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Count Down to Orphan Sunday with Us!

On Sunday, November 10, thousands of men and women across the globe will observe Orphan Sunday by standing with 1 voice for 1 purpose. To... Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed. (Psalm 82:3) While caring for orphans should always…

How to Pray about Adoption

Prayer is easily one of our best and most underutilized tools. It's not because we don'twantto pray. Nor is it because we don't believe prayer is powerful. Sometimes we simply don't knowwhatto pray. Life—and specifically adoption—can get really complicated, so sometimes we end up making vague requests or…

4 Reminders About Poverty

In the fight against poverty, we can become so focused on treating the symptoms that we forget to address its underlying cause. Here are 4 reminders to realign your thinking. 1. God didn't intend this world to be filled with poverty. In the book of Genesis, we see…

Rescued & Redeemed: Davis’ Adoption Story

While serving as missionaries in Uganda, Daryn & Brooke felt called to foster a newborn boy. His circumstances worsened and led to his need for adoption. But as a family of six living on fundraised support, Davis' adoption was financially impossible. In Brooke's words— "In 2013, Lifesong…

Something Needs to Change | David Platt

"Something needs to change!" David Platt's vulnerable new book, Something Needs to Change: A Call to Make Your Life Count in a World of Urgent Need takes you along on a journey through the Himalayan mountains where Platt witnesses urgent physical and spiritual need. He then wrestles with hard questions…

Cooking for a Cause: Chef’s Table Indy

On Tuesday, Sept. 24, a crowd of Lifesong advocates and eight of Indy’s top chefs gathered at the beautiful Biltwell Event Center in Indianapolis for Chef’s Table­—a unique tasting event hosted by and benefitting Lifesong for Orphans. Nearly 200 guests filled the Biltwell to taste 16 gourmet dishes,…

Give Until It Hurts

Mother Theresa famously said, "Give until it hurts." God is the ultimate giver, and He gave us the ultimate gift–adoption into His family. But this gift came at the ultimate cost–the death of His only Son. In adoption, we truly find one of the greatest demonstrations of giving. It…