The Christmas season is about giving. There’s a tug on our heartstrings when the pastor asks us to buy a gift for a child that is less fortunate or adopt a family for Christmas. Maybe the child in that family is in an out-of-home placement, and their world looks different than last year. Walking the …
Adoption
As families prepare to support an adopted child, trauma-informed education and considering other perspectives are vital. The reality is that adopted children eventually grow up to be adults and will have their own experiences to share. So, how can adoptive families best raise and support their child? It is important to listen to adopted children …
There are many ways that the people of God can rally around those who feel a unique call to foster care and adoption.
Adoption won’t always move in a straight line, but it’s an outreach of immense importance and one that rests at the heart of the Gospel.
Simple gestures can go a long way to help a foster family.
Both the Old and New Testaments contain stories of adoption. Here are a few examples of God being glorified through adoption in the Bible.
The Reel Hope Project’s goal is to present children to potential families for who they are as a person. By creating unique, two-minute video reels, The Reel Hope Project gives children for adoption from foster care a chance to say, “This is the real me.”
Trauma impacts a child deeply. Trauma informed care equips foster and adoptive parents to help their children thrive.
There are approximately 6,000 children in foster care in Alabama. Learn how you can get involved.
Abuse and neglect affects a child’s belief system. But it is possible to reverse the effects through new words and experiences.
It is estimated that 45% of pregnancies are unplanned, leaving many women to wonder about the facts surrounding adoption vs. abortion.
Here are six common misconceptions surrounding the youngest children in the foster care system and six explanations to set the record straight.
Before entering foster care, Autumn didn’t believe she could have a personal relationship with Christ. That changed when she met her foster parents.
Caring for a child in foster care with medical complexities is a challenge. But it is always worth it.
If each church could raise up one foster family, we would be able to take all children in the foster system and place them in the care of a loving home.
May is National Foster Care Month. This is Jose Souza’s story of facing challenges after being adopted from foster care.
May is National Foster Care Month. This is Shreya Ramachandran’s story of finding hope and healing in Christ.
May is National Foster Care Month. This is Reuben Watson’s story of finding his worth in Christ after being adopted from foster care.
When facing an unexpected pregnancy, many wonder what to do next.
Nathan Ross knows firsthand the importance of preventing child abuse and neglect. This is what he wants others to understand.