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mother robin

Posted by jennifer benson schuldt on October 23rd, 2012 | 11 responses
Thousands of Indonesian women refer to Robin Lim as “Mother Robin” because she helped them through pregnancy and childbirth. Without her care and access to the clinics she established, the women wouldn’t have been able... read more »

at His Word

Posted by tom felten on August 2nd, 2012 | 3 responses
It goes without saying that Katie Davis is an exceptional young woman. At just 19 years old, she began serving needy children in Uganda—leaving behind the creature comforts of America. And now, at 22, her work—Amazima... read more »

let them come

Posted by marvin williams on July 26th, 2012 | 3 responses
I recently read of a restaurant owner who instituted a policy that wouldn’t have been well liked by Jesus. Instead of letting young children dine at his restaurant, he announced he was banning little ones under 6 years old... read more »

rescued

Posted by regina franklin on July 21st, 2012 | one response
One of the young women in my Bible study group shared with me that an acquaintance of hers had just found out she was pregnant from a one night stand. The pregnant woman had scheduled an appointment for an imminent abortion.... read more »

waiting to adopt

Posted by roxanne robbins on March 23rd, 2012 | one response
Few things are as beautiful as witnessing an orphaned child’s transformation when he or she is adopted into a loving and nurturing home. Each time I see a parentless boy or girl move from a state of starvation to good... read more »

all in the family

Posted by roxanne robbins on October 3rd, 2011 | 5 responses
In his poignant article, Abba Changes Everything: Why Every Christian Is Called To Rescue Orphans, author and adoptive parent Russell D. Moore writes: “I was at first reluctant to adopt, because I assumed an adopted child... read more »

child guide

Posted by sheridan voysey on August 19th, 2011 | 12 responses
According to UNICEF, 4 million newborns die each year within their first month of life and 8.8 million die before their first birthday. Nineteen million infants in the developing world are born underweight and 148 million... read more »

spirit of adoption

Posted by an odj community member on July 23rd, 2011 | no responses
Romans 8:14-17: For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God. So you have not received a spirit that makes you fearful slaves. Instead, you received God’s Spirit when he adopted you as his own children. Now... read more »

answers to prayer

Posted by tom felten on July 7th, 2011 | 10 responses
Two answers to prayer. Two perfect answers. The first came after many of us had prayed for a young adopted girl from Ethiopia. Before she was adopted, tests showed that she was HIV positive. After her adoption, however,... read more »

wanted

Posted by winn collier on April 27th, 2011 | 10 responses
Two weeks ago, our friends traveled to Ethiopia to meet and bring home their newly adopted daughter. For a couple of years, our friends have prayed for little Lilia, saved thousands of dollars to pay the adoption expenses,... read more »
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