Posts by Bethany Jones
A Letter From Show Hope’s Executive Director
Dear Friends, At this time last year, we were seeing significant growth in Show Hope’s Adoption Aid grants—a growth, to be honest, that we had not anticipated. We saw those needs growing, and you stepped up, again, to ensure we were able to reduce the financial barrier to adoption. As a result, we had the…
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With a live Mariachi band in the background and chips and salsa on the table, Naomi and Tray Strawhorn began sketching architectural plans on a white napkin—plans to expand their two-bedroom, one-and-a-half bathroom home to make room for three siblings. At the time, the Strawhorns were foster parents to a 5-year-old boy, named James. His…
Read MoreThe Dyer Family Story
“You are partnering with them as much as you are parenting them. One of the things that TBRI taught us is to make sure you’re being their coach, not their warden.” The Dyer Family This year, through Show Hope’s Hope for the Journey resource, we were honored to share Heather and Graham Dyer’s journey with…
Read MoreThe Link Family Story
We have so many ways that these funds can help Aaro in this season, and I only feel empowered to be able to advocate for him fully and to provide the very best for him in this medical and developmental journey. The Link Family We introduced you to Kristen, Steven, and Aaro Link back in…
Read MoreMeet the McGlathery Family
We are the McGlathery family from Tennessee. We are advocates [for children who have been orphaned] and parents who have grown our family through adoption. We firmly believe that if the Lord calls you to adopt, he will provide. The Lord has used Show Hope to answer prayers for both of our adoption journeys, and…
Read MoreThe Most Incredible Journey
When Taylor and TJ Mauldin welcomed home their daughter, Lizzy, from India in 2020, they knew she had a long medical road ahead of her, but they never anticipated what would ultimately become her diagnosis. Lizzy was born with hip contractures, knee issues, and bilateral clubbed feet, a condition the Mauldins had already experienced with…
Read MoreMeet the Fain Family
“The first 12 months of our adoption process were filled with paperwork, interviews, fingerprints, documentation, letters, references, trainings, education, home inspections, translations, notaries, medical and psychological evaluations … the list went on and the needle was always moving. Every task brought us one step closer to our son, and we could physically measure our progress…
Read MoreMeet the Perrott Family
This month, we invite you into the stories of families like the Perrotts—families waiting to welcome home their children through adoption. With the cost of adoption ranging between $25,000 and $50,000, this is simply outside the reach of most families. But Show Hope. For 20 years now, through the help of a Show Hope Adoption…
Read MoreMeet the Murphy Family
“It is hard to put into words how much the Show Hope Adoption Aid grant means to us. We would not be able to pursue adoption without the generosity of others. The barrier between what we felt like God was calling us to and us actually being able to do it financially felt so massive.…
Read MoreA Moment with Mary Beth Chapman
The minute Shaoey was placed in my arms, I got it. As we welcomed her into our family through the miracle of adoption, I was confronted with my own adoption story. I finally understood what God did for me. He adopted me too, and nothing is going to separate me from that adoption. It was…
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