| 121. | | Wondering about the specific adoption/foster care rules and guidelines for your state? Now you can find out! Scroll to the bottom of the following page and you'll find a map of the US ... |
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| 122. | | When experienced parents decide to adopt an older child or a sibling group, they jump through all kinds of bureaucratic hoops background checks, interviews, group meetings, reading assignments, ... |
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Nearly forty years after researchers first sought to determine the effects, if any, on children adopted by families whose racial or ethnic background differed from their own, the debate over ... |
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| 124. | | This book tells the story of Steven Curtis Chapman and his wife Mary Beth's journey through courtship, marriage, adoption, and loss.
From the back cover:
"I've told my kids for years that God ... |
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| 125. | | This article, which appeared in the New Yorker in early May, 2010 tells the true story of a family whose adoption of a Haitian girl through Holt International was processed in the aftermath of the ... |
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| 126. | | Every foster parent knows how hard, yet rewarding, it can be to care for a child with a difficult past and an uncertain future. Christie Erwin has been a mom, in the middle, for countless ... |
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| 127. | EEO’s UK Director, Peter Wooding, was recently highlighted on the Christian Broadcasting Network. His video and interview with an EEO sponsored Foster Family (Gedz Family) gives you an unique look ... |
| 128. | Get HomeBuilders: Considering Adoption (Study Guide)and Hope for Orphans Directory of Helpful Resources and Organizations together in this helpful packet of resources for those considering adoption. ... |
| 129. | | If You Were Mine is a 7-part adoption exploration workshop used by hundreds of churches and thousands of families investigating adoption from a biblical and practical perspective, exploring ... |
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| 130. | | This excellent article by the director of the Christian Alliance for Orphans, Jedd Medefind, addresses the hard question that so many of us have wrestled with: Given the struggle and sorrow that ... |
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| 131. | | The following is an excerpt from a Christian Alliance for Orphans blog by Jedd Medefind:
"Following the controversy over the American woman who sent her adopted son back to Russia last month, the ... |
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| 132. | "This week the Alliance hosted the first in its monthly webinar series for church orphan ministries. The series is designed to help individuals like you create and grow effective adoption, ... |
| 133. | This webinar, hosted by the Christian Alliance for Orphans, highlights the Safe Families Model which provides a transformational alternative to foster care that makes the homes of local ... |
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This week the Christian Alliance for Orphans hosted the Post Placement Journey webinar. Dr. Karyn Purvis and Amy Monroe provided practical insights and resources to equip adoption and foster care ... |
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| 135. | In this article, Christian Alliance for Orphan's Jedd Medefind tackles head-on the deeply mistaken perception that churches must choose between orphan ministry and rock-solid commitment to ... |
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Audio files and CDs are now available to order from the Christian Alliance for Orphan's Summit VI. If you missed this event, you'll definitely want to take advantage of this chance to hear the ... |
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| 137. | | Looking for something to show in your church or Bible study to advertise Orphan Sunday? This short video clip might be just the ... |
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| 138. | | If you missed the Christian Alliance for Orphan's webinar on how to start and grow a church-based orphan ministry, you can go back and listen to it here:
Starting and Growing a Church-Based Orphan ... |
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| 139. | | If you missed the Christian Alliance for Orphan's webinar on financial challenges in adoption and how the church can respond, then you can go back and listen to it here:
The Financial ... |
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| 140. | Peter Kravchuk speaks at the 2009 Eastern European Summit on Orphans and the Church. Peter is the father of 21 adopted children, as well as a board member of Light of Love, an NGO that ... |