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3 Things to Consider: Answering Questions about Our Kids
Insensitive comments from people who are unfamiliar with children from hard places are nothing new in the adoption community. Here are 3 things to consider when talking about the children in our care: 1. Whether or not we are speaking to our children, we are speaking to our children.…
Why Spend the Money to Adopt? | Family Friday
Ken, a new adoptive dad, sent us a letter that we posted on our Lifesong bulletin board. We'd like to share it with you. Why do families go to such great expense to adopt children? Some would say it's to avoid an "unfulfilling life." I know parents for whom adoption has…
What We Call Our Kids: A Gentle Plea for Tact
5 years ago today, my husband and I met our son for the first time. He was wearing a girl's shirt and receiving a breathing treatment when I first laid eyes on him. Truthfully, I needed the oxygen at that moment. He took my breath away and has continued to do…
Never Easy. Always Worth It. | Family Friday
We had already received guardianship of two former foster sisters and thought we had done our part as Christians for orphan care when God brought across our path a picture of an 11-year-old Chinese girl. After looking up her file and seeing how many orphans needed a home,…
Water Is Life | Liberia Update
A New Venture for Lifesong Liberia. Lifesong Liberia has started a new business! A new venture named Lifesong Water was recently launched in Monrovia, where there is great need for purified drinking water. Lifesong Water is helping meet that need, while providing production and marketing training for some of…
Moving Day! | Bolivia Update
It was moving day in Bolivia. Both the Boys' and the Girls' homes moved into new houses this month. There was an amazing property that became available for the boys, who have been looking for more space for a year, and the homeowner also had a family member…
Your Invitation to a Graduation | Ethiopia
Lifesong schools exist to prepare students--mentally and spiritually--to launch into the world. So it would seem appropriate at the end of a school year to reflect on the goodness of God. At the end of the school year, each of the three Lifesong school campuses in Ethiopia has its own…
How Camp Is Changing Lives in Ukraine
Endless laughter, sunkissed faces, lifelong friends... With summer officially underway, camps here in the U.S. and around the world are in full swing. At Lifesong Ukraine, staff and children are in the midst of their busy camp season. These 5- to 7-day camps include studying the Bible, playing games, hiking outdoors, and singing around…
A Word to Waiting Families | Family Friday
We have had adoption in our DNA since before we met or married. As singles, Peter and I had the desire in our hearts to, yes, have biological children if the Lord provided in that way, but also to grow our future family through adoption! And when we…
Perfect Timing | Family Friday
Our adoption was a little nuts. We had been waiting for about 6 months to be matched with a domestic birthmom, expecting the process to go pretty slowly once we were chosen. Amazingly, our adoption began and ended VERY quickly. We had some money saved, but not enough…