Three months ago and on the other side of the globe, a 2-year-old African orphan named Vivian died of bacterial meningitis. While the news might not seem so out of the ordinary considering the continent’s state of affairs, Vivian’s death was a blow to two local residents who had met and come to love the [...]

You may be familiar with many of the services and programs Nightlight Christian Adoptions has to offer, from international adoption to domestic adoption to the Snowflakes Embryo Adoption program. But did you know that Nightlight also operates a federal grant to increase public awareness of human embryo adoption? In 2007, the agency established the Embryo [...]

Many noteworthy things happened to Nightlight Christian Adoptions and its extended family during 2010, but one of the most exciting was being mentioned in Decision Points, the recently-released memoir of President George W. Bush. In the book, President Bush recalls the first veto of his Presidency – a decision to overrule the passage of the [...]

Focus on the Family president Jim Daly talks about his experience as an orphan and why the church should be engaged in orphan care.

(This post is by Ron Stoddart, Executive Director of Nightlight Christian Adoptions.) I had an opportunity to preview a new movie about adoption. “Like Dandelion Dust,” with Mira Sorvino, is a movie best described with two words – pain and courage. Although the premise of the movie may cause unnecessary concern for adopting parents as [...]

Here are a few photos Nightlight’s Lisa Prather has taken over the past few days during her time in Uganda. She’ll write more about the trip when she’s back in the States.

The Blind Side, the story of NFL Rookie of the Year Michael Oher, depicts the the impact of a loving (adoptive) family. Read more at World Magazine, and check the official movie website for trailers, etc.

As part 2 of their “Life: Imagine the Potential” series, CatholicVote.org has put out the following very nicely produced pro-adoption, pro-life spot:

Yesterday, USA Today (online) ran an emotionally-stirring piece about a single mother of three teenagers who became pregnant and chose adoption for the child: “Struggling families look at adoption.” Openness in adoption is a major theme in the article. The interplay between the financial crisis and an uptick in domestic adoptions (and abortions) is also [...]

Together for Adoption has posted the audio from their Nov. 1 conference. Check it out at their 2008 Conference Audio page. The audio titles are: Jason Kovacs and Maridel Sandberg – “Conference Welcome and the Christian Alliance for Orphans’ Vision for Orphan Ministry” Dan Cruver – “Adoption in God’s Story of Redemption” Rick Phillips – [...]

I had the privilege of preaching at Grace Church of Memphis yesterday on the cosmic significance of adoption within the story of redemption. You can listen to it here.

Steven Curtis Chapman and family were interviewed on Good Morning America today about the death of Maria Sue Chunxi Chapman. Watch the interview here (Note: Interview begins with a short clip of the interview, moves into a commercial, and then shows the full seven minute interview).

Comments about Dorothy Bode’s transracial adoption interview on NPR’s Day to Day. In this May 28 interview, Dorothy discusses from her own experience the special issues facing transracial families.

Dan Cruver will be interviewed today on the Calling for Truth show about his adoption initiative, Together for the Gospel.

Carolina Hope announces the launch of our new International Adoption website. The site features our country adoption programs and a new interface to maximize usability.