This past weekend, we were thrilled to welcome faithful donors and supporters to Show Hope’s 16th Annual Fellowship Weekend and Fundraising Banquet. Together, we gave thanks for and reflected on how deep the roots of the Show Hope tree have grown—and we dreamed of what is still to come as God continues to work in […]
On Giving Tuesday, Nov. 27, your gift to Show Hope will be doubled. Gifts to Show Hope help bring waiting children and loving families together. They help provide vital medical care to children at our Care Centers in China, and they provide practical, hope-filled resources to families. The impact of your gifts is truly immeasurable. […]
The following is an excerpt from Emily Chapman Richards’ address to attendees at our annual Fellowship Weekend Impact Spotlight program. Hope. To hope is to expect with confidence. On March 6, 1997, I wrote the following in my journal, “Tomorrow, I leave for Haiti. … I hope this experience will change my life. I also […]
Fellowship Weekend started in a barn. No, really. The first Fellowship Weekend was a small gathering at the Chapman family barn to celebrate how the work of Show Hope has made a difference in the lives of children. A few things have changed since then. For one, we don’t do this in a barn anymore. […]
This year’s Fellowship Weekend theme was “Greater Things.” We came together to celebrate all that has been done and what is yet to come. We believe that there truly are Greater Things in store for the movement to care for orphans. We’re so thankful for everyone who was a part of this weekend, whether in […]
Fellowship Weekend is a time to celebrate. It is a time to remember all that God has done—how his plan has exceeded anything we could have ever dreamed. When Mary Beth and Steven Curtis Chapman founded Show Hope in 2003, they dreamed of helping 100 children come home to loving families. Now, 13 years later, […]
Summer is finally here! That means one of everyone’s favorite activities, pool day, has arrived for the children at Maria’s Big House of Hope. The day started early with staff filling up the two inflatable pools of warm water outside of Maria’s. Many of the children at pool day this year had never been swimming […]
The orphan crisis can be shocking to learn about, especially as a child. Mallory Crain remembers being broken-hearted as a kid when she heard that there were children in the world who didn’t have a family. She knew she needed to do something about it. Mallory has lived with the desire to adopt since she […]
