Posts by jmitchem
Hope for the Journey Conference 2022
Our inaugural Hope for the Journey Conference premiered April 9, 2021, with the aim of encouraging parents and caregivers meeting the everyday needs of children and to further resource churches in their endeavors to be beacons of hope and encouragement for families in their congregation and surrounding communities. One of our favorite parts of the…
Read MoreA Win for the Whole Adoption Community
Dear friends, In October of last year, upon receiving a Show Hope Medical Care grant, Kristin Link said, “What this grant does is provide hope. It’s a win for the whole adoption community.” Praying, sacrificing, and advocating for their son, Aaro, Kristin and her husband, Steven, stepped out in faith and applied for a Medical…
Read MoreWe SEE You
Dear friends, Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. But even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not, therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows. — Matthew 10:29–31 A year ago, we shared this passage…
Read MoreA Legacy of Love
How one adult adoptee is stepping into an adoption journey with her family In the spring of 1990, a plane carrying 5-month-old Chandra flew from Calcutta, India, and landed in Seattle, Washington. There, Chandra met her adoptive parents, Kenneth and Cynthia, and her brother, Shawn, for the first time. Fast forward some 31 years later,…
Read MoreMeet the Posey Family
“God taught us to trust him in entirely new ways as we pursued our precious son. He has shown us that no matter the challenges or the circumstances, he is good and for our good.” — The Posey Family You can be a part of helping change lives, like the Posey family, through this year’s…
Read MoreMeet the Malloch Family
Kacie Malloch has felt a desire to grow her family through adoption someday for as long as she can remember. She first shared these dreams with her husband, Brett, while they were high school sweethearts. Years later, as they struggled with infertility, Brett, too, began longing to see their family grow through adoption. “We discussed…
Read MoreMeet the Sewell Family
“Dear Daughter, As we sit to write this letter, our hearts are pounding with excitement and emotion. Your dad and I prayed from the early years of our marriage that God would, one day, allow us to adopt, and 10 years later, he is answering our prayer. We long to hold you in our arms,…
Read MoreMeet the Crocker Family
Early in their marriage, both Sarah and Ben Crocker believed they would—at least in part—grow their family through adoption one day. After a couple of years of unexplained infertility issues, the Crockers decided to embark on the adoption journey they felt God had been preparing them for since the early days of marriage. “We quickly…
Read MoreMeet the Madra Family
“[We realized] we do not have to wait until we feel some special calling to do things that God already said to do, like care for the orphans and widows,” Kalin said. “Why don’t we err on the side of action and move forward until God closes the door?” You can be a part of…
Read MoreMeet the Pugh Family
“From the beginning, my husband, Nathan, and I agreed that adoption would be part of our family’s journey. Looking back, though, we realize we were quite naïve regarding our perceived ‘best timing’ for adoption. We underestimated how our decision to surrender the formation of our family to God would meet with his mercies, directing every…
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