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Meet the Rockey Family
Meet the Rockey family. Show Hope has had the privilege of partnering with them on their adoption journey. First, their oldest daughter, Brielle, received care at one of the Show Hope-supported Care Centers in China. The youngest daughter, Korra, came home with the help of a Show Hope Adoption Aid grant just over two years…
Read MoreLet’s SEE Where Hope Goes
It’s a powerful thing … hope. Like a seed planted deep within, hidden from the eye … you know it is there … you tend to it … you care for it … trusting that, one day, your dream will burst with life. Together, we dreamed … what if we could help 100 families forever…
Read MoreA Transformational Experience
What began as a sixth-grade geography lesson on Eastern Asia ended with a class of middle school students mobilized to care for children who had been orphaned. While that may seem like a stretch for most, for those of us who belong to Christ, we know “with God all things are possible” (Matthew 19:26). Having…
Read MoreI Get It Now
I came to Show Hope, a little more than three years ago, to serve as the Director of Communications. At the time, I was a little “green,” but I had a desire and humility to learn and grow. Yet I was a skeptic too. In those first couple of months, we were planning for Show…
Read MoreMeet the Haglers
To hear the judge declare him ours took all the waiting and the months of having him with us and solidified it all. He was home. In April 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic began changing the world as we knew it, Rachel and Matt Hagler started the process to adopt domestically. A year later, the…
Read MoreRipple Effects
Central China and South Louisiana are a world apart, but the connection between the two will have ripple effects for generations to come. The Lord placed the call to adopt on our hearts, and our journey began. We were led to Central China, where we were matched with a 19-month-old boy. He had spent the…
Read MoreReal Families, Real Impact
Every month, thousands of people help make Show Hope’s Adoption Aid grants possible through their sponsorship support. Along with their giving, Show Hope sponsors are invited to follow the adoption journeys of some of the families being impacted, so they can come alongside them in prayer. Families like the Jameses, who we first introduced you…
Read MorePractical Teaching and Everyday, Hopeful Wisdom
“Having the Hope for the Journey Conference at our church—it was an easy “yes” for us. The practical perspectives were really helpful. These videos of real people who I can look at and say, “Yeah, I get it. And I’m walking a very similar road to you, and I’m encouraged that you’re still going.’” Join…
Read MoreMeet the Myers Family
One of our favorite parts of Show Hope’s inaugural Hope for the Journey Conference was the variety of perspectives shared throughout each of the five learning modules. In a segment known as “Practical Perspectives,” we heard from adult adoptees, foster care alumni, adoptive parents, and siblings of adopted children. The faces and voices featured in…
Read MoreWhat’s Coming At Hope for the Journey Conference 2022
Show Hope’s inaugural Hope for the Journey Conference premiered April 9, 2021, with the aim of encouraging parents and caregivers meeting the everyday needs of children impacted by adoption and/or foster care. The conference serves as an opportunity to further resource churches in their endeavors to be beacons of hope and encouragement for families in…
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