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Gap Year Program Makes for a Bright Future | An Update from Zambia
Joseph stands outside of the Gap Year Program center. For many years, Joseph believed the only person that really loved him was his mom. His father died before he was born. So after his mother passed away when he was just a child, Joseph was devastated. His grandparents…
Win a Trip to CAFO2023 Summit!
Join us for an unforgettable gathering of a growing movement. On September 20–22, thousands of orphan care, foster care, and adoption advocates from around the world will meet in Oklahoma City for the CAFO2023 Christian Alliance for Orphan Summit. The theme: Unhurried: Living with the Long View. An…
First Time Praying with Peers | An Update from Uganda
Sarah smiles and is filled with joy as she plays with the other children in her class. When 10-year-old Sarah* came to live at the boarding school in Uganda, she spent the first two months on the sidelines watching the other children play. Since then, her demeanor has…
Broken & Beautiful: An Adoption Story
Isaiah holds his father's hand. From the beginning of their marriage, Nathan and Jennie knew they wanted to adopt. For Nathan, the journey was deeply personal. Adopted from South Korea at the age of 2 and a half, he understood firsthand how adoption is a mosaic of broken…
How a Matching Grant Was God’s Faithfulness to Our Family
When we decided to grow our family through adoption, we knew we wanted to pursue an adoption from Asia. However, as we started looking into different programs, the adoption fees seemed beyond our ability. We ultimately came to the decision to spend our entire savings and trust that…
Building Homes So the Next Generation Can Thrive | An Update from Haiti
Welcome Home Haiti employees enjoy lunch together. Roudelin and his family rented a one-room house made of mud and sticks. He lived there with his wife and their baby girl until Welcome Home Haiti built them a new home. Roudelin's home before Welcome Home Haiti built his family…
Here’s to the Dads
Words by mom, blogger, and Lifesong grant recipient Cady Driver All images are of Lifesong families Here's to the husband, who realized a life shift when he heard the sniff, saw the screen glow turned his way, heard the question... "Babe, look at this. Can we? Should we?…
Fatherless and the Father Who Never Fails: Sam’s Story
Sam always knew he wanted to be a teacher. So even as a young boy living at home with his mom and sister, he would gather his friends in the village to teach them English and Khmer, the official language of Cambodia. His dream: to show God's love…
A Warm Meal Goes a Long Way | An Update From Liberia
A warm meal can minister powerfully to the children we serve in Liberia who might otherwise go hungry. Many of them receive only one meal per day in the evenings, because their families can’t afford to feed them more. The vast majority of students in Liberia go to…
How Much Does It Cost to Adopt a Child?
"What does it cost to adopt a child?" And another similar question: Why does it cost to adopt a child? We often hear questions like these. And they're good questions. Multiple factors and safeguards exist to help children who need families come into safe, loving, equipped homes. And…