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The Little Things That Melt Our Hearts

We are honored to share this beautiful reflection by AGCI adoption mom, Vanessa Demeter. Sometimes life’s biggest joys are in the small things. We’re grateful ...
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Intervening for Children Who Suffer Sexual Violence in Colombia

AGCI’s Vice President of International Programs, Kiersten Luginbill, shares updates from our partners in Bogota, Colombia. We know that children do best in a family ...
Sponsorship

Reflecting on the Meaning of Coffee in Ethiopia

Coffee in Ethiopia is a twelve-hundred-year-old tradition, and when I had the privilege of experiencing the coffee ceremony at the home of someone with no ...
Who We Are

God’s Light Leads The Way

This holiday season, our hearts are with the many adoptive families, who due to circumstances beyond their control, have had their adoptions delayed for months ...
Adoption Stories

Could Lucy be your daughter?

Lucy is a joy! She adapts easily and has made huge progress—she now is more assertive, calmer, and cheerful. She gets along well with others and enjoys ...
Adoption Stories

Remember These Brothers?

A few months ago, we reached out to share Jayson (3) and Carter (1)’s story. These sweet brothers are waiting in Colombia–we need your prayers and ...
Who We Are

AGCI Is In The News!

International adoptions in limbo as borders stay closed, countries remain on lockdown AGCI’s President, Hollen Frazier, was interviewed on status of international adoption in the ...
Who We Are

We’re Hague Accredited!

We are so excited to share that AGCI has received the renewal of Hague accreditation through 7/31/2024! This is no small feat—the accreditation process isn’t easy, but it’s so important! ...
Adoption Education

International Adoption & COVID-19

In spite of what you may have heard, international adoption is still happening! If adoption has been on your heart, this is a great time ...
International Work

AGCI & the Tim Tebow Foundation House of Hope in Colombia Now Open

Every year, approximately 2,000 young adults age out of Colombia’s child welfare system with no support. This means 2,000 young adults enter adulthood without any ...
Adoption Education

New Year Celebrations Around the World

Happy New Year from AGCI! We pray the year ahead is one of joy, peace, and blessings for your family. Around the world, people are ...
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Celebrating National Adoption Month

Did you know November is National Adoption Month? By finding ways to celebrate, you can help spread awareness and encourage others to learn about adoption, ...
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5 Tax-Smart Ways To Give To AGCI

There are so many ways you can change a child’s life forever. When you give a gift to AGCI, you can trust your gift truly ...
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Is Child Sponsorship Really Life-Changing?

There are an estimated 600,000 children living on the streets in Ethiopia (UNICEF). At AGCI, we see the ripples of poverty and the effects it ...
Adoption Education

Preparing for the Upcoming School Year

While summer is often a time full of fun and play, it can also be very jarring for kids who love consistency. Unfortunately, just as schedules ...
Adoption Education

7 Bible Verses to Encourage Adoptees

As people of faith, we know how important it is to read the Bible. As we read the Bible throughout a lifetime, our memory will ...
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The Reality of International Adoption

Less than 20 years ago, international adoptions were booming in the United States. Reaching an all-time high of 22,989 intercountry adoptions to the U.S. in ...
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Let’s Play!

No two words fill a child with greater anticipation and joy than “Let’s play!” Play allows children to imagine and explore, and the process of exploration ...
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Your Top International Adoption Questions, Answered

So, you’re considering international adoption–but your list of questions seems to be longer than your list of answers. It seems like international adoption is full ...
Adoption Education

Unique Ways to Celebrate Adoptive Moms on Mother’s Day 

Mother’s Day is a popular holiday not only in the United States but around the world! This special day celebrates mothers and the important role ...
Adoption Education

Ethics in Intercountry Adoption

Ethics play an important role in intercountry adoptions. Many of the children and families served through intercountry adoption are in particularly vulnerable situations and therefore ...
Adoption Education

Teaching Your Children the Truth About Easter

Along with Christmas, Easter is arguably the most important Christian holiday. During Christmas, we celebrate God’s provision shown through His one and only Son, Jesus Christ, ...
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Healing Trauma in the Outdoors

As the weather begins warming up, families are sure to spend more time outdoors. There’s so much fun to be had while in nature—but did ...
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Supporting Women Around the World

