If you weren’t at this year’s Lifeline “One” Banquet, then you missed out. Herbie Newell gave a ministry update. Lifeline has now established a presence in Kansas, Kentucky, and Mississippi. Lifeline was privileged to counsel approximately 150 …
How to Write a Letter of Reference for an Adoption Home Study
When a family goes through the adoption process, whether it be domestic or international, they must complete a Home Study. An essential element of the Home Study process is for the prospective adoptive family to furnish several letters of …
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Alabama Adoption Services: United Methodist Children’s Home
I had the delightful privilege today of eating lunch with a social worker from the United Methodist Children's Home (UMCH). Dana Wilkes has been a social worker with UMCH for 12 years and has a passion for adoption. In the world of adoption …
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Friends of Adoption: Tom Benz and Bridges of Faith
"Adopted is a past-tense verb." This is the mantra of adoption author, Russell Moore, and has now become the reality for 30 Ukrainian children over the past year. Bridges of Faith hosts several camps throughout the year at their facilities in …
Should I Adopt Domestically or Internationally?
There are many decisions that a family must make when pursuing the path of caring for the fatherless through adoption. The choice between international or domestic is among the most basic. For my wife and I, this decision led us to an international …
Sav-a-Life Banquet 2011 – Turning Abortions into Adoptions
The total number of aborted children in the Montgomery area last year was approximately 1,000. A striking 90% of women who see an ultrasound decide to let their children live. One of the primary missions of Sav-a-Life or First Choice Women's …
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Alabama Adoption Services: APAC
In Alabama, there are almost 7,000 children in foster care and more than 700 are waiting to be adopted. Statistics show that foster children who are not placed in permanent homes are less likely to graduate from high school, and are at greater risk …
What is the Process for Finalizing an International Adoption?
There are three basic things that you will need to finalize an international adoption. 1) Final Decree of Adoption from State CourtMost counties in Alabama process the Final Decree of Adoption through the Probate Court. The whole process takes …
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What is the Cost of Adoption?
How much does Adoption cost? Granted, this is not the most basic question about Adoption. It is however, one of the most important. Many couples are philosophically on-board with the idea of caring for the fatherless through adoption, but consider …
