We are pleased to announce that after having to suspend grant operations due to budget constraints in August 2017, we have been funded for 2018. All applications received last year have been held and grants are being awarded in the order we received them. New grant checks will begin to be mailed out next week and will continue until we exhaust our 2018 funds.
New grants for a new year
Out of Egypt, I Called My Son
The following is a guest blog written by one of our grant families this year, Josh and Kristi Ausbrooks. Caring for the fatherless, loving the unloved, becoming a family, is picture of what God does for each us. Please read the Ausbrooks’ story. Rejoice with them and pray for the other families who are currently in the process of grafting a new branch onto their family tree. We are humbled and blessed to have been a small part of their story and the story that God is doing in countless families around the world. read more
A Good Reminder (Guest Blog)
A Good Reminder (Guest Blog)
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The following is a post that my wife Cassie recently wrote on our family blog, about our son Henry’s fourth birthday. It’s hard to remember life before our trip to Ethiopia to bring him home. It was a nice personal reminder for me of how adoption has changed our lives for the better. Hope you […]
I like adoption movie
I like adoption movie
Occasionally you find something awesome in your Twitter feed in the morning and today was the day for me. Enjoy.
New Film Premiere – I Like Adoption. from ILikeGiving.com on Vimeo.
Recent Adoption Discussion
Recent Adoption Discussion
A recent post by Meagan Hill on the Her.meneutics blog at Christianity Today has prompted a new round of adoption debates in the Christian adoption blogosphere.
Hill’s post – Adopting a Kid, Not a Cause, cautions Christians and the church from engaging in adoption as a cause or movement and that it should be more rightly motivated by a desire for children. read more
Narnia & Adoption
Narnia & Adoption
Today, I have two apparently random thoughts – adoption & the wisdom of Mr. Beaver. Sometimes the randomness of my brain is acute, but indulge me for a couple of paragraphs. I think there’s a point at the end (plus some Narnia quotes, which are always nice). read more
Thinking About Our Story
Thinking About Our Story
Sometimes when I listen to a sermon, or lecture, or presentation, etc… I will hear something really good and profound but, with the way that my brain works, it doesn’t really click or process until days, or even weeks later. This has recently happened to me again with a talk I heard at a family ministry conference. The speaker simply stated that behind every adoption there is always a tragedy. And, after bumping around in my brain for a while, this truth has started to take root. read more
You’ve Got Mail
You’ve Got Mail
One of the highlights of what I do at Families Outreach is checking the mail. I gladly concede that at most times, a trip to the mailbox is a rather mundane task that should not be the highlight of anyone’s day. And, on many days, it’s that way for me too, but – not everyday. On some days, it’s the most exciting part of my job. read more
Adoption Books
Adoption Books
Adoption is not something that you jump into uninformed. It can be a big scary event out on the horizon and most people want as much knowledge as they can get before undertaking it. Reading is one of the simplest and best ways to get this sort of knowledge of adoption before you start. However, if you just do an Amazon search on adoption, you will likely be overwhelmed by all of the results. Being somewhat of a research nerd, here’s a list of some of the most helpful adoption books that I’ve run across so far. read more
The New American
The New American
Mondays don’t often get a lot of positive attention, but yesterday was a very momentous one for my family. Yesterday, was my son Henry’s adoption court date. It marked the closing of the final chapter of his adoption which began in November 2008. Even though he’s been home for almost a year, and even though he’s legally been our son for longer than that, we had this last formal process to go through. read more