Whether it’s a mother, sister, friend, or mentor, we all know at least one woman who has impacted our lives for the better. Since the ...
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Fostering a Giving Spirit During Lent

“Live a life filled with love, following the example of Christ. He loved us and offered himself as a sacrifice for us, a pleasing aroma ...
Adoption Education

Showing Your Kids You Love Them

With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, we want to take some time to address the important topic of expressing healthy touch and affection to ...
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Reflecting on His Goodness in 2022

As we enter a new year and reflect on 2022, we are reminded of God’s faithfulness and provision! We feel so blessed to see how ...
Adoption Stories

The Best Gifts Ever

At AGCI, we are answering God’s call to provide the love and care that every child deserves. When it is not possible to safely reunify ...
Adoption Education

Enjoying the Holidays When You’re Waiting

While Christmastime is full of joy and family fun, for parents who are waiting to bring their adopted kiddo home, the holidays can be a ...
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Our Favorite Adoption Resources

We are so excited for you to learn more about adoption through AGCI! To help you along your journey, we have compiled the following list ...
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Together This Christmas 

For many, Christmas time is full of family traditions. Whether it be setting out cookies for Santa or watching a specific movie every Christmas morning, ...
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The Future of AGCI

We recently had the opportunity to sit down with Nate Dawson, Executive Vice President at All God’s Children International, to discuss the future of AGCI. ...
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Sleep Tips for Parents & Adopted Kids

Losing sleep as a newly adoptive parent? Read our tips to help you (and your child) catch some rest!
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What Does Sponsorship Look Like?

Learn how you can change lives through our sponsorship programs!
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Adopting a Child with Autism

As you begin your adoption journey, you’re likely to pause as you consider your future child’s abilities; from diagnoses like fetal alcohol spectrum disorders to ...
Adoption Education

Post-Adoption Depression

We know adoption poses a big transition for families. While adoption is an exciting time of newness, love, and joy, post-adoption depression is a very ...
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Healing From Sexual Violence

“When you go through the deep waters, I will be with you. When you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown. ...
Adoption Education

10 Ways to Help An Adoptive Family

While ways to support expecting parents are well established, for many, it's harder to understand the best ways to support an adoptive family.
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Why is International Adoption So Expensive?

Let’s break down the costs of international adoption to unveil some of the steps and stakeholders involved.
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Partner Highlight: Show Hope is Breaking Down Adoption Barriers Through Medical Care Grants!

We are thrilled to share that an organization dedicated to breaking down adoption barriers offers medical care grants to support adoptive families at any stage ...
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The 1.5 Million Orphans Covid Has Left Behind

We often measure the toll of the pandemic by the number of lives claimed by Covid-19, but recently published studies show that it’s just as ...
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Becoming a Mom Through Adoption

My husband and I got married in 2011. We wanted a big family. When you get married, you think you’re going to plan out your ...
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The World Needs What You Have to Offer

The point is that we need to grow into the roles we’re given throughout our lives. You’re not alone in questioning your direction from time ...
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Choose Faith Despite Fear

Jesse Butterworth is a pastor, musician, and AGCI adoptive parent who lives in Kirkland, Washington. Our prayer is that Jesse’s words sink deeply into your ...
Adoption Education

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: A Deeper Dive

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) falls, as the name implies, on a spectrum. Some people go their whole lives largely unaffected by FASD, while others ...
Adoption Education

What Does It Mean to Adopt a Child with FASD?

While FASD can at times be a puzzling condition that is difficult to be diagnosed, there is so much hope for children and families living ...
Adoption Stories

Waiting Children—One Chance to Thrive

At AGCI, we recognize the true importance of finding families for kids, not kids for families. It’s our greatest joy to put a child’s needs ...
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AGCI & Tim Tebow Foundation Partner to Launch Child Advocacy Center in Ethiopia!

The House of Hope will provide a safe place for girls on the streets of Addis Ababa to live, learn, and find true healing while ...
Adoption Education

Answering Your Questions About Adopting a Child With HIV

Can a child with HIV spread HIV from a cut or scrape?* HIV can only be transmitted through blood-to-blood contact, sexual contact, breastmilk, and IV ...
Adoption Education

Advice from Parents of Kids Who Have HIV

We recently asked parents of kids who have HIV a few questions: What is something you wish you knew prior to adopting a child with ...
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What does it mean to adopt a child who has HIV?

