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Share by Robin Munro, Senior Writer From China. Date of Birth: June 1, 2003 Jack* is a child with a gentle soul. As his teachers say, he is “a delight.” I met Jack last summer in a northern province of China, where he was abandoned at birth eight years ago. A sweet boy with a warm and open smile, [...]  Share PHOTOS BY REBECCA S. GRATZ/THE WORLD-HERALD Sarah Kolb, one of Sandy and Ed's three biological daughters, leans over to check out Lucas’ book from China. Recently, we at Holt celebrated the 14th birthday of Lucas Kolb — a boy adopted from China in just the knick of time! When he turned 14, he would no [...] Share by Jane Ballback Of the three of my adopted children, Stacee has always been the most curious and connected to her Asian roots. She began a very creative exploration process of what it meant to be Asian when she entered junior high. If you know anything about adolescent development, this is not at all surprising. Every [...] Share
Date of Birth: June, 13, 2009 (19 months old), Korea by Ashli Keyser, managing editor Something is missing. I look at Su-bin’s picture on the Waiting Child photolisting, and I know something’s missing. He’s a cute little guy with black, spiky hair, soft features, adorable, plump lips and sweet, inquisitive eyes. Just an all around lovable 2-year-old little [...] Share Winter Jam special guest speaker Tony Nolan traveled to China with Holt in 2009. At Winter Jam, Nolan shares his story and calls on the audience to " care for orphans and widows in their distress. (James 1:27)" Holt child sponsorship is one way you can do this! http://www.holtinternational.org/sponsorship Couldn’t make it [...] Share Remember Qiong, a recent Waiting Child of the Week? She has a family! We want to thank you for sharing her story and for your prayers. We ask for your continued prayers for the family who has made the decision to bring Qiong into their home and for Qiong, as she prepares to unite [...] Share With Christian music group NewSong leading the way, volunteers at Holt’s Winter Jam concert make tremendous strides in helping children in need through child sponsorship By Brian Campbell, Creative Services Director Lexington, Kentucky– It’s hours before the first act and throngs of people of all ages— in a line five people wide — wrap around a [...] Share A high school graduate shares her college entrance essay Kindergarten students are cruel. Just down right vicious. However, in their defense, they most likely do not mean to be. They are just being brutally honest. I can personally attest to this. The memories of my own kindergarten days are still vivid — snack time, naptime, circle [...] Share “Are you okay with adopting?” asked Judy. Startled, I thought, ‘how could I not be?’ I was adopted. But this wasn’t about me. This was about our commitment to become a family. With that question, adoption was no longer an abstract idea but our unambiguous decision to transform lives. Like many of our friends, we [...] Share This morning on Omaha Morning Blend, a local talk show, Celeste Snodgrass, Holt’s Midwest branch director, discussed Holt International’s upcoming gala and dinner auction. Adoptive parent Juliet Brown and her son, Gavin, joined Celeste during the interview. “This event is going to help renovate the buildings at the Ilsan center in Korea,” said Celeste. “They have [...] |
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