In the midst of a busy holiday season Nightlight is excited share a few of the things our staff is thankful for this year, including the thousands of adoptive families who have decided to open their hearts and homes to orphans around the world. Below are a few of the things that made our lists […]

Imagine Dodger Stadium as a huge pro-life rally. That’s Go 2 Bat 4 Life. We expect 20,000 southern California residents to gather this Sunday, November 18, at Dodger Stadium. Dozens of pro-life groups will be running carnival games and showcasing their ministries. Lincoln Brewster headlines the music stage, along with other guests. We have an all-star […]

Family is such a strong theme in today’s society. Has been for centuries. I for one do not wholeheartedly agree with the statement that Family are the people that gave birth to you. In reality, it is the people who have been there for you through thick and thin, pain and joy, success and failure. […]

Adopting out of the birth order can be done, but certain considerations should be acknowledged for the sake of your children in the home and the child you are adopting.

What a beautiful day! I cannot imagine living in a more beautiful place than the South Bay, California for the past 16 years. As I was sitting at the beach today, soaking in sunshine and ocean mist, I noticed these little kids next to me. They were with their mothers having a grand old time! […]

The following is the first in a new series of posts by guest author Michael Hedges focusing on international adoption and life as an adoptive family. Stay tuned for further posts.   For when you are 18 People will say we rescued you Took you from a place of terror Stole you from sickness People […]

In March 2011 a Nightlight couple was matched with a beautiful baby named Vivian. She was living at our Tender Hearts orphanage in Uganda. Soon afterwards, we got a report that Vivian had contracted meningitis and was very ill. She was taken to the hospital, but sadly she passed away. An organization was formed by […]

Chapel's Adoption Story | the feature from stillmotion on Vimeo.

  The following is part 1 of an ongoing series of posts that will be featured on the Nightlight Blog. Stay tuned for future  posts!  For those of you who do not know who I am or where my story starts, lets start from the very beginning. My American name is Julia Sasha. My Russian […]

A common complaint of international adoption critics is that most of the world's orphans are older children, whereas most families pursuing international adoption desire -- and ultimately adopt -- an infant or young toddler. Therefore, the reasoning goes, . . . 1. International adoption fails to address the real orphan crisis, because the most needy […]