Posts by Bethany Briley
How to Choose an Adoption Agency
One of the first choices you will make in adoption is choosing an agency. While some families choose to pursue adoption through an attorney or consultant, most prospective adoptive parents work directly through a licensed, child-placing agency. Here’s what to look for as you choose an adoption agency: Look for Hague Accreditation It is important…
Read MoreBefore You Apply for a Show Hope Medical Care Grant
At Show Hope, we recognize that bringing your child home is not the end of your adoption journey. In fact, it is really just the beginning. In a desire to continue journeying well with families, Show Hope’s Medical Care grants help reduce both financial and medical barriers to adoption. Ranging from $7,000-$10,000, these grants can…
Read MoreI Want to Give Them All the Money for All the Things by Mary Beth Chapman
I say it almost every time we sit to review applications for Show Hope’s Medical Care grants: “I want to give them all the money for all the things!” And I mean it. If you could sit in one of those meetings—if you could read the stories and see what these families are carrying—I believe…
Read MoreBefore You Apply for a Show Hope Adoption Aid Grant
Show Hope adoption grants address one of the primary barriers standing between waiting children and families—the rising cost of adoption. Today, Adoption Aid grants range from $8,000 to $12,000, covering approximately 25% to 35% of total costs. Before even opening the Show Hope Adoption Aid application, spend a few minutes gathering everything you’ll need. Here…
Read MoreFueling Your Heart
Lily Catlett has been connected to Show Hope for almost her entire life. Now a senior in high school, Lily was born in China and spent time at Maria’s Big House of Hope. Lily was adopted at 2 years old and has since attended every Care Centers reunion hosted by Show Hope. At the most…
Read MoreLong Hollow Church: The Sky’s the Limit
Orphan care is more than a mission for Joey Watson and his wife, Kellyn. For them, he said it’s a calling. “We’ve been adoptive parents now for over a decade and have handled a lot of behaviors and trauma that comes with that,” Joey said, “Our youngest son has special needs, and so we have…
Read MoreHe Will Provide
Elizabeth and Jon McGlathery stepped into adopting their third son, Noah, knowing he lived with medical needs. They said the possibility of receiving a Show Hope Medical Care grant madethe financial weight of their yes feel a bit lighter. “We felt clearly the Lord called us to grow our family solely through adoption, and we…
Read MoreRight Where I Belong
Mackenzie Johnson grew up in a large family. She is one of 10 siblings, and she is no stranger to the beautiful and hard things about adoption. Her two younger sisters are adopted, and her family fostered many others before them. “I understood from a young age that for a variety of reasons, not all…
Read MoreStill … Speechless
From Our Executive Director … Dear friends, As we move into summertime and wind down another fiscal year (which ends June 30), can I just say, There is so much to celebrate in the life of Show Hope!!!? Mary Beth and Steven wrote about approaching the milestone of impacting 10,000 children with a Show Hope…
Read MoreA Letter From Our Founders
Dear Friends, Twenty-three years in, and the work of Show Hope … the stories … the families … they still leave us Speechless. That God chose us to plant a seed that would grow into a flourishing tree is so humbling. The mission of Show Hope is rooted in the conviction that every child deserves…
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