Posts by Bethany Briley
Incorporating TBRI® in the Classroom
Trust-Based Relational Intervention® (TBRI) is designed to meet the relational and developmental needs of children and teens impacted by trauma as well as the needs of the parents and caregivers who are seeking to help them thrive and flourish. TBRI considers the whole child—his or her brain, biology, behavior, body, and beliefs—and provides parents and…
Read MoreGod’s Heart for Children
“For you formed my inward parts;you knitted me together in my mother’s womb.I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.”— Psalm 139:13-14 We serve a God who cares deeply for children who have been orphaned. Throughout Scripture, we see God’s compassion for the poor,…
Read MoreUnderstanding Health Insurance for Children Welcomed Home Through Adoption
Understanding how to navigate health insurance on behalf of your child can be challenging. Show Hope’s mission is to care for orphans by engaging the Church and reducing barriers to adoption. Those barriers include the financial barrier (addressed through Show Hope’s Adoption Aid grants), the medical barrier (addressed through Show Hope’s Medical Care grants), and…
Read More‘Twas the Night Before Giving Tuesday
‘Twas the night before Giving Tuesday when all through the land, Nonprofits were stirring with all they had planned. Of course, the Show Hope team was no exception, Giving Tuesday has been on our radar since its inception. With Mary Beth in her sweatshirt and I in my cap, We had settled in for a…
Read MoreWhat’s Next for Pause Campaign?
What would it look like for a group of students to put away distractions for seven days and focus on children who have been orphaned? This was the vision Show Hope had in the fall of 2016 when Pause Campaign (Pause) officially launched, with its aim of engaging students in the work to care for…
Read MoreHow to Support Adoptive and Foster Care Families in Your Church
We hope this list will be impactful for you on your journey. Here are 10 resources for adoptive and foster care families.
Read MoreThank You for 20 Years of Show Hope
Dear Show Hope Family, We love Christmas, and this time each year, we love to share about Show Hope’s annual Gifts of Hope campaign—it truly is one of our favorites! All month long, we’ll be sharing with you stories of hope from children and families who we—and you—have had the honor of journeying with over…
Read MoreFrom Our Executive Director
Dear Friends, And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.” — Luke 2:10-11 I recently read these familiar words,…
Read MoreBlessings Along the Way
We first introduced you to the Woller family, who were adopting from Burkina Faso, in April 2022 as one of the featured families of Show Hope’s 20/20 Campaign. Take a closer look at the Woller family and updates to their story. Amber and Matthew Woller have always felt led to adopt, after both having different…
Read MoreIn the Nick of Time
Three-year-old Thaddeus Turney, affectionately known as Thad, loves to laugh and get others to laugh with him. One of his favorite jokes is to say, “Knock, knock,” and proceed to giggle with no punchline. And if you ask his parents, Ashley and Justin Turney, they describe him as the biggest, happiest-go-lucky trickster. “For everything that…
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