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Finding families for Waiting Children in Ethiopia By Ashli Keyser, managing editor *Genet slowly makes her way out of the playroom at Holt’s Durame Intake Center, briefly holding onto the doorframe to get her balance. A dozen of her friends have already made it a few times around the merry-go-round. Undeterred, 3-year-old Genet, her legs [...] Join a Webinar Today Considering International Adoption? Get the information you need from the convenience and privacy of your home… log on to a Holt adoption webinar. Several times each month Holt International hosts a live online webinar where one of our adoption workers walks you through the process, answering your questions with helpful audio visuals. [...] A mother’s hearing loss, five years prior, leads to the adoption of a hearing impaired son from India By Ellen Singh Praise God from whom all blessings flow! And what a blessing Deelip is to us! My husband, Dave, and I already had two biological daughters, Katelyn and Anna, and one son, Michael, who we adopted [...] The value of foster care in China Foster families provide a loving home environment that even the most caring orphanage workers cannot provide. Their selfless love nurtures homeless children while Holt completes the adoption processing for permanent families. Holt’s dedicated temporary families are often the only hope for infants suffering from malnutrition, children recovering [...] Holt’s Family Preservation program in Ethiopia “The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock.”–Matthew 7:25 By Ashli Keyser, managing editor In the conclusion of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus uses a parable to speak [...] by Robin Munro, senior writer Meihekou, China – At the end of a winding dirt road in Meihekou – a city in Northern China’s Jilin Province – behind a green door decorated in red for luck, a teenage girl spends her days engaged in the usual teenage activities. She text messages her friends on her [...] July 31st marked the 10th anniversary of Bertha Holt’s passing. When asked how she would like to be remembered, Bertha Holt’s request was a simple one: “[Remember me] as that lady who loved the Lord,” she humbly replied. On the tenth anniversary of her passing, it’s fitting to reflect on Bertha “Grandma” Holt’s love for the Lord, her [...] a son from the Philippines “There’s Oliver!” The social worker beamed, pointing toward the living room where two little boys were playing. My husband Sam and I walked inside the small, concrete house, forgetting about the stale, humid air of the tropics. I held my breath as I looked for the boy [...] A father’s poem to his daughter, Quinn—a child in Holt’s Journey of Hope Program by Robert Flanders When people ask me to prove that God exists, I show them your picture and tell them about lines. The lines on which our lives travel along the points plotted by the choices that we make. I reflect upon [...] Senior Writer Robin Munro discusses her experience at a Holt-supported foster care program in Northern China. by Robin Munro Jilin City, China—Today, we drove to a small farming village just outside of Jilin City, a forested, mountainous region of Northern China where Holt sponsors foster care for 39 children. Here, amid lush green acres of [...] |
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