Many adoptive families are surprised to find that HIV is a very manageable medical condition. While HIV is a chronic illness that currently doesn’t have ...
Adoption Education

9 Fundraising Ideas for Your Adoption!

AGCI has helped bring over 4,500 children home from 23 countries in the past 30+ years. Time and again, we have seen God provide children ...
Adoption Education

3 Things I Wish My (White) Adoptive Parents Had Known

Bonita Croyle is a transracial adoptee who leverages her unique lived experiences to inspire racial equity. She was adopted into a Mennonite community in Pennsylvania ...
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Is there a right reason to adopt?

The best adoptions are those that put the interest of the child first. Director of Families Are Forever, Trudy Landis, has over 30 years of ...
Adoption Stories

The Little Things That Melt Our Hearts

We are honored to share this beautiful reflection by AGCI adoption mom, Vanessa Demeter. Sometimes life’s biggest joys are in the small things. We’re grateful ...
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Intervening for Children Who Suffer Sexual Violence in Colombia

AGCI’s Vice President of International Programs, Kiersten Luginbill, shares updates from our partners in Bogota, Colombia. We know that children do best in a family ...
Sponsorship

Reflecting on the Meaning of Coffee in Ethiopia

Coffee in Ethiopia is a twelve-hundred-year-old tradition, and when I had the privilege of experiencing the coffee ceremony at the home of someone with no ...
Who We Are

God’s Light Leads The Way

This holiday season, our hearts are with the many adoptive families, who due to circumstances beyond their control, have had their adoptions delayed for months ...
Adoption Stories

Could Lucy be your daughter?

Lucy is a joy! She adapts easily and has made huge progress—she now is more assertive, calmer, and cheerful. She gets along well with others and enjoys ...
Adoption Stories

Remember These Brothers?

A few months ago, we reached out to share Jayson (3) and Carter (1)’s story. These sweet brothers are waiting in Colombia–we need your prayers and ...
Who We Are

AGCI Is In The News!

International adoptions in limbo as borders stay closed, countries remain on lockdown AGCI’s President, Hollen Frazier, was interviewed on status of international adoption in the ...
Who We Are

We’re Hague Accredited!

We are so excited to share that AGCI has received the renewal of Hague accreditation through 7/31/2024! This is no small feat—the accreditation process isn’t easy, but it’s so important! ...
Adoption Education

International Adoption & COVID-19

In spite of what you may have heard, international adoption is still happening! If adoption has been on your heart, this is a great time ...
Adoption Stories

Yinny’s Story: A Waiting Child’s Journey

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Intervening For Children: Placing More Children In Families

Without someone to advocate and prepare the right family, children will continue to languish in institutions without hope. This vulnerable population is at even greater ...
Adoption Stories

We’re Still Advocating For Ryan!

We’ve been advocating for 7-year-old Ryan for several months. This adorable, sweet boy deserves the chance to experience the unconditional love of a family. We are ...
Adoption Education

10 Keys To Your Kids’ Emotional Health

Originally Published on Spark What Matters on April 15th, 2020 by Sandy Trzcinski   We are living in a season of unprecedented new relational dynamics, and ...
Adoption Stories

Meet Vivien

Sweet 4-year-old Vivien came into care in Colombia two years ago. This shy, independent girl is gaining more and more confidence every day! We know ...
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Meet Jayson & Carter

Big brother Jayson (2) is a sweet, affectionate little boy! He interacts well with his peers and is very bonded to his caregivers which is ...
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How To Foster Connection In The Midst Of COVID-19

In a time of social distancing and stay home, stay safe ordinances, it can feel especially challenging to stay connected.  With help from Families Are ...
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A Day In The Life

A typical school day looks a little different in Samre, Ethiopia compared to a school day for a child in the United States.  A Typical ...
Adoption Stories

Ryan Is Waiting In China

Ryan just turned 7 years old! We’ve been advocating for this adorable, kind boy for some time now and we just know his forever family is ...
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Meet Ally

3-year-old Ally is a joy! Ally entered into foster care in Colombia when she was just a few weeks old. This sweet girl has lived ...
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Pray For AGCI Co-Founder, Jan Beazely

Thank you for your prayers and support for the Beazely family.
Adoption Stories

Could Brady Be Your Son?

