Many noteworthy things happened to Nightlight Christian Adoptions and its extended family during 2010, but one of the most exciting was being mentioned in Decision Points, the recently-released memoir of President George W. Bush. In the book, President Bush recalls the first veto of his Presidency - a decision to overrule the passage of the […]

HAIL Mighty Embryo
by Ron Stoddart

HAIL! HAIL! Mighty Embryo
Floating on a frozen sea of life
Everybody’s talking about you

Happy New Year! Nightlight Christian Adoptions would like to wish you and your family a blessed 2011.

As we begin this new year, we would like to take this opportunity to share with you some of the exciting events that filled the past 12 months.

Many children who are adopted internationally have sensory processing issues, which can affect their eating habits. The problem can arise from an overall lack of stimulation in the orphanage or it may be due specifically to what and how the child was fed. First, many babies are fed formula through nipples with larger holes cut […]

This is the first in a series on nutrition and the adopted child. There has been a growing interest in the nutritional needs of adopted children. There is a webinar  recorded through Adoption Learning Partners and the Spoon Foundation presented by Dr. Dana Johnson called “Food for Thought.”  You can listen to this webinar for […]

First, let me apologize for taking so long to send a new update.  November was a hectic month. I wanted to let everyone know that the gazebo (started by the mission team) has been completed, as well as, more progress made on the playground.  (Please see pictures below.) We still need to add swings but […]

Hoyer Statement on Passage of the Help HAITI Act, December 1, 2010 WASHINGTON, DC - House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer released the following statement today after the House passed the Help HAITI Act: “Today, the House passed the Help HAITI Act, an important piece of humanitarian legislation that continues America’s constructive response to the […]

On November 30, 2010, President Obama signed the International Adoption Simplification Act.  This Act provides the same waiver for  required vaccination documentation for Hague Convention adoptions as is available for non-Hague adoptions.  Effective immediately, I-800 families can follow the same procedure as used by I-600 families to apply for a vaccination waiver by completing a […]

Domestic Adoption Support Group
Adult Adoptee to Present
Monday, Nov. 29th
Vine Community Church
4373 Wade Hampton Blvd.
Taylors, SC
7:00 p.m.

On November 15, 2010, Congress joined together across party lines to pass S.1376, the International Adoption Simplification Act, which will allow parents to internationally adopt older children (ages 16 and 17) when adopting a younger sibling.