Students
What Can Students Do Practically
For more than 15 years, Show Hope has equipped and mobilized more than 23,500 students on college campuses, in middle and high school classrooms, and through youth ministries at churches across the U.S. Show Hope Co-founder Steven Curtis Chapman once said, “We’ve all heard it said, ‘Students are the leaders of tomorrow,’ or ‘Children are…
Read MoreAn Intricate Journey: Thoughts on Adoption From One Big Sister
My family adopted for the first time when I was in the third grade, and then again when I was in middle school. Through the difficult and beautiful process of bringing my sisters home from China, God intentionally formed my family—and he also intentionally formed me. In particular, growing up in an adoptive family expanded…
Read MoreAwakening Hearts in Every Generation
When Reverend Sam Shick learned about Show Hope’s Pause Campaign, he knew it would be a way to engage the high school students in his congregation with an existing churchwide initiative. As the congregation focused on supporting foster families, he said, “There might be a really cool opportunity for our high schoolers to learn about…
Read MoreQ&A With Our Founders
Since 2008, Show Hope’s Student Initiatives work has engaged more than 23,000 students, empowering and equipping them to step into the lives of children and families—all for the glory of God. Our Founders, Mary Beth and Steven Curtis Chapman, have been champions of this work, long before it officially launched 16 years ago now, and…
Read MoreAudrey Wells’ Story
Right now in this stage of our life, we can do something, and we can learn, and we can pray, and ask God to change our hearts and change the hearts of people around us. Audrey Wells, Pause Campaign Leader Students are not just the leaders of tomorrow—they can be leaders today. When we engage,…
Read MorePass It On: Q&A With Baylor University’s Phi Kappa Chi Fraternity
In the fall of 2023, Baylor University fraternity Phi Kappa Chi named Show Hope their official philanthropy, led by Senior Philanthropy Committee Chair Gabe Jensen. Although this unique connection has only existed for less than nine months, Phi Kappa Chi has already begun to incorporate Show Hope into the life of their fraternity, including completing…
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 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 MoreThe Knowledge Barrier to Adoption
Many individuals who have the ability to make a difference in the lives of waiting children do not take action simply because they are unaware of the needs or don’t know where to begin. For us at Show Hope, we see this knowledge gap as a barrier to adoption, and there are three specific ways…
Read MoreSurprise!
Ryan Neises and his wife, Kelsey, have been discussing adoption being part of their family story since marrying. During some of their initial research, they came across Show Hope and found it to be helpful in understanding the barriers to adoption and some of the challenges that they could potentially face. Ryan, who serves as…
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