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It’s Time to Celebrate!
Outside the Walls has met a new milestone! As many as 153 million orphans world-wide are trapped in a cycle of hopelessness. Adoptive families all over the world wish to bring fatherless children into their family, however, finances often pose great obstacles or even cause good families to walk…
Hope Changes Everything | Guatemala Update
Enjoy this update from our Guatemala team-- Gabriella was just 4 years old when she remembers learning that her father was sick. "Well," she thought, "as long as he's stuck in bed, he won't be able to hit me." Gabriella had no idea how this sickness would affect…
$10,000 in Pocket Change | Family Friday
For many years, my wife and I have been talking about adopting a little girl from China. God finally put it on our hearts to begin the process in 2013 and we started to research the details of the adoption process. With an estimated total of $35-40,000 in…
An Open Letter to My Son’s Birthmother
To the woman who delivered the boy that I love: I know very little about you. I know how old you were when you gave birth, and I know a smattering of details related to your pregnancy. That’s it. Strange that I should know so little when you…
Church Under the Acacia Tree | Ethiopia Update
Enjoy this update from Ethiopia directors, Gary and Peggy Ifft, with Misgana Ministries-- Greetings from very hot Ziway. This time of the year is usually warmer, but nothing like what it is this year. The officials are blaming it on El Niño. The high temperatures each day range from…
Don’t Waste Your Infertility
Guest blog post from Courtney Reissig It's been a few months since we received the hard news. Our struggle with infertility would require more treatment before we are able to proceed with trying to get pregnant. Few things feel worse than waking up from surgery and hearing the…
Tie and Dye and Other Fun Skills | Liberia Update
Enjoy this update from our Liberia team-- Energy. Excitement. Learning. Life skills. Lifesong Liberia's vocational training is in high gear! Since its inception last summer, our vocational program has focused on practical instruction in several areas of study, including basic computer skills, tie and dye, and interior decoration. Students…
Empowered to Connect: 5 Valuable Take-aways
Editor's note: Several weeks ago the decision was made to publish a post at the conclusion of the Empowered to Connect Conference this past weekend (April 7-8). The conference was a success, and we returned to the daily grind with no idea that God would call Dr. Karyn…
A Light as Bright as Day | Ukraine Update
Enjoy this update from our Ukraine team-- We are on the finish line getting prepared for summer camps season. Still there are a lot of things to do, but it’s a blessed time for us. We are all looking forward to all camps that are coming up. Please…
The Big Hike: Putting Feet to Faith
Terry Smathers, like you, is an adoption advocate. In recent years God impressed on his heart to do more for the fatherless and vulnerable. Terry always dreamed of hiking the Appalachian Trail, the narrow 2,190-mile route that runs from Georgia to Maine. For years he envisioned taking the 5 million steps…