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What Is the Limit to God’s Provision?
My name is Christy. Growing up, my family went to the annual fundraiser for a local children's home, which made me aware of the great need of children without families. Adoption was something God placed on my heart from an early age and continued to remind me of…
When Grace Was Shaped Like Laundry | Tanzania Update
Two children we'll call "B" and "N" were living with their grandmother--a retired teacher--and they had a good life. But then the unthinkable happened. Their grandmother (and 6 other people in the family) were murdered by home invaders. The two children survived because they hid in a heap of dirty clothes.…
A Plea for Prayer in Ukraine
The older children become, the harder it can be to maintain their interest in Christian camps and discipleship programs. This is not abnormal, but it is a challenge the team in Ukraine faces daily as they seek to take the Gospel to kids in need. Bogdan, one of the faithful…
The Grit and Grace of a Failed Adoption
Our first adoption failed in-country. We found out the boy we had cared for over a 5-month period, who we had been introduced to as “Mama" and “Papa” and who had met our parents and family members who visited us in Nicaragua would be returning to his grandparents.…
Book Review: The Orphan, The Widow & Me
Few stories have as much potential to change the way we live as those where God redeems deep heartache for His glorious, eternal purposes. Such is the case with JT Olson's The Orphan, the Widow & Me. When 12-year-old JT became an orphan after a horrific accident, he couldn't possibly have…
How to Avoid Compassion Fatigue
Poverty. Refugee crisis. Foster care. Homelessness. Natural disasters. Orphan care. Sex trafficking ... The scope of today's personal and political crises is unprecedented. Everywhere we look, someone is hurting. Every time we turn on the T.V. we are bombarded with stories and images of people around the world who…
4 Years to the Minute | Family Friday
What a journey! We felt led to adopt back in November 2011, and for various reasons we quickly decided to pursue adoption from Haiti. At that time we believed that the finances would be the most challenging mountain to climb as we expected that the adoption would cost…
Wanted: More People to Help Kids Like Davison
For children sponsored in Zambia, attending school is a privilege, not a burden. In poverty-stricken communities like Kitwe, children are often left to fend for themselves while parents desperately search for ways to feed and care for the family. Without proper motivation, many children end up dropping out of school,…
The Best Decision We Made for Our Adoption
Guest post by Shannon Litton When it comes to marriage, we spend so much time getting ready for the wedding that we don't always do the hard work of preparing for the marriage itself. Adoption can be like that. We're so busy raising money and getting rooms ready…
One Thought that Gripped Our Hearts | Family Friday
When we began the process to adopt, we were overwhelmed at the thought of the cost (to say the least!) ... A good friend of ours, who is also an adoptive father, said that when he was adopting he had this thought: "I have a daughter in China…