Adoption Aid
Meet the Neff Family
Before they were married, Lauren and Jared Neff felt God leading them to someday grow their family through adoption. After the birth of their second child, they considered beginning the adoption process but felt God leading them to wait and try for a third biological child. “Our third son was born deaf,” Lauren shared, “which…
Read MoreMeet the Summers Family
Adoption may not seem like your typical first-date conversation topic, but it was for Katie and Taylor Summers. “Both of us have always had a heart to care for children in need, especially children without a loving home,” Katie said. “So when the time came for us to start growing our family, we naturally leaned…
Read MoreOn Show Hope’s Use of Statistics About Children Who Have Been Orphaned
Since 2003, following a vision set forth by our Founders, Mary Beth and Steven Curtis Chapman, Show Hope has had the honor and privilege of serving children who have been orphaned by engaging the Church and reducing barriers to adoption. We work to reduce the financial barrier to adoption through our Adoption Aid program by…
Read MoreThank You From the Newland Family
Seven years ago we had a big idea. The cost of adoption was on the rise, but families continued to answer the call to adopt, and Show Hope was facing a funding gap. With more qualified grant applicants than Adoption Aid funding available, we launched a new campaign, asking you to help us close that…
Read MoreCOVID-19 and Its Impact on Children
It has been two years, this month, since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. While the immediate effects have certainly and tragically been known, we have yet to begin fully grasping the long-term or lasting effects of COVID-19. As we consider the impacts on countries, societies, economies, political structures, and the…
Read More5 Helpful Adoption Resources
Whether you are considering adoption as a means for expanding your family, in the midst of the adoption process itself, or have welcomed home a child(ren) through adoption, you are not alone on this journey. Perhaps you need insight on the most basic questions about adoption or maybe you are researching opportunities in regard to…
Read MoreThe Best Job in the World
Since 2006, I have had the privilege of assisting families in the process of adopting children. Nothing gives me greater joy than to read their stories, answer their questions, grieve with them in their disappointments, and rejoice with them when their children finally come home. For so many of the families, their greatest concern is…
Read MoreMeet the Rockey Family
Meet the Rockey family. Show Hope has had the privilege of partnering with them on their adoption journey. First, their oldest daughter, Brielle, received care at one of the Show Hope-supported Care Centers in China. The youngest daughter, Korra, came home with the help of a Show Hope Adoption Aid grant just over two years…
Read MoreMeet the Haglers
To hear the judge declare him ours took all the waiting and the months of having him with us and solidified it all. He was home. In April 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic began changing the world as we knew it, Rachel and Matt Hagler started the process to adopt domestically. A year later, the…
Read MoreReal Families, Real Impact
Every month, thousands of people help make Show Hope’s Adoption Aid grants possible through their sponsorship support. Along with their giving, Show Hope sponsors are invited to follow the adoption journeys of some of the families being impacted, so they can come alongside them in prayer. Families like the Jameses, who we first introduced you…
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