28 July 2010

Lexington, SC: International, Domestic, & Embryo Adoption Workshop

On August 24, at 6 pm, Nightlight Christian Adoptions is holding a free informational workshop on international, domestic, and embryo adoptions at the main branch of the Lexington Library: 5440 Augusta Road Lexington, SC 29072 Please register here.

26 July 2010

Urgent Uganda!

Dear Nightlight Friends and Family, It is hard to believe that it has already been 6 months since we opened the baby’s home in Uganda. God has been faithful to see us through to receive our license, and we now have 3 babies being cared for in the home. Our next 6 months of rent [...]

16 July 2010

Update from Uganda: Tender Hearts Baby’s home

[A few days ago, a deadly suicide attack in Uganda made international headlines.] Good News! We have been able to make contact with everyone that we work with in Uganda; our attorney, Veronica at The Comforter Center, and Kenneth at Tender Hearts Baby’s Home. Everyone is safe! Praise the Lord. In addition, Kenneth tells us [...]

15 July 2010

Nov. 7: Orphan Sunday 2010

This November 7, churches across America will be heralding God’s love for the fatherless and calling Christians to “defend the cause of the fatherless.” Go to OrphanSunday.org to find resources for church, Sunday school, small groups, and kids’ classes. Start preparing now so that your church can participate.

13 July 2010

Aug. 29: Celebrate Adoption 2010

Celebrate Adoption, an independent Christian adoption awareness event, is being held this year on Sunday, August 29. There are two events that day: 11 am: Seminar (free) Word of Life Ministires 1027 West Georgia Road Simpsonville, SC 29680 5:00 pm: Seminar & Barbecue Dinner (free) Events at Sapphire Creek 401 North Main Street Simpsonville, SC [...]

12 July 2010

International Adoption: Is the adoption of healthy infants selfish?

A common complaint of international adoption critics is that most of the world’s orphans are older children, whereas most families pursuing international adoption desire — and ultimately adopt — an infant or young toddler. Therefore, the reasoning goes, . . . International adoption fails to address the real orphan crisis, because the most needy children [...]

9 July 2010

July 24: Greenville Yard Sale for Uganda Mission Trip

We are happy to announce that Tender Hearts Baby’s Home has been licensed, and our team will be traveling there to help continue the setup and provide care for children. Our trip will be from approximately October 22 to October 31. To help raise funds for the trip, we will be hosting a garage sale [...]

7 July 2010

Embryo Donation, Embryo Adoption: Do they contribute to the problem?

Nightlight Christian Adoptions has been a pioneer in the field of embryo donation and adoption through its Snowflakes Embryo Adoption program. Through this program, couples who have undergone IVF and have remaining embryos can chose embryo donation, whereby the frozen embryos are made available for adoption by other couples. Clearly, this program relies on the [...]

6 July 2010

2010 Together for Adoption Conference: We’ll be there, will you?

This October 1-2, the annual Together for Adoption Conference will be held at the Austin Stone Community Church in Austin, TX. The theme is “The Gospel, the Church, and the Global Orphan Crisis.” Nightlight Christian Adoptions is one of the exhibitors at the conference, and Laura Beauvais-Godwin, director of our SC office, is one of [...]

5 July 2010

Good news from Uganda!

The commissioner at the Ministry of Gender in Uganda has written our approval letter to operate Nightlight Christian Adoptions’ baby home as a fully licensed baby’s home in Uganda.