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January 18, 2018 By Hope for Orphans

Giving Your Loaves and Fish

By Elizabeth Pennington. As a mother of many (both biologically and through adoption), I know what it’s like to be stretched. Over the years, I have sat through conferences, hearing the long list of things that I need to add to my motherhood to-do list: Spend time alone with each child each day. Be consistent with family …

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October 24, 2017 By Hope for Orphans

Beyond “Let Me Know”

“Please let me know if there’s anything I can do”. This is a statement that I’m frequently guilty of using in my daily language, as a pastor’s wife and as a social worker at an adoption agency. It so quickly rolls off my tongue when talking to a grieving member of our congregation, and it’s a simple closing of an email to a …

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September 12, 2017 By Hope for Orphans

We’re Not Alone on the Journey

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 …

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August 29, 2017 By Hope for Orphans

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 …

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August 16, 2017 By Hope for Orphans

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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July 6, 2017 By Hope for Orphans

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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April 18, 2017 By Hope for Orphans

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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March 27, 2017 By Hope for Orphans

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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