TomVanderwell Adoption Resources Adoption, funding, Grant, Haiti 0 Comment
“We can’t afford to adopt!” That is probably the #1 reason that I hear when talking to people about adoption and why they don’t want to/can’t start the process right now. Well, that’s probably tied with “my husband isn’t ready to expand our family.” I’m planning on doing something about that. Starting today. No, don’t [...]
TomVanderwell Deep Thoughts, Ways to Partner Adoption, God's Littlest Angels, Haiti, NGO, Orphans 1 Comment
Last night one of our supporters sent me a link to this report. I then contacted the author and got a copy with all of their supporting footnotes and links. The entire article along with the footnotes and supporting links is in the attached pdf file. Haiti After the Quake There are a couple of [...]
TomVanderwell Deep Thoughts Adoption, Haiti, Orphans 0 Comment
Don’t read this if you want to feel comfortable…….. Millions of Miles: Do you have room? Just like the first Christmas. No one could make room for Jesus and he was born in a barn. The Christ child! There was no room for the Messiah! I can hardly bear the thought of my king being [...]
TomVanderwell Deep Thoughts Adoption, Haiti, Orphans 1 Comment
After Molly wrote yesterday about what the Toddler House kids are thankful for this Thanksgiving and what they are praying for (read it at http://godslittlestangelsinhaiti.org/kidzkorner/2011/11/a-celebration-of-thanks-and-a-prayer-in-our-hearts/) I’ve had a number of people ask me the question, “How many?” How many of our kids don’t have parents waiting for them? How many of our kids are waiting…… [...]
TomVanderwell Deep Thoughts Adoption, earthquake, Haiti 1 Comment
and brought your child(ren) home from GLA since January 12, 2010 at 4:53 pm (it doesn’t matter what country you are from) AND you didn’t receive an e-mail from one of our board members last night (Jill Wilkins), please send me an e-mail at tom@glahaiti.org. We’re working on a project that we’d like your help [...]
TomVanderwell Deep Thoughts Adoption, Fake Family, Haiti, Jen Hatmaker 0 Comment
But not sure that you are “ready” for it? Not sure that your family is “right” for adopting? Read what Jen Hatmaker wrote (go to her blog and read the whole thing) and take a good hard look at the “real family” that you are and then ask God to make it clear whether He’s [...]
TomVanderwell And Life Goes On, Deep Thoughts Adoption, Haiti, Orphanage 0 Comment
I’m rerunning this post because I’ve run into a number of these type of situations again lately. Dixie gives some solid advice. At least once a week, we receive requests from adoptive parents to help them finish their adoptions that have been started with other orphanages. They have met the children they want to adopt [...]
TomVanderwell Deep Thoughts Adoption, Haiti, Orphans 0 Comment
From a friend of my daughters who is working at an orphanage in Peru – “funny thing I noticed today, kids need families.”