God is faithful. We are seeing our Father breath life into the lives of children - giving them a hope and a future in Christ. Adoption, foster care and orphan care are the mediums by which Lifeline is able to be part of seeing this mission …
Alabama Adoption Agency: A Message from Lifeline Children’s ServicesRead More
When a social worker is taking the consent or relinquishment of a birth mother or father, should the social worker “swear in” the birth mother or father? For example, should the social worker ask the birth mother or father to place their hand on the …
Lifesong for Orphans has unveiled the most brilliant orphan care strategy that I have ever seen: Indigenous Adoption. Its brilliance is in its simplicity. James 1:27 gives a clear synthesis of God's revealed will for caring for orphans: "Religion …
Orphan Care I.Q. Test: Where are Families Adopting for Only $500?Read More
Morningview Baptist Church, in Montgomery, Alabama, is a bright light in the orphan care community! On May 19th, 2009, Russel Moore submitted a proposed resolution on Adoption and Orphan Care to the Resolutions Committee of the 2009 Southern …
Morningview Baptist Church: Applying the Proposed Resolution on Orphan Care and AdoptionRead More
There are two kinds of fathers whose consents need to be obtained: 1) presumed fathers and 2) putative fathers who are made known to the court and comply with the Putative Father Registry. A man will fall into the category of a presumed father if …
We live in a very strange age of ethical quandaries. Currently in the United States, there are over 500,000 frozen embryos, or “snowflake babies,” waiting for their chance to really live.[1] For decades medical textbooks have …
If you've read my blog, How to Choose an Adoption Agency, you know the importance of making sure your agency gets your "why." So, here's a letter from Lifeline Children's Services' Executive Director, Herbie Newell. This should give you a window …
A Letter from Herbie Newell – Lifeline’s Executive DirectorRead More
A social worker of a licensed agency is clearly authorized to take consents or relinquishments. Alabama Code section 26-10A-12 reads in pertinent part: "§ 26-10A-12. Persons who may take consent or relinquishments . . . A person appointed to take …
Alabama Adoption Law: Can a Social Worker Take a Consent and AffidavitRead More
What's your Orphan Care I.Q.? Do you know what the need is world wide? That seems like an important thing to know. After all, James says that visiting orphans in their affliction is an essential element of pure religion. (James 1:27) How …
Orphan Care I.Q. Test – How Many Orphans World Wide?Read More
