A Wonderful and Sacred Bond

A 25-year friendship has brought perspective on life

By Kim Fenneman

Life takes unexpected twists and turns over the years, but when you’re 7 years old it’s still a simple, extraordinary world of wonder and possibilities. But as you grow older you understand the important things in life…health, happiness, family [...]

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A Crucial Need in China

Some foster parenting programs in China are in danger of closing

by John Aeby, Director of Communications, with Tony Nolan, special guest speaker at Winter Jam 2009 and dedicated advocate for Holt International. Tony recently adopted a daughter from China and visited Holt-supported foster care programs in that country.

“As I witnessed the love that Mrs. [...]

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Taking that Leap of Faith

A family is completed through the China Child of Promise program

by Kim Esser

My husband and I went to an informational meeting on adoption in our hometown in 2006. We have three wonderful kids but were open to adding to the family through adoption. After the meeting we immediately started in on the paperwork.

As [...]

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Introducing the New Holt International Logo

“Part of communicating who we are is our logo, but we wanted it to portray so many aspects of who we are,” said Holt President and CEO Kim S. Brown. “That’s why we knew it would be an involved effort when we started considering updating our traditional logo well over a year ago. [...]

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Wrapped up in Love

Power and love flow from the adoption community

by Amy Ostertag

I remember clicking on the Holt International website at the beginning of our adoption journey, and finding the Holt forum. They were a huge comfort and guided us as we navigated the piles of paperwork and felt the anticipation and worry.

This group of adoption community [...]

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URGENT: *Westley Has One month to find a Family

Westley, a handsome, young man in Holt’s Waiting Child program,  will turn 14 in September, making him no longer eligible for international adoption.  He has grown up in foster care and has expressed his longing to go home to a loving, permanent family.

Because of the short time-frame to find this beautiful child a permanent home, [...]

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