Posts Tagged ‘adoption aid’
Surprise!
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…
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 Kindness of the Lord
For 20 years, Show Hope—guided by our Founders, Mary Beth and Steven Curtis Chapman— has helped more than 8,600 children come to know the love, security, and permanency of a family through adoption while also equipping and mobilizing parents, caregivers, families, students, churches, and professionals to care holistically for the children entrusted to them. If…
Read MoreBeyond Their Wildest Dreams
Four years into their process to adopt from Ethiopia, Marcus and Kayla Mackey received difficult news. The Ethiopian government was suspending all intercountry adoptions. Yet amid their confusion and heartbreak, Marcus and Kayla prayed for guidance. “We still wanted to adopt, and we still felt God saying, You have a son somewhere,” Kayla said. “Eventually,…
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…
Read MoreThe McCain Family: How Adoption Found Them
Last year during our 20/20 Campaign, we introduced you to Adoption Aid grant recipients Artina and Martin McCain. Last summer, we sat down with the McCain family to learn more about the story of how adoption found them. This April, we are launching our eighth annual 20/20 Campaign for Adoption Aid. In one month, we…
Read MoreThe Kozul Family: Where Are They Now?
On April 1, Show Hope will launch our eighth annual 20/20 Campaign for Adoption Aid. The goal is simple: To raise $350,000 in one month, impacting some 45 children and families on the adoption journey. You have been integral in past 20/20 Campaigns, and that continues as we look to reach (and surpass!) our goal…
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