The Morris Family Testimony

We love helping families adopt. We love it even more when we get to help them adopt again! Doug and Mary Morris are an ordinary couple that have stepped out in faith and seen God work in extraordinary ways! They have adopted two children already and are adopting their third child - all in less [...]

The Tragedy of Charity

A great post on microfinancing by Peter Greer, President of Hope International. 
If the Church in America wants to make a lasting difference on poverty in the most desperate places of the world, we need to reorient our thinking away from traditional charity to economic development: from hand-outs to hand-ups, from dependency to dignity, from short-term [...]

Providence Baptist Adoption Expo

Dwain, Julie, and I will be at the Providence Baptist Adoption Expo (www.pray.org) all day today! If you are in the area we’d love to see you. It is a FREE event!
I will be leading a seminar on Financing Adoption this morning. Pray that God will be magnified and folks would be encouraged!

Everlasting Treasure

I’ve been reading Randy Alcorn’s ‘Treasure Principle‘ the past few days and highly recommend it. It has really challenged my view of money and given me a fresh perspective on eternity. Here is a great quote by A.W. Tozer:
“As base a thing as money often is, it yet can be transmuted into everlasting treasure. It [...]

Adoption Tax Credit Article

USA Today recently published an article on the Federal Adoption Tax Credit here.

Five Best Work-From-Home Jobs

After watching the interview on Good Morning America with the Chapman family yesterday I caught this piece on the Five Best Work-From-Home Jobs. I thought of the many adoptive parents that are looking for ways to raise extra money for their adoption. 
Feel free to weigh in with any other ideas and opportunities.

Church Adoption Fund in the News

One of the ABBA Fund’s newest church partners made the news! Read about how Grace Church Memphis is building their fund, the inspiration for the name, and the encouragement it has already been for one young couple.
Grace Church is a great example a young church plant weaving a passion for adoption into the very heart of [...]

Is it Ethical to Pay $40,000 for An Adoption: Answering Objections - Part 4

Here is the fourth (and last) objection and response:
But $40,000 could save an entire village! Wouldn’t that be what Jesus would do, rather than take one child out of his family and culture?
If a child is in an orphanage his family is not willing or capable of taking care of him. He could remain where [...]

Is it Ethical to Pay $40,000 for An Adoption: Answering Objections - Part 3

Here is the third objection and response:
Every time a westerner pays a large fee it means one less child can be adopted by those in his own country because they cannot compete with US dollars?
This is simply not true. International adoption is often a child’s last chance of being adopted. Further, it is the government [...]

Is it Ethical to Pay $40,000 for An Adoption: Answering Objections - Part 2

Here is the second objection and response:
A majority of children in orphanages worldwide are not really orphans but have family who visit and hope to take them home.
That is true, and that is why many children are not available for adoption. The ones who are available (through reputable agencies) have been through a last [...]