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Convinced You Can’t Afford Adoption? Meet These 2 Families.
So you're thinking about adoption. But the steep fees, piles of paperwork, and endless unknowns seem to contradict your better judgment. And then there are the fees—how on earth does anyone ever afford adoption? Consider this teaching from Martin Luther King, Jr. when sharing on the parable of…
How God Is Using Goats (Yes, Goats!) in Tanzania
Thank you for loving our kids inTanzania through child sponsorships, giving, and praying.You are making an difference. Here's a fun update from our team— Goats are a valued part of Tanzanian culture. For more than two centuries, they have been raised for food and milk. The meat is…
“We Knew Right Away He Would Be Our Son”
Guest post from Matt & Andrea, Adoptive Parents and Lifesong Matching Grant Recipients Over five years ago, we felt strongly that our family wasn’t complete. But for three years, we struggled with infertility and loss. Over the last year, the topic of adoption kept coming up in the…
Should We Help Other Countries Before Our Own?
No question about it, here in the United States, people need our help. Adults are scared. Kids are hungry. Families are hurting. So it's easy—even justifiable—to think we should limit our concern and our resources to the needs right here in the U.S. Some might even argue it's…
How Good Friday Is for Broken and Hurting Parents
The reality of life in a broken world is that we see pain everywhere we look. And perhaps nowhere is pain more poignant than in the lives of hurting children. We see suffering in broken homes, overpacked orphanages, and CPS offices. We watch its devastating effects in hateful outbursts,…
Exciting Update | Haiti Deaf Academy
"Who is my neighbor?" In Luke 10, a religious man asks Jesus this question. Jesus answers with the familiar parable about the Good Samaritan who showed mercy to the man in need. At the end of the story, Jesus says,Go and do likewise. Throughout the Bible, we see…
Gethsemane: Where Healing Begins
In 2014, an adoptive mom moved our audience by candidly sharing her family's experience with post-adoption trauma. Today, her words still resonate deeply. Enjoy this special guest post from the Lifesong Blog archives… I sat on the hallway floor in the dark. I was hugging my knees which…
Does God Have a Plan for Kids Like Joel?
Thank you for praying for orphaned and vulnerable kids around the world. We're thankful to share a recent update from Addisyn Lopez and our team in Guatemala— They didn't expect Joel* to survive. The day I picked up Joel's frail little body in the hospital and held…
Powerful Advice for Your Adoption
In 2019, Brandon and Kathryn brought home their daughter from China with help from a Lifesong matching grant. And in the process, they received some powerful advice. In Kathryn's words... When God opened our eyes and our hearts to the little girl across the ocean who would…
Life Touching Life: Bupe’s Story
Despite her bright smile, Bupe has known more than her share of heartache. At just 10 years old, Bupe's dad died, leaving her mom to care for four kids in Zambia. As a result, Bupe and her family had a hard time putting food on the table. And…