and hard of this path.
Brian and Jacquey Currie
Brian and Jacquey Currie adopted their two sons, Rafa (5) and Micah (age 3) through foster care. The boys are biological siblings and were both placed with the Curries as newborns. The Currie family resides in Holladay and loves being active in the amazing outdoors Utah has to offer. Brian and Jacquey are passionate about adoption and have found blessings in growing their family through it.
Doug and Jessica Grennan
Doug and Jessica Grennan celebrate their 13th wedding anniversary in December. They have two boys: Oliver (6) who they welcomed to their family through adoption and Sam (3). They love Jesus, coffee, college football, their dog Queso, date nights, and how their boys make them laugh every day.
Amy King
Amy grew up outside of Detroit, MI and moved to SLC in 2003 to help plant a church. God "ruined" her heart for the orphan after spending time in several orphanages in Russia. In 2013 Amy started the non-profit For the Orphan Network to help educate, equip & mobilize churches in the Salt Lake Valley.
Joe Luplow
Joe is from Michigan and was adopted as an infant along with his sister, Amy, from different birth mothers. Joe and his wife Laurie now live in Holladay with their five biological children, Henry (7), George (5), Ruby (3), John David (1), and Joshua (3mo).
Annie Johnson
Annie has two adopted adult daughters and 3 young biological children. Her journey into orphan care started in 2015 when she became a foster parent along with her husband, Randall. Utah Youth Village and Catholic Community Services’ URM (Unaccompanied Refugee Minor) program placed them with two teenage Somali refugee sisters. They were able to adopt their daughters in 2018 and have since navigated the teenage to adulthood transition with them.
Kelsey Conroy
Kelsey was adopted as an infant from South Korea and has always had a heart for the orphan. She and her husband Andrew have been married for 11 years and have three biological children. They hope to someday adopt and will continue following God's call to love orphans through advocacy and supporting foster & adoptive families along the way.
Elizabeth Petterson
Lizzie was born in Minnesota but moved to Utah in 2012 after spending 10 months in the foster care system. In 2012 she was adopted by her maternal aunt and uncle and has had a voice for children in the system ever since. She continues to work as a foster care advocate and recently started a non-profit for foster children and gaining resources to advocate on their behalf.
