Running for the Children in Ethiopia

Holt Ambassadors participate in the Omaha Marathon

Holt runners and aid station volunteers came together to participate in the Omaha Marathon 2009 to raise money and awareness for the Holt Ethiopia program. Nearly 15 Holt runners participated in the 10K and the half marathon portions of the event, and another 10 volunteers helped out by directing [...]

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November is National Adoption Awareness Month

November is National Adoption Awareness month. This is a wonderful time to spread the word about children throughout the world who need loving families, and acknowledge adoption as one way to build a family.

Many Holt adoptive families have found a great way to raise awareness about adoption and help more children find families through [...]

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Movie Presents Offensive Image of an Adopted Child

by Susan soon-keum Cox—Vice President of Public Policy

We at Holt International want to inform our constituents about a movie entitled “Orphan” scheduled to be released in July by Warner Brothers. We are concerned about media depictions that demean or degrade children. We are especially alarmed about the movie’s negative portrayal of adoption and [...]

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Winter Jam’s Amazing Year

Concert-goers respond to the needs of homeless children

Winter Jam 2009, a concert tour featuring several Christian artists, continues to be a major force in raising awareness and support for orphaned, abandoned and vulnerable children overseas.

With only 10 days left in the 2009 concert series, Winter Jam [...]

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Hands Full of Children in Need

When Juan Ocampo attended Winter Jam Christian concert recently, he realized that God was directing him toward sponsoring a child. The following is Juan’s account of that event:

I can’t say that I am very familiar with today’s top Christian artists, but I was familiar enough with a few, and thank God that He is [...]

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Adoptee Lives a Life of Purpose

One day in Seoul, Korea, a newborn baby boy was found in the garbage and taken to Holt in the hopes that his life could be saved. He was soon adopted and raised in Michigan by his parents along with his sister, who is also adopted from Korea. Over 40 years later, this same boy, [...]

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Christmas at Jeonju Babies’ Home

by Sally Dunbar, Holt Family Recruitment Specialist

Jeonju, Republic of South Korea—Few things are more precious than a child’s face on Christmas. The 2008 Holt International Gift Team hosted the annual Christmas party for infants and children at Jeonju Babies’ Home on Saturday. Jeonju is a homelike care center for infants and children whose birth families [...]

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The Gift of Happiness

by Sally Dunbar, Holt Family Recruitment Specialist

Ilsan, Republic of South Korea—It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at Ilsan Center, known affectionately as Holt Ilsan Town! Today was the annual Christmas party at this residence center for homeless, disabled children and adults, some of them now in their late 50s and who [...]

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A Day to Honor Angels

by Sally Dunbar, Holt Family Recruitment Specialist

Seoul, Republic of Korea—Holt International’s 2008 Korea Christmas Gift Team held a reception party today to honor the Korean foster mothers who care for relinquished, orphaned or abandoned babies.

Today’s party at the offices of Holt Children’s Services of Korea (HCS) was the 40th Annual Celebration for Holt’s [...]

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Bringing Our Child Home from Haiti

“You cannot lose sight of the goal” say Holt International adoptive parents Tom and Debbie Lizer, who are now in process of adopting a second daughter from Haiti.  The Lizers live in Iowa, where they find time in their busy lives to serve as Holt Ambassadors.

by Debbie Lizer

“We live vicariously through the Lizers.” That’s [...]

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