I don’t claim to know a ton about attachment and bonding, but we have read a fair amount on the subject and tried to prepare ourselves for anything. If you are waiting for your adoption to be completed right now, spend some time reading about attachment.

Rocky and his wife, Suzanne, adopted from Ethiopia through the SC office of Nightlight Christian Adoptions. In this testimony, Rocky reflects on the adoption.

Read more about the Orphans Refuge mission team sent out by Together for Adoption and Carolina Hope Christian Adoption Agency.

Nightlight is pleased to announce that our first two families to adopt from Ethiopia are home! Rocky and Suzanne Clark are the proud parents of Bryson (pictured below). Rocky traveled to Ethiopia for the adoption proceedings, and he and Bryson arrived home on May 24, 2009. (Before the adoption, Bryson was Bekhabil.) Bryson came home [...]

Tomorrow, March 5, at 9 pm (ET). From our course page (which is where you can get info about signing up) In this approximately 90-minutes webinar, we will discuss the practical aspects of traveling to Ethiopia fro adoption, the required paperwork and forms to submit to the U.S. Embassy and how to complete them, and [...]

Reported by AP on February 25, 2009. (I can’t find the actual recommendation online — if you do, please let me know, and I’ll post it.) ATLANTA (AP) – A federal advisory panel is recommending hepatitis A vaccinations for everyone who has close contact with children adopted from countries where hepatitis A is common. That [...]

Carolina Hope and Liquid Highway are teaming up to present an Ethiopia Adoption benefit concert on February 18 (Wednesday). Here are the details: Where? It will be held outside at Liquid Highway’s Halton Road location (map). If the weather does not cooperate, it will be canceled and hopefully rescheduled. When? The concert will begin at [...]

Lisa Prather, Carolina Hope’s Assistant Director, sent the following note out this morning: Dear Ethiopia Families and Carolina Hope Staff, I am pleased to announce that last week we were able to match 4 families who were waiting for referrals from Ethiopia. The following children have been matched: One boy: age 10 months old Twin [...]

On October 22 the Joint Council on International Children’s Services (of which Carolina Hope is a member) issued a policy recommendation about cultural sensitivity for U.S. families traveling to Ethiopia to complete an adoption. Here’s the policy recommendation (PDF). Carolina Hope supports these recommendations and plans to implement them for our Ethiopia Adoption Program.

The Ethiopian Orphan Benefit Dinner and Auction was a great success: through the generosity of our sponsors and of those attending, we raised $3600! Thanks to all who participated.

From our Ethiopian Orphan Benefit Dinner and Silent Auction page: On Saturday, September 6, from 6:30-8:30 p.m., Carolina Hope is having an Ethiopian Orphan Benefit. The event will be held at Furman University in Greenville, SC. In addition to dinner, the fundraiser will feature… live musical entertainment a silent auction with jewelry, rounds of golf, [...]

Carolina Hope invites you to join us for an Ethiopia Orphan Benefit Dinner & Auction at Furman University (Greenville, SC) on Saturday, September 6, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. In addition to dinner, the fundraiser will feature… » live musical entertainment » a silent auction with jewelry, rounds of golf, clothing, home interior pieces, purses, spa treatments, [...]

Back in March I asked you to consider donating to the Ethiopian Group Home that we’re helping out. Well, I’m asking again. We’ve made some good progress, but there are many items that are still needed. Please take a look at the needs and consider making a donation. Thanks!

James 1:27 says, “Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction.” God’s people are to be marked by a compassion for orphans and widows. We have received compassion that we might have compassion on others who are in need of it. Carolina Hope [...]

If you haven’t yet watched our Ethiopia video, let me encourage you to take the next 3 1/2 minutes and watch it. [[ This video has been removed to honor Ethiopia's desire that photos of orphans not be displayed on websites. ]]