| 101. | | Grab a cup of coffee and your bible and take some time to be encouraged by Greg Haswell, senior pastor at Northlands Church in Atlanta. What he shares is key for us adoptive and foster ... |
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| 102. | | The adoption journey is a wonderful and miraculous experience, yet along the way there will be obstacles to overcome. For many families, the financial hurdle may be the most difficult one to ... |
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Parents who are struggling to connect with their children often find it difficult to find any real measure of hope. In this brief video, Dr. Karyn Purvis talks about the importance for parents to ... |
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| 104. | Watch as Dr. Karyn Purvis talks about the need for parents to focus on every aspect of their child’s wellbeing in order to help them heal and overcome their challenges.
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| 105. | | For adopted children, learning about their beginnings and how they understand what that means to them is a process. It doesn t happen at one point in time, but rather throughout the experiences of ... |
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| 106. | This slideshow tells the story of Adil Gavde, a 26 year old Indian man who went from being an orphan to being a pastor:
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| 107. | | All of us want to raise good kids. And we want to be good parents. But what exactly do we mean by “good?” And is “being good” really the point?
Mother-daughter team Elyse Fitzpatrick ... |
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| 108. | | Giving ‘children from hard places’ the gift of voice allows them to replace fear with trust. Giving them voice enables them to learn how to ask for their needs appropriately. Giving them voice helps ... |
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| 109. | | God is working throughout Ukraine to stir the hearts of believers toward the orphans in their midst. Hear how Ukrainian churches are coming together, united in the common goal of Ukraine Without ... |
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| 110. | | Another collaboration by the team behind God Gave Us You (2000), this book will resonate with many adopted children as well as their adoptive parents. The story is presented as a cherished and ... |
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| 111. | | Join Rick and Kay Warren from Saddleback Church as they share what you can do to help orphans in this four part video ... |
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| 112. | | Through a journey of joys, tears, struggle and hopelessness, Debra Delulio Jones found herself shaking her fist in the air and screaming, "God, are You nice or mean?"
Her adopted son didn't know ... |
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| 113. | Click the link below to read this helpful tip sheet for parents with adoptive or foster children who have Fetal Alcohol Spectrum ... |
| 114. | | Real-Life Solutions to Common Challenges
"Adoption is a high calling from God, and the Christian home is primary soil for planting seeds of faith. But how will post-adoption challenges affect this ... |
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In this radio broadcast from Focus on the Family, Debi Grebenik offers encouragement and guidance on how adoptive parents can better empathize with the unique difficulties their children are ... |
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| 116. | | About AdoptTogether
Most people today can afford to raise a child, but many face the challenge of meeting all of the upfront costs associated with adoption. Today, it costs as much to adopt as it ... |
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| 117. | | Adoptive and foster families may struggle to understand and support their new children. Because these children may have experienced significant trauma prior to their placement, they may view and ... |
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| 118. | | Long before you decided to adopt, long before your child was born, God planned to put your adopted child into your home. Your child is an amazing gift from God, but nurturing an adopted child also ... |
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| 119. | | This factsheet summarizes how foster/adoptive parents can help their child make the emotional adjustment to being an adopted child. Children and youth may not clearly comprehend the difference ... |
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| 120. | | Many young children in our world have been born with HIV. They urgently need the love and care of a forever family. If you are considering adopting a child who is HIV-positive, this toolkit will ... |
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