Penwell Adoption Journey
We’ve been married for nine years. We first met in middle school at a week of summer camp, but we wouldn’t see each other again until we were in college, and it would be at that very same camp! Before […]
We’ve been married for nine years. We first met in middle school at a week of summer camp, but we wouldn’t see each other again until we were in college, and it would be at that very same camp! Before […]
We’re adopting again. It seems to be a tradition of ours to make plans only for them to be changed. In 2018, we completed our first adoption from China; a wonderful son who immediately fit right […]
(EDIT: Thank you all for helping us reach our fundraising goal!) Hello from Han and Eui! We are very excited to announce that we are adopting a boy from South Korea! It was always our desire to have children and […]
Our family is looking to expand from four to five! We are so excited to be starting our third adoption journey and thrilled to be able to share our story with you. We truly believe that God had a hand […]
My husband Jared and I have always shared the dream of adopting. While we have a biological son of our own, Edison, we dream to commit our family to loving an orphan and making them our son or daughter. We […]
Hi! Thank you for considering partnering with us in our adoption journey! It’s been a looonnnngggg almost 5 year process and we are weary but are trusting in the Lord’s sovereignty and waiting on His perfect plan. We started our homestudy […]
About 3 years ago, the Lord began to radically alter our desires and began to replace them with His desires. After a mission trip to Honduras and encountering some challenges in life, I (Kaylin) was faced with giving up the […]
It was Wednesday, July 14, 2021. I was at the Costco gas line when I received a text message….“Would you and Matthew be interested in adopting a Chinese baby boy with these symptoms” followed by a screenshot of various conditions. Within […]
Michael and Becca’s desire to become parents began way back in their “dating days”. Each have a strong connection with children, with Michael growing up with numerous young cousins and Becca being an elementary school teacher. When they married in […]
In 2015, Nicholas and I brought our daughter into the world. She was everything I’ve ever imagined and more. The love I have for her is perfect. We knew we wouldn’t be able to have biological children again after complications […]
Since the time we got married and began discussing children, adoption has always been on the table. As we felt the desire to grow our family, we prayed and asked if the time was right. After having 2 biological children, […]
Hey there – we’re the Colwicks (Kevin, Callie and Kenzi) and we are adopting! We started the adoption process last year and we are home study approved and are waiting to be matched with a birth mother. Thank you for […]