Beall and I named our daughter Virginia Hope for many reasons, one of which was the fact that she was born on the 400th anniversary year of the Virginia Charter of 1606. That Charter essentially dedicated the land of America to God. It was the birth certificate of the nation, and one which would formally state that America was to be settled for the Glory of Jesus Christ and the fulfillment of the Great Commission.

We thank the Lord that Virginia Hope was present for the Jamestown Quadricentennial, and we pray that she will return in 2057. Should God give her one hundred years of life, she could return yet again for the unearthing of the Jamestown Children’s Memorial time capsule. On that day in 2107 she could read the letters her mother and father wrote to her grandchildren. She can also read the many messages dedicated to encourage the Christian children of the 22nd Century to persevere in Christ.