On Sept. 2, 3, and 4, Carolina Hope is holding free online adoption homestudy education courses. Each will last approximately 1.5 hours.

From Laura Christianson, author of The Adoption Network:
Hope you’re having a wonderful summer! I’m taking a break from publishing Adoption World e-zine until September, but to celebrate my wedding anniversary, I’m having a 1-day book bash on August 21. 
Here’s how it works:
1.  Buy The Adoption Decision: 15 Things You Want to Know Before Adopting on Amazon.com.
2.  Send me your Amazon proof-of-purchase, [...]

Michael Monroe, leader of Irving Bible Church’s adoption ministry Tapestry, believes that the church should be “the safest place on earth for adoptive and foster families.” Unfortunately, it often is not. Read Michael’s two-part series on this important topic: The Safest Place on Earth – Part 1 and Part 2.
Check out Tapestry’s many [...]

As many of you know, in honor of his daughter Maria Sue, Steven Curtis Chapman wrote a CNN article entitled, “Our Tragedy and God’s Love for Orphans.” It is a great example of how vertical love (God’s adoptive love for us) can move horizontally (our adoptive love for an orphan). Steven’s article about Maria and [...]

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).

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, a girls night [...]

Registration for Together for Adoption Conference 2008 is now open! Please join us for this unique event as we explore what our adoption in Christ means for us and for orphans.
Conference Speakers: Rick Phillips, Russell Moore, Carl Robbins, and Tullian Tchividjian.
See conference schedule here.