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“God placed an abandoned Korean baby in our home so that almost 40 years later she could minister and provide the help we needed most at this time in our lives” by Mike Query Matthew 6:7-8 “When you pray, do not use a lot of meaningless words, as the pagans do, who think that their gods will [...] Communities build around shared experiences. Every year, adoptees and their families gather at Holt Annual Picnics to enjoy the company of those who share the unifying experience of adoption. Last year, over 2,100 people attended Holt’s picnics, from Oregon to New Jersey and several states between. We hope you can attend a Holt picnic this [...] Holt’s Special Needs Adoption Fund Nathan came into Holt’s care with a cephalohematoma, a collection of blood under the scalp usually caused by trauma during birth. He also had developmental delays and partial seizures. When children with special needs are brought into the care of Holt International, it takes a special kind of love and commitment [...] A childhood ailment leads to a bright future for a college graduate By Susan Cavendish We adopted Mindy through Holt from South Korea in 1987. It was discovered shortly after that Mindy had a huge hole in her eardrum. Over the next months, her eardrum deteriorated until there was no eardrum in her left ear. [...] Foster mothers from South Korea visit Holt Headquarters Two foster mothers from Seoul, South Korea, made the long journey to Holt’s headquarters in Eugene, Oregon in November for a very special day that would reunite them with the children they had said goodbye to so long ago. Mrs. Jang, Woo-kyung and Mrs. Lee, Chung-sun have dedicated their lives [...] Susan Cox, Holt International’s Vice President of Public Policy and External Affairs, will be a guest speaker on the Creating a Family radio show with Dawn Davenport on Wednesday, November 11th. The topic will be “Adopting from South Korea” and will discuss the future of adoption in South Korea, as well as information on [...] A 13-year-old boy leaves the loving care of Ilsan by Jake Krob Parents who adopt have heard it time and time again. “You are so special!” people say. “Your child is so lucky,” others remark. It’s pretty clear after six months with Sonny that he’s the special one…that we’re the lucky ones. It’s true that how Sonny came into our [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] A return to Korea, with the Holt Heritage tour, brings understanding and an unexpected connection by Courtney Rader, Holt Adult Adoptee Outreach Director
Is this your first time back to Korea? I don’t know how many times I was asked this question. Technically, the answer is no. I was in the [...] |
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