We are excited to share this post from Cheryl Bentsen, a wife and an adoptive mother to two beautiful children. She and her husband Jason started gathering adoptive and foster families in their home just over a year ago. Since then, God has used them to encourage dozens of families to find fellowship and encouragement along the …
Parenting
Welcoming Families in the Messiness
By Robin Pennington. Too many of us know what it is to pick up our child from their Sunday School class and be met by the lead teacher. You know it’s bad when the lead teacher comes to greet you! And you might know that sinking feeling when you hear what your child was up to while you were away for an hour. If we had a …
How the Church Can Serve Families Affected by Disabilities (Video)
The church should be a place of refuge for adoptive and foster families in crisis. But practically equipping a church to welcome and care for families in crisis takes intentional planning and sacrificial love. Over the next several weeks, Hope for Orphans is zooming in on specifically what this can look like for your …
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Paul Tripp & Kevin Peck on Adoption, the Gospel, and Parenting (Free Video)
HFO is delighted to share this free video of our interview with ROOTED speakers Paul David Tripp (pastor, author, and speaker) & Kevin Peck (senior pastor at Austin Stone Community Church). We hope you're encouraged by this discussion of adoption and gospel-centered parenting. When you click on the video, you will be …
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Hope for Orphans on FamilyLife Today This Wednesday and Thursday
Tune in to your local station of Family Life Today Wednesday and Thursday to hear the ROOTED interviews with Dennis Rainey and Bob Lepine! Wednesday (April 19), Paul and Robin Pennington will be joining Dennis and Bob to talk about the joys and unexpected challenges of adoption. This interview will specifically speak to …
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Paul David Tripp on God’s Present Grace for Parents
Today, we have the privilege of posting an excerpt from Paul David Tripp’s recent book Parenting: 14 Gospel Principles That Can Radically Change Your Family, which you can purchase here. Over the years, we have enjoyed working with Paul David Tripp on ROOTED and other projects, and we deeply appreciate how he …
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What We Learned from 6 Adoptions, Pt. 2
Last week, we posted the first half of an interview with John and Camille Wheelock, the parents of nine children, six of whom were adopted. If you didn't get a chance earlier, we'd encourage you to also check out that post to read about how God has led them and what they want families considering adoption to …
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What We Learned from 6 Adoptions (Plus 3 Things to Consider Before Adopting)
Today, Hope for Orphans is posting the first half on an interview with John and Camille Wheelock. The Wheelocks are dear friends, and we love how well they love God, each other, and their kids. We’ll be posting the second half of their interview next week, so check back in for more insights and for the five tips they’d share …
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