Taken from The Complete Adoption Book by Laura Beauvais-Godwin, Director of Carolina Hope (pp. 455-456). Can an attorney serve as an intermediary? Yes. A person who facilitates an adoption is not required to be licensed. Is advertising permitted? Yes. Who must consent to the adoption? 1. The birth mother. 2. The birth father, if he […]

We'd like to thank all the bloggers who have written about Carolina Hope over the past several weeks. They were all very kind to do so. Please give each of them a visit as a way of saying thank you for us. Justin Taylor Sally Lloyd-Jones Buzzard Blog Transforming Sermons Steve McCoy of Reformissionary Chris […]

Taken from The Complete Adoption Book by Laura Beauvais-Godwin. "The adoption tax credit is perhaps the greatest financial incentive for adoptive families. You can now earn up to $10,160 in tax credit on your federal taxes for each child who you adopt. A tax credit is not the same as a tax deduction; a credit […]

Adapted from my journal - July 8, 2005, Fuling, China "Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans...in their affliction" (James 1:27). I spent the early morning thinking about James 1:27 (couldn't sleep!), specifically about what "visiting orphans in their affliction" means. I probably should have given this […]

Justin Taylor writes: One of the few posts that I repeat and supplement on this site is a list of resources that might help couples to finance an adoption. The reason is that adoptions are very expensive--often $15,000+ for a domestic adoption and $25,000+ for an international adoption; therefore finances are a major factor in […]

From time to time we will highlight blogs that we believe provide helpful information and practical encouragement about adoption.  AdoptiveDads.org: Foster Care, Adoption, & Fatherhood is one such blog.  It's written by four adoptive dads: Daniel, Jason, Matt, and Michael. Here's how they describe their blog: This is a resource site for guys connected to adoption and foster […]

If you’ve ever wondered how important spiritual adoption (i.e. God adopting us as His children) is to God, take a look at Galatians 4:4-6. “When the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might […]

John Piper talks about what it means to have been adopted by God. Listen to it or download it here.

If you want to see more of the beauty of adoption, consider this brief quotation from Dr. C.F.W. Walther: "Every Christian may apply to himself the declaration of God: 'This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased." If you are a Christian, God speaks these amazing words over you: "You are My […]

I am convinced that as Christians grow in their understanding and experience of God's love for them as adopted children, then passion for adopting children and visiting orphans in their affliction (James 1:27) will increase within the church. This is one main reason that Carolina Hope cares so much about communicating the truth of God's […]