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Holt Senior Writer Robin Munro is traveling with Waiting Child Manager Jessica Palmer to learn more about a new group of children in Holt’s Journey of Hope program, as well as other Holt-supported programs.
by Robin Munro
At the Jilin City Social Welfare Institute – the third orphanage we’ve visited in China – the beds are empty. [...]
Holt Senior Writer Robin Munro is traveling with Waiting Child Manager Jessica Palmer to learn more about a new group of children in Holt’s Journey of Hope program.
Robin Munro, Senior Writer—Today, we visited a beautiful orphanage in Northern China – a place full [...]
Holt Senior Writer Robin Munro is traveling with Waiting Child Manager Jessica Palmer to learn more about a new group of children in Holt’s Journey of Hope program.
Robin Munro, Senior Writer—At the Peace House in Beijing, the floor is where the action [...]
by Jennifer Smith
After the birth of our third child, my husband and I decided that our family was complete. We were content and didn’t plan to have any more children; however, God had other plans. During the summer of 2006 we began to think about adding to our family, discussed adoption and prayed for God’s [...]
China Child of Promise
By Elizabeth H.
We wanted to add another son to our family and, through Holt’s China Child of Promise program, we brought Will home just one year and one day after we signed the papers to begin our home study!
When we started to discuss adding a final child to our family, we realized [...]
Adopting a Waiting Child
by Brett Foley
My wife Cheryl and I adopted our sons, Alexander and Benjamin, from South Korea, and in 2006 we decided to adopt through Holt International’s China program.
Cheryl had wanted to adopt a daughter from China since at least 2004, and she had an ally in our daughter, Leah, who had been [...]
The China Child of Promise program matches prospective adoptive parents with children who have minor and correctable needs ranging from: missing or extra digits, cleft lip/palate, club feet, and minor heart conditions.
The children in the program do not have life-long health or learning disabilities, and their ‘special need’ can often be corrected with surgery, [...]
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. [...]