I’m pleased to announce that Dorothy Bode, the mother of a large multi-ethnic family, is now a guest writer for our adoption blog. She and her husband are members of Bethlehem Baptist Church of Minneapolis, a church that is passionate about adoption in general and transracial adoption in particular. One of the things I asked [...]

This morning, Thomas DiFilipo, President of JCICS, sent out this update of the Guatemala 5000 initiative. (I’ve previously blogged about this initiative here and here.) Joint Council Update Program: International Relations Initiative Date: October 31, 2007 Regarding: U.S. Congressional Letters – 203 Signatures Dear Friends and Colleagues, Through our collective efforts, the Guatemala 5000 Initiative [...]

Most people who have heard of Mark Altrogge are familiar with him because of the numerous cross-centered worship songs he has written, many of which have been recorded and published by Sovereign Grace Ministries, including “Only in the Cross” and “At the Cross.” Perhaps his most well-known songs are “I Stand in Awe” and “Forever [...]

“Orphans, adoption and Fuling China: a fresh look at James 1:27″ has been revised. In it I argue that James’ reference to “visiting orphans in their affliction” can ultimately be understood as a call to adoption. This is not to say that no other kind of visiting orphans is legitimate or real. Orphans have very [...]

About 2 months ago, on August 27, a heavy storm hit the Phnom Penh region in Cambodia, causing structural damage at the Children’s Relief Center – in particular, the school house roof (pictured here), the parking hut (pictured below), and the stable for the chicken, geese, oxen, and cows. Fortunately, no one was injured in [...]

Today Carolina Hope Christian Adoption Agency added a “Donate” page to our main website (www.CarolinaHopeAdoption.org/chdonate.htm). Donations can be made by three methods: Credit Card PayPal Account Google Checkout Account Right now Carolina Hope is raising funds for two projects: repairs and improvements at an orphanage in Cambodia and start-up of an Ethiopian adoption program. More [...]

Would you like to know more about the people who keep Carolina Hope running from day to day? Well, if you can’t visit our office (which we invite you to do!), you can read about us at our new staff pages. The main staff page links to each individual staff member’s page. You can see [...]

On November 2-3, Colonial Baptist Church (Cary, NC) is sponsoring an Adoption and Orphan Weekend. You can still register for this event. Registration is $5/person. You can register at Colonial’s Adoption and Orphan Weekend page. Read more in the attached flyer. My opening night sermon is entitled “God’s Story of Adoption.” It will show the [...]

[Carolina Hope merged with Nightlight Christian Adoptions in April 2009. Although these are not the official position statements of Nightlight Christian Adoptions, they are consistent with Nightlight's mission and beliefs.] Mission Statement: As God creates His family through adoption, Carolina Hope seeks to create families through international adoptions as well as provide a godly model [...]

Jeff Rickett is one of the church planting pastors of City of Hope Church, a multi-ethnic congregation in Columbia, Maryland. City of Hope Church is a diverse community of worshipers who have been gripped by the gospel of grace and are committed to bringing gospel-hope and freedom to the diverse people of the Columbia area. [...]

Today Thomas J DiFilipo of JCICS released an update on the Guatemala 5000 initiative, an effort to organize families with a stake or interest in Guatemala adoptions – or in child welfare generally – to advocate for a humane process while Guatemala transitions to a new adoption law. At present, there is no certainty

As many of you know, Carolina Hope has recently announced our new Ethiopia adoption program. With a population of approximately 80 million people, it is estimated that Ethiopia has between 4 and 5 million orphans. The situation is quickly becoming worse. It is believed that nearly half of Ethiopia’s children will become orphans over the [...]

If you didn’t get the chance to hear our interview today on Calling for Truth, you can stream the audio here or download it here. We first posted about this interview yesterday. Earlier today Kevin Boling and Paul Dean interviewed Laura Godwin (Director of Carolina Hope and adoptive mother), Dr. Voddie Baucham (conference speaker, adoptive [...]

Published in 2005 by the Oxford University Press, Laurie C. Miller’s Handbook of International Adoption Medicine: A Guide for Physicians, Parents, and Providers is both wide-ranging and thorough. Although I haven’t personally had the opportunity to hold it in my hands, this adoption resource comes highly recommended. Handbook of International Adoption Medicine is written with [...]

Tomorrow (Thursday, October 18th) from 1 – 2 p.m. (EST) Kevin Boling, host of Calling For Truth, is interviewing Laura Godwin (Director of Carolina Hope), Voddie Baucham (adoptive parent and author of Family Driven Faith), and me about adoption in preparation for National Adoption Awareness Month (November). You can listen

One of my primary responsibilities as Ministry Outreach Coordinator at Carolina Hope is to help Christians increasingly think about orphan ministry and adoption from a theological perspective. Carolina Hope has commissioned me to explore and articulate the beautiful gospel-connection between uppercase Adoption (i.e. God’s gracious adoption of us) and lowercase adoption (i.e. our adoption of [...]

Program Update: With a population of approximately 80 million people, it is estimated that Ethiopia has between 4 and 6 million orphan. The situation is quickly becoming worse. It is believed that nearly half of Ethiopia’s children will become orphans over the next four years. As a result of Ethiopia’s orphan population, many, many children [...]

We are in the midst of a series of interviews that seek to address adoption-related issues from a theological perspective. I am interviewing theologians, authors, adoptive parents, and a few adult adoptees about a number of adoption issues. Carolina Hope is committed to helping Christians think theologically about all things adoption. We believe that this [...]

Recently the Guatemalan Congress approved sweeping changes to the international adoption system in their country. The bill – as passed – had no provision for grandfathering current cases, and (without such a grandfather clause) would certainly interfere with many adoptions that have already begun. The bill is now in committee, and amendments are being proposed, [...]

This is the fourth in our series of interviews about adoption. The purpose of these interviews is to address adoption-related issues from a theological perspective. We are interviewing theologians, authors, adoptive parents, and a few adult adoptees about a number of adoption issues. Carolina Hope is committed to helping Christians in general and both prospective [...]