On January 11 the U.S. Department of State issued a warning (dated January 9) about the status of Guatemala adoptions. (As mentioned in a previous post, Carolina Hope has put its Guatemala adoption program on hold pending new standardized procedures for adoptions in Guatemala. Of course, cases registered under the old system are still being […]

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Tomorrow, January 17, Carolina Hope's Director of International Programs, Lisa Prather, and Director of Ministry Outreach, Dan Cruver, will be traveling to Ethiopia along with a professional camera man (on loan from another ministry, which has generously made him available to us). The purpose of the trip is to conduct research for Carolina Hope's Ethiopia […]

When adoptions from Romania came to a halt a few years ago, there was a bit of noise from the U.S. adoption community and probably a probably a flurry of articles in the press. But by now, the plight of Romanian orphans has dropped off nearly everyone's radar. I've wanted to blog about Romanian adoption […]

This is the final part of our interview with Dr. Timothy Trumper. Because of the length and richness of his answers, his interview has been posted in six parts. You can read the full interview here.  If you are interested in deepening your understanding of the doctrine of adoption significantly, you will want to take […]

This is my 'Monday list,' todays top 10 tough realities of transethnic adoption that affect my daily life and weigh the heaviest on Monday. I know that all of them are manageable through Christ, but sometimes (especially on these long winter Mondays) they are seem a little overwhelming. I will share my 'Friday List' next […]

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Today the Joint Council on International Children's Services (JCICS) issued an update regarding its Guatemala 5000 initiative: Joint Council Update Program: International Relations Initiative Date: January 14, 2008 Regarding: Guatemala 5000 Dear Colleagues, As part of our ongoing Guatemala 5000 Initiative, Joint Council has maintained dialogue with USDOS and USCIS and met with them most […]

As part of our blog’s adoption interview series, I’m interviewing several theologians and New Testament scholars about the doctrine of spiritual adoption and its implications for earthly adoption. I believe that the practice of earthly adoption will be significantly enriched as we grow in our understanding of what it means to be adopted by God. Because […]

[The complete sermon series discussed below can be found here on Sermon Audio. It turned out to be 6 sermons in total.] I'm very pleased to announce that Dr. Timothy Trumper is beginning a six-part sermon series entitled "The Good News of Adoption" this Sunday at his church. The first sermon in this series is […]