Our family has had a heart for caring for vulnerable and at risk children long before we began pursuing adoption. We both have experienced the grace and love of Jesus and being adopted into God’s family, and we see adoption […]
Tiny’s story On April 26th 2018 we adopted our daughter, Avalon Adalia Martin (A.K. A Tiny Bug). I can say that not only was it an amazing blessing but the process was one of the hardest I’ve ever experienced. The […]
Dear Friends and Family, As many of you know, we are in the process of adopting our child from China through Lifeline Children’s Services. As we move closer to “gotcha day!”, we are thankful for the journey God has led […]
Adoption has always been part of our “Plan A”. During our engagement, we would talk about our vision for our family and we both expressed the desire for biological and adopted children. We were married in March of 2014 and immediately felt led to […]
We are pleased to announce to our family and friends that we adopting… AGAIN!! We have been awarded a $4,000 matching grant from Connection Point Church through Lifesong for Orphans. Every dollar donated up to $4,000 will be matched. We […]
A smile we have not yet seen…but God sees. A laughter we have not yet heard…but God hears. A face we have not yet beheld…but God beholds. A name we do not yet know…but God knows for His thoughts are […]
Listening to Adventures in Odyssey is one of our favorite past times on long road trips. We chuckle over Eugene’s mishaps and Mr. Whitaker’s life-lessons never get old! Our current trek through adoption is one of the greatest adventures in […]
I was in a small group years ago where a couple adopted two children and that initially sparked something in me. Fast forward a couple of years and then I became involved in an orphanage on the board of directors. I […]
Dear Family and friends, As 2020 comes to an end, and we welcome in a new year with joyful expectation, we wanted to share some updates from our family, including our adoption update, and a couple of photos. Like […]
We are in the process of trying to adopt this sweet girl, Rahama, from South Sudan. She was orphaned by the war as her entire family was killed in a raid on her village. She was left for dead, wrapped […]
I don’t know when the desire to adopt for me began, but I feel like it was always there. Even though I have lived in the same area my whole life, there has been wanderlust in my mind and heart and […]
In May 2016, God brought our family of 8 to Bridges of Faith, a ministry that hosts 10 Ukrainian orphans for a month, three times a year. As a family, God broke our hearts for orphans. We learned that:10% of Ukrainian […]