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Connected to a Bigger Picture
Like you, we love hearing how God provides for waiting children and adoptive families. Where He leads, He provides. We received the following note from a family who received a matching grant and brought their precious little girl home from Nigeria. In Rachel's words— Adoption is much more…
How Your Church Can Support Adoption Today
Today, we're honored to partner with 454 churches and adoption fund partners whose goal it is to help bring children home. This network of adoption funds spans 44 states, and each one is passionate about reaching orphans globally and supporting adoptive families. Hear from one family who has…
Social Justice or the Gospel?
Abortion, human trafficking, immigration, orphan crisis, poverty, racial prejudice ... Daily, it seems, a new or heightened example of social injustice fills our news feed and leaves us echoing the words of Psalm 13, "How long, O Lord?" And while most Christians would say they care about people…
Exciting Resources for Orphan Sunday
Orphan Sunday is coming—the day Christians around the globe will stand together for the orphan—and since you have a heart for fatherless and vulnerable children, you are invited and encouraged to get involved. Take a look. November 11, 2018: One day. One voice. One purpose. Orphan Sunday is…
Trusting God’s Perfect Timing in Your Adoption
The path of adoption is often filled with mountains to cross. Thankfully, when you know the Mountain-Mover, you don’t have to walk alone. God is in the business of placing children into families. Even better, He rarely works alone, bringing his people alongside through prayer, financial and emotional…
5 Simple Ways to Make this School Year Great for Your Adopted Child
The start of school can be a time of anxiety for all young learners, but it can be especially tough for our adopted kids. Curious students will often ask awkward questions. Simple school projects can inadvertently bring up hard things from the past. “Are you adopted?” It’s a…
The Gift of Special Needs
The first 15 years of our married life, my husband was a pediatric physical therapist. He began his career at a small clinic on the north side of Chicago working for kids with special needs. His ease with kids was one of the things that made him good…
2018 Mid-Year Impact Report
We believe God calls us to care for orphans–and with you–we are reaching more than ever. God is using people like you to adopt, care, serve, and give to support orphans and vulnerable children through Lifesong. Take a look at what's happened in the first half of 2018.…
God Was Faithful Down to the Last Penny
We believe money should never be the reason a child doesn't have a family. Many families consider adoption, but for many the reason they don't start the journey is money. Today we share the testimony of a family's second adoption. We are so thankful for families who say…
6 Practical Ways Your Church Can Reach Orphans
We often get asked... "How can my church reach orphans?" "How can we start an orphan care ministry?" "What does it look like to care for the fatherless?" The answers can be so simple they make us think there must be more to it. We are each on a…