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From an Orphanage to the Olympics: Meet Kai Owens
Photo credit: Rick Bowmer/AP Kai Owens is a skiing prodigy. At just 17 years old, she's one of the world's best female mogul skiers, and this week, she'll compete in the Beijing Olympics, her razor-sharp vision set on winning gold for Team USA. But this trip to China…
Bigger Than Us: Dan and Allison’s Story
Dan and Allison thought their family was complete. They had three great biological kids. Everyone was healthy and happy. What more could they want? Then one day while she was at home, God abruptly stopped Allison in her tracks and prompted her to consider adoption. She was on board,…
A Decade-Long Dream
Though the decision to adopt isn't quick or easy, the call to adopt is usually clear. And whether it takes days or a decade from being led to adopt until the adoption is finalized, God is faithful every step of the way. Adoptive dad Casey, recently wrote this…
More Than a Commandment
Awareness leads to action. Discovery leads to doing. Once Ronald and Tonya became aware of China's one-child policy, they felt moved to someday take action and adopt a little girl from China. Years later, when they discovered The Bamboo Project (an effort of Bethany Christian Services to find…
From a Church Fund to China
In February 2017, we were matched with a precious little 3-year-old boy in Harbin, China. We were full of nerves and excitement until the moment we could finally meet him. As he walked into the conference room where we waited, all of our fears and nerves were replaced…