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  • Adopting From China (The Wests going East)

    Josh West
    Josh West Goose Creek, South Carolina

    While adoption has been on our hearts for a long while, given its nearness to the very heart of God, it was 6 years ago, while pregnant with our youngest, that we watched a Netflix documentary on orphans in China. […]

    $13,414 of $40,000
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  • Shipley Family Adoption

    Nicolette Shipley

    We are Michael and Nicolette Shipley. We’ve been married for nearly a decade and have one daughter.  Michael is a Captain in the US Army so we’ve had the opportunity to live all around the world. Adoption has been something […]

    $32,000 of $60,000
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  • The Emersons’ Adoption Journey

    Emerson
    Emerson Missouri City, Texas

    Even before we met, we both felt drawn toward the idea of adopting one day because of our faith. At the center of Christianity are hospitality and care for those in need, explicitly including orphans (Deut. 10:18, James 1:27).   […]

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  • Still Going Strong

    Rebecca Fort Riley, KS

      Who would have thought our adoption story would still be unfolding after almost two years? Yet here we are, blessed abundently by your gifts and God’s provision of wisdom and knowledge. Our process this time around looks a little […]

    $1,389 of $10,000
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  • The Stracke’s Adopt!

    Tyler Stracke Des Moines, Iowa

    The Announcement:  As we have grown together in marriage, so has our desire to start and build a family. Through much prayer and discernment, we are excited to make this announcement: WE WILL BE ADOPTING!  Since the beginning of our […]

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  • Post-adoption mental health care

    Michael Hart
    Michael Hart Killeen, Texas

    In 2013 we adopted our daughter from India. She had come from a very hard place. She was abandoned on the streets of New Delhi at age 2 and taken into an orphanage for over 2 years, where she had […]

    $16,695 of $76,000
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  • The Chisholm Family’s Infant Adoption

    Jillian Chisholm
    Jillian Chisholm Pepperell, Massachusetts

    Hi, we are the Chisholm’s and we are so excited to share with everyone that we are adopting a baby! Adoption is something that has been on our hearts for almost a decade. Even before we were married, Bret and […]

    $8,200 of $42,000
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  • Our Adoption from Colombia

    Sam and Allison Knaus Altavista, Virginia

    Adoption is beautiful not just because it gives a home to a child who needs it but also because it is a vivid picture of what has happened spiritually to every child of God (Gal. 4:4-7). Since we were first married, […]

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  • Bring Home Baby McGlathery #3

    Elizabeth McGlathery
    Elizabeth McGlathery Gallatin, Tennessee

    Baby McGlathery #3 is on the way and should be home in just a few short months! This is hopefully our last fundraiser!!!! If we raise $6,000 Lifesong is going to match that- bringing us to $12,000!!!! This past fall […]

    $1,245 of $6,000
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  • The Barker’s Adoption Journey

    Jennifer Barker
    Jennifer Barker Carthage, Missouri

     Our adoption story began about 6 years ago. My husband and I watched the 2016 film Lion, and I was moved not only to tears but to action. My heart broke at the thought of hundreds of thousands of orphan […]

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  • Ryan’s Road to Adoption

    Chelsea Ryan
    Chelsea Ryan Greensboro, North Carolina

    We have always known that adoption would a part of our story. Chelsea was adopted at a young age and has always had a heart for adoption. When both of us became believers we understood what it looked like for […]

    $37,087 of $35,000
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  • Baby Bazzel #2

    Matthew Bazzel
    Matthew Bazzel Lookout Mountain, Georgia

    We are excited to announce that the Lord has matched us with Edmund’s biological sibling! Baby Bazzel #2 is due at the end of August and will be just 10 months younger than Edmund. We are so excited and overwhelmed […]

    $3,365 of $90,000
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