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Your support helps change the lives of orphans around the world. Whether through adoption funding or orphan care, lives--like Natasha's--are being transformed by the Gospel. Here is her story. MEET NATASHA Natasha and her 8 siblings were left at an orphanage when they were very young. As a result, they grew up…
Adoption is a hard road. That said, every minute--every moment--is WORTH IT.But every story is unique and this is ours.I had just had surgery and was struggling with complications. I was at an extreme low, trying to figure out how to continue with my new life. Adoption was…
Six months ago, my phone rang, and a voice I'd never heard before announced she was the adoption attorney and she had good news for me. (Don't forget to read the first part of this story, An Open Letter to Infertility.) I stood up really quickly and kind…
There are hundreds of ways to participate in the ministry of foster care or adoption without actually parenting. Here are 5 simple ideas that could make BIG impact on the adoptive or foster family in your life— 1. Pray (and tell them you are praying). Prayer is not…
After trying and unsuccessfully being matched 3 times for a little girl in the Philippines, we felt like God was tellingus to let our adoption plans go and to wait on Him. As a mom, I knew that when the timing was right, the right child would “fall…
In 2017 (the dark ages) we asked our social media audience for the books that most shaped them with regard to adoption... The response was overwhelming! Here are 11 books that stood out in the conversation— 1. Adopted for Life (Russell Moore) Dr. Moore's book is apractical manifesto for…
If we truly believe everybody can do something to care for orphans, this means even our children have something to contribute. But, like most important life lessons, our kids must be taught that caring for the fatherless is an important task and that they have an important role. Here are…
The back-to-school mania has begun, and for some of us, we have anextra item on our to-do list: decide what to say (or not to say) to the school about our child's adoption. To be clear, just because ourchild was adopted doesn't mean we owe thatinformation to the…
So the weekend has arrived and you want to watch a movie. Why not watch one that is family-friendly and starts a conversation about adoption or foster care? After our first post featuring 5 Films About Adoption or Foster Care, you—our Lifesong audience—responded with your own creative recommendations. Here are 5.…
When we stepped into our season of adoption, we were a family of 3 with a recent experience of pregnancy loss--and hearts that had been amplified towards the fight for the unborn because of it. Adoption wasn’t a way to get a baby for our family, but a…