Yesterday I visited Mama Mary's house. Mama Mary, a former Muslim, she felt called by the Lord to take care of orphans after accepting the Lord. She now has 38 children in her home.

Lisa Prather will be traveling to Uganda next week as a representative of Nightlight Christian Adoptions. Her goal is to make contact with adoption professionals and visit a few orphanages.

Rocky and his wife, Suzanne, adopted from Ethiopia through the SC office of Nightlight Christian Adoptions. In this testimony, Rocky reflects on the adoption.

Matt Thien's most recent CD project 10 Songs 10 Days Africa was established to benefit the Tumaini Mission Center in Nakuru, Kenya, home to over 100 orphans. Matt spoke with us regarding the inspiration for his project and how the gospel has influenced his view of humanitarian aid and orphan care.

The journal First Things has published a marvelous article entitled "Conscience, Courage, and Children With Down Syndrome" by the archbishop of Denver, Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M Cap. Here are some excerpts, with a couple comments from me at the end.

Professor of Genetics Robert Moss: The idea of an adoptee having access to a detailed medical history through a DNA profile is bogus, and the 'profiles' being offered to predict disease and traits are pretty useless.

Charlotte NC's local ABC station recently did a report on embryo adoption, focusing on a donor family and adoptive family who worked through Nightlight's Snowflakes Embryo Adoption program.

The Grindles tell the story of how they recently gave birth to a daughter who came to them through embryo adoption.

Nightlight is pleased to announce that our first two families to adopt from Ethiopia are home! Rocky and Suzanne Clark are the proud parents of Bryson (pictured below). Rocky traveled to Ethiopia for the adoption proceedings, and he and Bryson arrived home on May 24, 2009. (Before the adoption, Bryson was Bekhabil.) Bryson came home […]

As part 2 of their "Life: Imagine the Potential" series, CatholicVote.org has put out the following very nicely produced pro-adoption, pro-life spot: