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From Sister to Mom: A Life Marked by Adoption
A single adoption journey impacts so many lives. Our minds often go to a child who was adopted or parents who brought a child home. But the following letter that was sent to our office recently proves that one life touches many... including a sister. Brigitta's parents' willingness…
In the Battle to Adopt…
Guest post from the Stoll family, Lifesong fundraising support recipients. We first entered the adoption process in the midst of deep grief and loss. We'd just returned to the U.S. from serving as missionaries in Ethiopia due to the country's unrest. And we'd just buried my mother-in-law…
The 2020 Year in Review!
What a year. 2020 could have been absolutely devastating for the thousands of children we serve around the world... But God is faithful! He's used gifts from people like you to help hundreds of Christian families adopt, to bring Gospel-centered care to over 16,000 vulnerable kids in 13…
Adoption Changed My Life: Thoughts from a Board Member
Bob Hoerr is a husband, father, grandfather, and has served as Board Chairman & CEO of his family's commercial construction businesses for the past 25 years. He also serves on the Lifesong board of directors. He writes— Nearly 16 years ago, I entered into what has become…
How Reaching Orphans Begins with You
Friend, reaching orphans begins with you. To be sure, caring for orphans, meeting the needs of the vulnerable, and finding families for the fatherless is first and foremost God's work. He initiates and He sustains. But God often accomplishes this work through people like you. Whether you adopt, care,…
7 Miracles, 1 Adoption
While going through the process of adopting their daughter, Corey & Holly made a point to list out some of the main ways they saw God at work. The end result was a beautiful collection of miracles that, if not recorded, may have gone unnoticed or been forgotten.…
Why Adoptive Families Need Community (AKA You)
Guest post by Renaut van der Riet (pictured above) The Gospel compelled my wife Brooke and I to get involved in reaching children from hard places, in bringing children who didn't belong into belonging spaces. We were inspired, we were ready, we were gonna go do it, we had…
They Said “Yes” & Left the Rest Up to God
Adoption & foster care advocate Jason Johnson once said, "There's never a perfect time to foster or adopt. Just a lot of reasons to say YES despite the many reasons to say NO." It's easier said than done. But saying the difficult YES to adoption can have a profound…
How God Led One Family to Adopt a Daughter with Down Syndrome
Adoption is complicated. To an outsider, it might seem like families choose to complicate it even further by adopting a child with special needs. But here's a look at one family's perspective... When we first started the adoption process, we pursued infant domestic adoption. While waiting for a match,…
What’s in a Name?
From a huge miracle (avoiding a historical pandemic) to tiny, precious details (a nickname at the orphanage), God showed up in amazing ways to bring little Joshua home to his permanent family. His mom, Crystal, shared with the Lifesong team... "We saw God most clearly work through the…