An adopted child shares his gift: Photographer John Tobin

Birth Choice of Temecula welcomes John Tobin to this year's banquet. John will be providing a FREE 5X7 FAMILY PHOTO to banquet attendees! Below, John shares his story:

"My parents were so proud of me they couldn’t wait to show me off, and had professional portraits done just a few weeks after bringing me home. They would then take me and my sister to photography studios as I got older and I have always appreciated the quality of my baby pictures, it really made an impact on me." - John Tobin

When I started my photography business I was looking for an organization to support. I was happy to discover Birth Choice right away because I have a heart for the unborn. I was adopted myself when I was three months old. When I was an adult I was able to locate the woman that gave birth to me. At the time I was born she was barely 17 and still in school. I was to find out that she had pressure from family and friends on both sides of the abortion issue, and she had to make that decision on whether to abort me or not. She told me that it was her decision to have me and give me up for adoption. She had to stay at a maternity home far from her friends and family for months until the pregnancy was “over." On the day her mom drove her home she had to duck in the car until they rolled into the garage and closed the door so the neighbors wouldn’t see her. She was ashamed. Her family was ashamed. But God wasn’t. I know because he created me, and I was meant to be the son, the husband, and the proud father that I am. Our paths in life may keep us apart, but this sacrifice on her part was worth it. I was raised in a good home by loving parents (my Mom and Dad), and I have a wife and three children of my own. Our family would also like to adopt a child (or two) that is in need of a loving family, and this has been difficult but we know if it’s meant to be, the opportunity will come. Where God guides, God provides.
I have been a photographer ever since I could walk, and it is a blessing to document these babies that have been assisted by Birth Choice, as well as the families that share the joy of life.

John Tobin


To view samples of John's photos, please visit www.thephotographyspecialist.com