We do not know the circumstances that led to a precious 4 year old girl being found wandering down a road near a medical clinic in Shashemene. Did her parents die? Was she willingly abandoned for some reason we can’t fathom? She wasn’t able to tell the authorities...
by Joy Casey Sweeping generalizations are problematic.  In my experience, there usually is not just one right way to do anything. Therefore, when I heard about the world’s largest adoption agency making broad declarations of the best way to tackle our world’s orphan...
A precious little boy has grown up in our Mana Gammachuu orphanage, having been brought to us when he was found abandoned outside of a cafe at about six-months-old. Esubalew turned 4-years-old last month. He is a hefty little guy, curious and engaging. A year ago six...
I’ve written before about the TerKeurst family’s amazing story of adoption, which ended up including many of their friends and neighbors. Oprah even featured them on her show in 2007, putting the spotlight on His heart for the orphaned and...
Maybe you’ve heard the story of Art and Lysa TerKeurst who adopted two teen-aged boys from Liberia after she attended a concert of a Liberian boys’ choir. Lysa’s story – how God spoke to her about adopting and how many of her friends also...
We find that while the majority of families we work with want to adopt a baby or toddler, there are many families who feel called by God to adopt an older child. The need in Ethiopia is certainly great! But understandably, there are many considerations when you think...
