Comments for Hands of Hope North Carolina

Comment on Adoption is a miracle by Bart Barber

Bart Barber — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 17:24:29 +0000

Thanks for the link! The article was a genuine blessing for us.

Comment on Two bright lights… by fhluganda

fhluganda — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:29:48 +0000

Awesome stuff! My wife and I work in Uganda for a Christian orphan program called Feed His Lambs. Love the blog and keep up the good work. You can check us out at:

http://fhluganda.wordpress.com/

Mukama Ye Ba Zibwe!

Jesse

Comment on Helping Children by Engaging Their Parents by Donna Foster

Donna Foster — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 03:32:55 +0000

I was excited to see my article being read by others. There is a new article in the Nov. 2008 issue. Your blog is terrific!

Comment on Shoes for Orphan Souls by Donna Foster

Donna Foster — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 03:27:22 +0000

I was searching the web and came across my article on your blog. I was excited and happy to see my article being used by others. Included in the next Fostering Prospectives, Nov. 2008 issue is my article on how to create a relationship with birth parents. I take the birth parents’ stages of grief and break down what feelings and behaviors they may be experiencing. Then, I share strategies and tips for foster and adoptive parents in trying to develop trust. Meeting the birth parents for the first time can be scary and frustrating. So any tips available are helpful.

I am a Christian and it is an honor to have my article in your publication.

Comment on Successful Foster Parenting Can Require New Approaches by Cana

Cana — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 21:37:11 +0000

I think “love” is the most powerful thing in terms of raising a kid.
http://www.parents-and-kids.com

Comment on Start your morning right… by Justin Rhodes

Justin Rhodes — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 02:43:03 +0000

We bought some of this for family over Christmas. It kills two boards with one stone: Great Christmas gift and charity donation!

I just got to ask the recepitants if they like the coffee. I’m not lying, they said it was the best they ever ahd.

Comment on Is Adoption Really a Christian Duty? by joy

joy — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 04:34:54 +0000

no.

Comment on Is Adoption Really a Christian Duty? by Acceptance-with-Joy

Acceptance-with-Joy — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:22:36 +0000

I am not sure you answered the question posed in your title. I am a parent through adoption. I have adopted through the foster care system. I also have two children who are adopted from an orphanage in Haiti. I am not anti-adoption. However, I feel strongly that God calls individuals and not the universal church to adopt. The universal church should be about the business of orphan reduction. Adopting children puts a bandaid on the problems of poverty, addiction and mental illness.

The universal church should also be involved in adoption reform. As a Christian, I am saddened and embarrassed to find that the groups most vocal in lobbying to keep adoption laws as is are primarily Christian. There is absolutely no biblical support for my claiming to be the mother of the children who entered my home through adoption. I am parenting them because their mothers found themselves in horrible, terrible circumstances. There is absolutely no biblical support for the current system of closed records which deny adoptees the right to information about their history and open the door for illegal and unethical adoption practices.

I hope that the church never, ever gets to the place where adoption is seen as a Christian duty.