For years Gladys and I talked about adoption and our desire to love a child that might otherwise never know love. We have 4 homegrown boys, yet our family has felt incomplete for a while. Our children have been longing […]
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 […]
We are so excited to be growing our family through adoption again! Our beautiful daughter, Zara, joined our family in 2013 when we adopted her from Uganda. She has been such a gift and joy to our lives and she […]
We are the Mayes’s! We are a family of 5 (currently). We were married in 2005. Our family grew as we had three wonderful children, Ariana, Wesley and Eden. Nathan, the weird and sometimes annoying husband, was adopted from South […]
We are the Lovejoy family and we are thrilled to be bringing home a little girl from India! Adoption has always been a part of our conversation. From the beginning, when we considered building our family, the topic would rise […]
Hello Family and Friends, Most of you know that we have been on a journey for about 18 months to adopt from Colombia. We are matched with a beautiful little boy, who currently lives with a foster family in Bogota. […]
Dear Family and Friends, We are incredibly excited to share that we are officially matched with our precious Ya-Lin! She is a beautiful 13-year-old girl from Taiwan, and we are thrilled that we get to be her FOREVER family. Our […]
As many of you know, for the past six months, we have been working with Bethany Christian Services to adopt a young child. We appreciate your support as we continue through this journey! STRIPE charges an online processing fee […]
Our Journey to Adoption: We have been open to the idea of adoption for a long time. At its core, we believe that God has a special care for orphans and over the years, He has been stirring in our […]
From early on in our conversations about family, we both expressed a desire to adopt. Justin grew up with an adopted younger brother, and his father was adopted by his step dad when he was very young. There was a […]
Even before marrying, both of us felt God putting the possibility of growing our family through adoption on our hearts. We have been fortunate to witness & celebrate several close friends walk through the process, seeing the Lord redeem stories of brokenness by […]
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 […]