Adoption was always a “some day” for us, but in March 2023, we took a leap of faith and started the process! Once we started researching countries we could adopt from, India, a country with an estimated 30 million orphaned […]
We desired to have a family when we got married. We have struggled with infertility and after attempting to conceive and losing several children to miscarriage, we felt that the Lord was calling us to something different. We grieved the […]
God writes the best adoption stories. Ours began generations ago when Brian’s grandmother was adopted, continued as we built our blended family with Brian’s daughter Bentley and our son Tate, and now He’s calling us to write the next chapter. […]
Before we were married, we knew we wanted to adopt, so it was always part of our plan. After we were married, God blessed us with two wonderful biological children. Then in 2013, He made it clear that it was time to begin the […]
Our adoption story is quite different this second time. We have felt the joys and the struggles of adoption, and God has revealed things in our hearts throughout this journey that we didn’t even know lived within us. In all […]
We are adopting from India! Why Adoption? We have each always wanted to adopt, but couldn’t quite put words to it until recently. We believe earthly adoption is a shadow of the adoption we have as sons and daughters into […]
Hello friends! We have kept this story kind of on the down low and given very little details, but we are in dire need of support and have made the decision that keeping quiet is not benefiting our girl at […]
We’re adopting! After 3 years of waiting to adopt an infant, we have decided to switch to a Texas-based adoption agency. New Life Adoptions is a smaller and much more personal agency, with only a handful of waiting families. However, […]
Hello, We are the Lentfers, and we live in the Twin Cities, Minnesota. We have been married for just over 18 years. In May 2020, in the middle of the pandemic, we started our first adoption journey. After over two […]
Hi! Thank you so much for viewing our story. God originally placed the calling for adoption on my heart about 5 years ago. Over time I discussed it with JT to see if it was something he could see us […]
Friends, we are adopting again! And, from South Korea (wow, God!!). We adopted our son, Rowen, from South Korea in 2021. In 2022, we were pregnant with our biological daughter. During that time, I felt the Lord tell us that […]
Our Story Our story is and continues to be a journey of faith in the middle of difficult circumstances. We have been constantly reminded of God’s faithfulness and hope that our story of perseverance and expectation can encourage you with […]