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Why Spend the Money to Adopt? | Family Friday
Ken, a new adoptive dad, sent us a letter that we posted on our Lifesong bulletin board. We'd like to share it with you. Why do families go to such great expense to adopt children? Some would say it's to avoid an "unfulfilling life." I know parents for whom adoption has…
Never Easy. Always Worth It. | Family Friday
We had already received guardianship of two former foster sisters and thought we had done our part as Christians for orphan care when God brought across our path a picture of an 11-year-old Chinese girl. After looking up her file and seeing how many orphans needed a home,…
A Word to Waiting Families | Family Friday
We have had adoption in our DNA since before we met or married. As singles, Peter and I had the desire in our hearts to, yes, have biological children if the Lord provided in that way, but also to grow our future family through adoption! And when we…
Perfect Timing | Family Friday
Our adoption was a little nuts. We had been waiting for about 6 months to be matched with a domestic birthmom, expecting the process to go pretty slowly once we were chosen. Amazingly, our adoption began and ended VERY quickly. We had some money saved, but not enough…
Adoption: One Man’s Extraordinary Effort
All believers are called to care for the fatherless. Most of us would readily agree, but so often it's hard to know what to do or how we can meet the needs of these precious children. One man from West Virginia took this truth to heart and found a creative way…
How to Raise $11,000 | Family Friday
Finances and paperwork are two of the greatest hurdles for adopting families. Brian and Rebecca found this to be true. In their words ... We were towards the end of our adoption journey when a friend, who was also a pastor of a church, told us about their Lifesong matching…
The Last 2 Seats | Family Friday
When we started the adoption process we really had no idea where all the money was coming from. It was one of my personal reasons for not considering it for a long time. The cost was nearly an entire year’s worth of salary. We are on the low…
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…
$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…
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…