Sweet Brady recently celebrated his 8th birthday–it’s our prayer that his next birthday is spent with his loving forever family! We have been advocating for ...
Adoption Stories

Adoption Is Love

Adoption had been on Jennifer and Jeremy Adams’ heart for a long time. After a lot of prayer, Jennifer and Jeremy felt like their child ...
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The Gift of Rebeka

“This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for ...
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Adopting As First Time Parents

We chatted with adoptive first-time parents Bob and Katie Ruth about their journey and what it’s like to adopt as first-time parents! “We had been ...
Adoption Stories

Are Henry and Izzy The Children You’ve Been Praying For?

Izzy (13) and Henry (8)are sweet, loving siblings and want nothing more than to grow up together in a forever family! Sadly, Izzy and Henry ...
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Meet Abigail and Mikayla

“We love because He first loved us.” 1 John 4:19 Sisters Abigail (11) and Mikayla (8) need the unconditional love of a forever family! These sweet sisters ...
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The Gift Of Spirit

“But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, who were born, not ...
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Education is Beyond A Desk

“He executes justice for the orphan and the widow, and shows His love for the alien by giving him food and clothing.”  Deuteronomy 10:18 AGCI’s ...
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Why I Sponsor

AGCI Sponsor and Advocate Rachael Cruthirds has sponsored with AGCI since 2016! She shared her experience as a sponsor with us.  “My sophomore year in ...
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Celebrating The Gift of Healing

“Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God.  Anyone who does ...
Adoption Stories

Could Tessa Be Your Daughter?

“I can do all things through him who strengthens me.” Philippians 4:13 5-year-old Tessa is a sweet, loving little girl! Kind and friendly Tessa loves artistic activities ...
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Could You Be Their Family?

“You, Lord, hear the desire of the afflicted; you encourage them, and you listen to their cry.”   Psalm 10:17 Siblings Melissa (12), Posey (10), and ...
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What Sponsorship Means To Us

The Affleck family sponsors three children through All God’s Children International—two girls through our Ethiopia Education Sponsorship program, and one girl through our Colombia Independence ...
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Sponsoring With Gratitude

“God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown Him as you have helped His people and continue ...
Adoption Stories

Could you be Aiden’s family?

5-year-old Aiden is a healthy, happy little boy! Aiden will turn 6 on February 1st and it’s our prayer that he will celebrate his 7th ...
Adoption Stories

Brady needs your help

We’re reaching out to you, our AGCI family, to help us pray and advocate for sweet Brady. Brady is still waiting in Colombia for his ...
Adoption Stories

Could Tina be your daughter?

13-year-old Tina is a kind, affectionate girl who wants nothing more than a family’s love! Our team met Tina in Colombia in 2017 and immediately saw how very special ...
Adoption Stories

Celebrating The Gift of Love

 “The second is: Love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other command greater than these.”  Mark 12:31 Each month, we’re celebrating the gifts that Jesus ...
Adoption Stories

A Letter of Gratitude

Adoptive parents Nate and Lindsey Williams received an AGCI Special Treasures adoption grant to help bring their youngest son, Ethan, home from China. They recently ...
Adoption Stories

Celebrating The Gift Of Life

“…I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” John 10:10 Each month, we’re celebrating the gifts that Jesus brings into ...
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How to Choose the Right Adoption Agency

Adopting a child is a life-changing experience for any family. Choosing the right adoption agency for your family can make your adoption journey feel less ...
Adoption Stories

A $3K Adoption Grant Is Available!

“And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.” Colossians 3:14 Siblings Julian (13), Jonah (11), Joy (9), and Jaxon ...
Adoption Stories

Gracie Is Waiting For Her Forever Family!

UPDATE: We are so excited to share that Gracie has found her forever family! To learn about other children still waiting for their forever family, ...
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Connected Care: AGCI’s Pilot Caregiver Training Program

How do you change over 300,000 lives? By changing the care system from the ground up. AGCI’s 2019 Connected Care caregiver trainings in Colombia, Ethiopia, ...
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The Dream Home Has Officially Launched!

