meet the families
Every family’s adoption story is different.
And every family faces different challenges or barriers along the way. As our founders like to say, the adoption journey is “gloriously hard”.
Through Adoption Aid grants, Show Hope helps to break down one barrier in particular—the financial barrier. As you help make these grants possible through your giving, you can also follow the stories of a few of the families impacted and come alongside them in prayer.
Our Families
The Sapps
Kristen and Cameron Sapp have hoped since before they were married to grow their family through adoption. Cameron has a sibling who came home through adoption and has seen the importance of adoption on a personal level. Kristen has known since a high school mission trip that she desired to adopt. Through their adoption journey, they are learning to let go of their perceived control and trust God. Today, with the help of a Show Hope Adoption Aid grant, the Sapps are waiting to welcome a child home from Ghana.
The Chens
God prepared Stephen and Maria individually for adoption before they met each other, but after completing a Bible word study on “the fatherless” and “the orphan,” it was clear that [they should pursue] adoption. Today, with the help of a Show Hope Adoption Aid grant, the Chens are in the process of adopting a child from Hong Kong, where Stephen was born and raised. Having transitioned to America as a teenager, he understands the challenges of adapting to a new country. With this experience, he lovingly desires to support his child's transition home.
The Fosters
In 2020, Millie and Kevin Foster brought home their daughter, Kiaora, from India, with the help of a Show Hope Adoption Aid grant. Since then, they have been the recipients of two Show Hope Medical Care grants that have helped provide a variety of medical services, including therapies and assistive devices. Throughout this journey, the Fosters are grateful for the faithfulness of the Lord and the blessings they have experienced along the way.
The Layendeckers
Mallory and Aaron Layendecker have always desired to adopt. In 2023, they received a Show Hope Adoption Aid grant and brought home their son Adelmo from Colombia. Adelmo came home with multiple medical needs which led the Layendeckers to apply for a Show Hope Medical Care grant in 2024. As they continue on their adoption journey, the Show Hope Medical Care grant they received will help cover costs of varying therapies and assistive devices.