Pages

Top orphan and adoption info websites: Adoption.com

Although Adoption.com is loaded with advertisements for various agencies and services, it provides a wealth of information on almost every aspect of adoption.  Adoption.com describes its mission: "Adoption.com is committed to helping as many children as possible find loving, permanent homes. We also provide critical information at the decision-making moment to women facing crisis pregnancies.
"We assist adoptees and birthparents to find birthfamilies, and we help hopeful adoptive parents make adoption dreams come true.
"We are especially committed to helping special needs children in the U.S. and around the world, who otherwise wouldn't be able to find families."
Most Adoption.com are free community services, including: photolisting of waiting children, adoption reunion registry, and online support forums.
The Adoption.com founders (Nathan Gwilliam and Dale Gwilliam) and employees have had an extensive heritage and experience with adoption and fostering, which spans 6 generations. Adoption.com websites have been built with experience that includes adoptive parenting, foster parenting, adoption search, social work, unplanned pregnancy, and adoption law.
Just be aware that you will see a lot of paid advertising on the Adoption.com websites.  Of course, without the paid advertising, this website would not be able to provide all the information and services about adoption.




Big Family Mission helps Russian orphans who will most likely never be adopted.

Top orphan and adoption info websites: Help from U.S. Government


Here's a great website from the U.S. government:  The Child Welfare Information Gateway promotes the safety, permanency, and well-being of children, youth, and families by connecting child welfare, adoption, and related professionals as well as the general public to information, resources, and tools covering topics on child welfare, child abuse and neglect, out-of-home care, adoption, and more.


On this website, you will find an excellent guide to adoption : 


Topics include:

Top orphan and adoption info websites: Christian Alliance for Orphans


Another website that provides a wealth of information about orphans and adoption: The Christian Alliance for Orphans: www.christianalliancefororphans.org .  
From their website:
"The Christian Alliance for Orphans unites more than 100 respected Christian organizations and a national network of churches. Working together, our joint initiatives inspire, equip and connect Christians to “defend the fatherless” (Isaiah 1:17).
"Ultimately, we seek to stimulate and help grow Christian communities committed to adoption, foster care and global orphan care in the local church. Our united efforts include the national Summit, the Orphan Sunday campaign, monthly webinars, and an array of other initiatives.
"As the Alliance helps Christians understand God’s call to care for the orphan and equips them for effective response, the impact reaches far beyond a single program or met need. Rather, an ever-expanding army of passionate advocates invest time, talent and treasure in a personal and sustained commitment to caring for orphans in the name of Christ.
"Alliance membership includes three primary categories: organization, church and individual. Regional or National Alliances of churches may join as affiliates of the Alliance. Together, all Alliance members advance a vision larger than any one of us. Without the Alliance, most members would work in isolation or even competition. Instead, the unifying leadership of the Alliance creates shared impact no one organization, church or individual could achieve alone."
Churches may join the Alliance without having to pay a membership fee.
Thank you, Christian Alliance for Orphans, for providing a wide array of useful information about adoptions and orphan ministry!


Big Family Mission: seeking a family for every orphan!

Top orphan and adoption info websites: Orphan Care Resources

     Today, we begin a series of postings about informative and helpful websites for orphan and adoption resources.
     Our first featured website:  Orphan Care Resources.  www.OrphanCareResources.org .
     Orphan Care Resources, an initiative of The CoMission for Children at Risk, exists to equip believers to care for orphans.
     Their vision:  A Believer in the Life of Every Orphan!
     The website provides information, resources and events for international orphan care, church orphan ministries, adoptive or foster families, and anyone caring for the fatherless in any way>
      They describe their website as follows:  Orphans are clearly close to our Father's heart, and He has opened doors of opportunity for His people to address the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of these precious children whom He loves so deeply. Many believers around the world have responded to God's call to care for orphans and street children. Now Orphan Care Resources provides the information believers need to be equipped to do what God has called us to do.
     At present, much of the information on this website is focused on orphans and adoption movements in Russia and Eastern Europe.
     The Orphan Care Resources website allows ministries and other orphan care/adoption organizations to post a listing and profile on the website.
     Thank you, Orphan Care Resources, for bringing a wealth of resources onto one platform!


     If you have suggestions about websites to be featured on our blog, please email us:  info@BigFamilyMinistry.org .


Young ladies enjoy "moon walk" provided by Big Family Mission at Russian  orphanage.

What is it like to be a foster parent?

Real challenges, real advice from a parent who has "been there, done that"!

Sometimes, it takes a lot of patience and love to convince a foster child that they are really loved.

Check out this brief video:

What it's like to be a foster parent (brief video). 


Follow informative blogs about orphans and adoptions here

We've added several feeds to very useful and popular blogs on adoption and orphans to Famiies for Orphans.  Check them out in our right-hand column.  If you have suggestions for other blogs of a similar nature, please let us know.


Children in Russian orphanage line up to receive their very own Bible!


30 days of celebrating the hope of the family!

Buckner International recently published a devotional entitled: Abba, Father: A 30 day devotional guide celebrating the Hope of Family.  
Thirty short readings paired with Scripture passages explore topics ranging from foster care, to theology of adoption, to the church’s role in orphan care. 
Some very good reading for those who are interested in knowing what the Bible says about adoption.
You can find it here:  http://pureactionchurches.org/downloads/adoption-devotional.pdf .


Orphan in Russian orphanage has just received a Bible.
Most orphans in Russian orphanages have no opportunity to be adopted.  
Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)