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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 | 3 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 »

unplanned

Posted by tom felten on November 24th, 2010 | 15 responses
At 17, she was in the midst of a brief season of rebellion. One night, instead of staying at a friend’s house, as she had told her parents, she went to a party thrown by a guy in his twenties. Although drinking and... read more »

November 15, 2010

Posted by Today's Conversation on November 15th, 2010 | one response
How have you and your church family been involved in adoption? What have you learned in the process? ... read more »