Angel Studios’s box office hit, “Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot,” is based on a true story and a lesson the world needs to hear. Possum Trot is a town in Texas that is the location of a life-changing story for families.

“Sound of Hope” tells the 1996 story of Bennett Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, a small church led by Rev. W.C. Martin, played by Demetrius Grosse, and his wife, Donna Martin, played by Nika King. The Martins began an initiative to adopt the most difficult-to-place children in their local foster care system. Together, 22 families in the congregation adopted 77 East Texas children.

The large number of children still in need of adoption today makes the conversation about what happened at Possum Trot, Texas, just as important as when it first occurred.

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