Each year when the US Department of State issues a report on the previous year’s intercountry adoption figures, the media covers the story of the decline in adoption.  From 2008 to 2017, the number of intercountry adoptions declined from 24,000 to about 4,700 completed cases.  That represents more than an 80% decline in nine years.  […]

Nightlight Christian Adoptions - Virtual Run Adoption is Love Made Visible What is this event? A 5-K run for participants everywhere to join us on November 11, 2017, to raise support and awareness for orphan children to find forever homes. Run to establish a PR, get with friends, or take your family for some fun […]

Abortion is always a hot topic of discussion during political races. In 1973, the Supreme Court made a ruling about abortion in the well-known Roe v. Wade decision. After nearly 45 years of ready-access to abortion services, it seems reasonable that Americans have developed a clear and consistent view of abortion. Recent research by the American […]

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    Year International Adoptions Disruptions  Dissolutions Percentage of Placements in Tact # of Parents who Applied to Adopt or transferred their case 2025 72 0 5 93% 324 2024 105 2 8 91% 188 2023 77 0 0 100% 143 2022 111 0 2 98% 171 2021 110 0 1 99% 171 2020 108 […]

In December 6, 2015, our family welcomed the greatest gift we could have ever hoped for. That was the day our daughter, Ariana, entered our lives — and our hearts. But really, this isn’t our story. It’s the story of a remarkable, independent, curious and joyful child from a small village in China. Ariana was […]

UnTrapped Our President, Daniel Nehrbass, will be featured on August 8-9 speaking about his new book UnTrapped: 9 Secrets to Getting Along.  Listen to the broadcast here.  For a suggested donation of $15, request a copy of the book here:

Nightlight announces the creation of an “Adoptee Legacy Fund.” This is a fund where adopted people can give back to the mission of getting every child into a loving family. To make a donation, simply click here and select “Adoptee Legacy Fund” in the drop down menu. The best part is….adoptees get to choose where […]

Of the 192 nations in the world, 86 have signed the Hague convention on cooperation of intercountry adoption.  Signing the convention is not necessarily an indication of the desire to cooperate with intercountry adoption. Some non-Hague nations have robust intercountry adoption efforts, while the majority of Hague countries do not participate in any significant intercountry adoption efforts. […]

Every adoption assumes some risk. One way to decide which adoption program is right for you is to look at which type of risk you are ready for. Let’s look at what the risks are in each type of adoption. Domestic adoption. The primary reason people choose domestic adoption is that they want to adopt […]