Pre+Post Adoption Support
Willful Disobedience? Think Again.
The following is an excerpt from “Created to Connect: A Christian’s Guide to the Connected Child.” Created by Dr. Karyn Purvis with Michael and Amy Monroe, “Created to Connect” serves as a dynamic resource for those looking to draw helpful, encouraging parallels between the Christian faith and the foundational teachings of Trust-Based Relational Intervention® (TBRI®).…
Read MoreWhat to Do While Waiting to Adopt
The adoption journey is one not to be taken lightly. From your early days of question-asking and information-gathering to the hours of paperwork and home study visits, endurance, strength, and most importantly, faith are musts. As Show Hope’s Co-founder Mary Beth Chapman often says, the adoption journey is “gloriously hard,” and for many, some of…
Read MoreJourneying Together
Rees Greenman, the program director of Tennessee Baptist Children’s Home’s (TBCH) Brentwood Residential Campus, has seen the vital, practical impact of Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) firsthand. He’s stood in rooms with children who have experienced relational trauma, who are struggling to regulate their emotions and reconcile their experiences, and he’s employed TBRI tactics to de-escalate…
Read MoreRegistration Is Now Open for the 2023 Hope for the Journey Conference
Premiering April 14, 2023With On-Demand Viewing Through May 31 Early, Early Bird Special Prices EndJuly 31, 2022 “The Hope for the Journey Conference aims to encourage and resource parents, families, and caregivers meeting the needs of the children entrusted to them through adoption and/or foster care. And twofold, the conference also serves churches and organizations…
Read MoreA Full Circle of Support
From their earliest days dreaming of and discussing growing their family, Stephanie and Michael Mann knew they wanted adoption to be part of their story. In 2018, they began pursuing intercountry adoption. And with the help of a Show Hope Adoption Aid grant, they welcomed home their son, Estiven, from Colombia, in August 2019. “Estiven…
Read MoreHope for Ukraine
Since late February, Show Hope—our staff, supporters, and donors—has joined much of the world in fervent prayer over the war in Ukraine. We have watched in sorrow and horror as the lives of the innocent and vulnerable have been taken and threatened, and while the Ukrainian government and people have stood strong in unity, the…
Read MoreCOVID-19 and Its Impact on Children
It has been two years, this month, since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. While the immediate effects have certainly and tragically been known, we have yet to begin fully grasping the long-term or lasting effects of COVID-19. As we consider the impacts on countries, societies, economies, political structures, and the…
Read MoreQ&A with Dr. Sharen Ford: How Focus on the Family Is Supporting Children and Families Impacted by Adoption and Foster Care
For a few years now, Focus on the Family has served to be a close friend that has helped to bring our annual Hope for the Journey Conference to you. We recently had the chance to chat with Dr. Sharen Ford to learn more about Focus on the Family and its Wait No More program,…
Read MoreWhat’s Coming at the Hope for the Journey Conference 2022
“[This conference is for] pastors who are ministering to families and their kids, pastors who want to put action to their heartfelt desire that their churches are safe and welcoming places for families that are from different types of backgrounds. It’s for staff who organize ministries and events that serve both groups inside and outside…
Read More5 Helpful Adoption Resources
Whether you are considering adoption as a means for expanding your family, in the midst of the adoption process itself, or have welcomed home a child(ren) through adoption, you are not alone on this journey. Perhaps you need insight on the most basic questions about adoption or maybe you are researching opportunities in regard to…
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