Posts Tagged ‘adoption aid grants’
4 Commonly Asked Questions About Adoption
Mary Beth and Steven Curtis Chapman founded Show Hope in 2003 with its mission to care for orphans by engaging the Church and reducing barriers to adoption. So as you might imagine, over the many years since Show Hope’s beginning, we have been asked a plethora of questions regarding the adoption process and journey. The…
Read MoreFunding Your Adoption
With the cost ranging between $25,000 to $50,000, many families face a financial gap when funding their adoption. This is not only overwhelming but also discouraging for most individuals and families. However, there is hope. There are numerous resources available to help reduce the financial barrier that exists between waiting children and families. A great…
Read MoreMeet the Smith Family
Meet the Smith family. Their Adoption Aid testimony is a beautiful picture of God’s faithfulness and perfect timing. As you read, will you join us in lifting up this precious family in prayer? “In the spring of 2010, while going through our premarital counseling, Matt and I began to discuss the possibility of growing our…
Read MoreHope Renewed
In October 2019, Adrienne and Jordan had just been matched with their daughter, Shai, and were preparing themselves to travel to South Korea the following summer to bring her home. But in the early months of 2020, the Telman family, along with countless other families pursuing adoption, held their breaths as the spread of COVID-19…
Read MoreOne of Our Favorite Moments From Fellowship Weekend
COVID-19 is making it challenging for many of us from gathering together with those we love most this holiday season, but for countless families on the adoption journey, their plans to welcome home a new little one this year—in time for the holidays—have been delayed and even halted indefinitely. It is children and families like…
Read MoreFaithful in the Wait
“You have this image in your head of what it’s going to be like once they’ve arrived. I just kept thinking, Man, what a celebration it’s going to be when we walk through the airport that day.” Four years into their process to adopt from Ethiopia, Marcus and Kayla Mackey received difficult news: The Ethiopian…
Read MoreMeet The Townson Family
Show Hope sponsors’ monthly gifts of $35 or more go directly toward families being built through the help of our Adoption Aid grants, and without their generous and faithful support, this work would not be possible. As sponsors help make these grants possible through their giving, they also have the opportunity to follow the stories…
Read MoreConnecting the Dots
Through Show Hope’s Pause Campaign, college student Leah Schnyders found an opportunity to change her friends, community, and the future The college years provide different opportunities and experiences for each student. For Wheaton College sophomore Leah Schnyders, they provide the opportunity to impact her peers, the adoption community, and the future. Leah’s own history has helped…
Read MoreThe Vision for Adoption Aid
Our Founders, Mary Beth and Steven Curtis Chapman, reflect on the early days of Show Hope and the vision for our Adoption Aid program.
Read MoreJoy in the Journey
The day Dave and Elizabeth Holmlund met their new daughter didn’t exactly go as planned. But as he so often does, God surprised them with joy in the midst of less-than-ideal circumstances. They traveled to China in August of 2018, and as they waited for the van driving their daughter to arrive, they instead received…
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