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What Is a Home Study?
I have been a licensed social worker practicing in international adoptions for over 6 years now, and Imust confess that I absolutely LOVE paperwork! However, I recognize that I am probably in the minority. I tell families that the beginning of the adoption process might feel like you…
Connections That Led to Confidence
God often calls adoptive families to extreme lengths. And sometimes, because choosing the hard road is so contrary to our human nature, it's easy to fall prey to doubts and concerns. But God, who became fully human for us, knows every one of those doubts and concerns. And…
It Was Instant Love
Love at first sight. It's the stuff of fairy tales and romantic comedies... right? Believe in it or not, nearly all parents talk about this feeling. When their son or daughter is born, many birth parents mention the instant love they had for their child. And the same…
The Orphan & the Widow
Those involved in orphan care and adoption often quote James 1:27– "Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world." And for good reason! It's an…
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…
More Than a Commandment
Awareness leads to action. Discovery leads to doing. Once Ronald and Tonya became aware of China's one-child policy, they felt moved to someday take action and adopt a little girl from China. Years later, when they discovered The Bamboo Project (an effort of Bethany Christian Services to find…
“You Picked Me!”
Adoption is a beautiful picture of the Gospel. We were lost and God found us. We were orphaned and He gave us a home. Adopting families often realize these parallels in the most profound ways. Courtney and Trey, a family of ours who received a matching grant, are…
Surviving Motherhood: 7 Thoughts from Fellow Moms
Mom, we see you. We know about the fearful thoughts, the unseen tears, and the wordless prayers. We see you, and we praise God for you. Last year a group of 14 fellow adoptive moms from around the country got together to write a book because they want…
Reached from Outside Their Walls
Every truth, promise, and commission from God's Word applies to each member of His Church. So it comes as no surprise that, even when they don't know each other, believers across the world support one another for God's cause. When Chad and Mandy knew they were called to…
Their Church’s Support & a Debt-Free Adoption
We believe the Church is the solution to orphans' needs. So when a family in a local church body adopts, it not only demands prayer and sacrifice from that family but from their church, as well. With a little encouragement from a Lifesong matching grant, Joseph and Jessica's…