We are so excited to share that our very first Dream Home has officially launched! AGCI President, Hollen Frazier, was able to celebrate the opening ...
Adoption Stories

Could She Be Your Daughter?

UPDATE: We are so excited to share that Rosemary has found her forever family! To learn about other children still waiting for their forever family, visit ...
Adoption Education

Common Christian Adoption Myths

Adopting a child is both an exciting and at times overwhelming journey. However, miscommunication and asking the wrong questions can make this life changing decision ...
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Answers to All Your International Adoption Questions

Your Top Ten Adoption Questions Answered Just starting your adoption journey? We have the answers to the most common questions about adoption below. 1. Why does ...
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God Provides

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.” Proverbs 3:5  We’re often asked how families can make adoption ...
Adoption Education

Top Myths About Adopting A Child: Debunked!

Adoption can be confusing. With so much information available from so many different sources, it’s hard to know what’s what. We’re here to help! We’ve ...
Adoption Education

How to Choose Your Adoption Agency

So why should you adopt through AGCI? We’ve compiled the top 5 reasons to adopt through All God’s Children International. #1) We’re so much more ...
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Why Our Sponsorship Program Is Different

AGCI’s Education Sponsorship program is truly life changing for the vulnerable children we serve. But what really makes our Colombia Education Sponsorship program so different? ...
Adoption Stories

Waiting His Whole Life For A Family

“Every good and perfect gift is from above.” James 1:17 9-year-old James has been waiting his entire life for a family. When we first met ...
Adoption Stories

This 7-Year-Old Boy Is Still Waiting For An Adoptive Family!

“Do everything in love.” 1 Corinthians 16:14 7-year-old Ethan is a sweet, loving boy who has waited his whole life to know the love of ...
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Bipartisan Senators Introduce Law to Improve Intercountry Adoption Information Reporting

Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) today introduced the Intercountry Adoption Information Act of 2018 which would help remove information barriers Americans frequently face while seeking to ...
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The Kids Left Behind: How To Help Aging Out Orphans

There are currently 110,000 children living under government protection in Colombia. While some of these children are eventually adopted or reunited with their biological families, ...
Adoption Stories

A Chance For Family

“When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.” Psalm 56:3 12-year-old Emma and 4-year-old Everett are loving, affectionate siblings who just want to stay together ...
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Hope For Kids and Families

AGCI’s Education Sponsorship program is truly life changing for the vulnerable children we serve. This month, we’re focusing on what makes our Colombia Education Sponsorship ...
Adoption Stories

Could You Be Their Family?

UPDATE: We are so excited to share that Kamber and Finley have found their forever family! To learn about other children still waiting for their ...
Adoption Stories

Hope For Ruby

UPDATE: We are so excited to share that Ruby has found her forever family! To learn about other children still waiting for their forever family, ...
Adoption Stories

Adoption Isn’t Easy, But It Is Worth It

  We chatted with AGCI adoptive mom Cady Driver about her family’s adoption journey. While it wasn’t an easy road for her family, it was ...
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Love Is…

“This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for ...
Adoption Stories

Megan Needs a Family Now!

“So that I may come to you with joy, by God’s will, and in your company be refreshed.” Romans 15:22 9-year-old Megan is still waiting in Colombia ...
Adoption Education

Financing Your Adoption

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;” Proverbs 3:5   Adoption costs can feel overwhelming. It’s important to ...
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What Adopting a Child With Special Needs Actually Looks Like

“Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me.” Matthew 18:5 As you open your heart to adoption, there is much to consider! While children ...
Adoption Stories

These Bright, Thoughtful Siblings Are Waiting!

UPDATE: We are so excited to share that Kim, Anderson, Nolan, Hank, and Cory have found their forever family! To learn about other children still ...
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Katie Shines!

UPDATE: We are so excited to share that Katie has found her forever family! To learn about other children still waiting for their forever family, ...
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One Dream For Three Sisters

UPDATE: We are so excited to share that Laura, Mari, and Lily have found their forever family! To learn about other children still waiting for ...
Adoption Stories

Our Prayer For Megan

“So that I may come to you with joy, by God’s will, and in your company be refreshed.” Romans 15:22 Megan is so full of ...
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Dylan and Jonas Are Running Out of Time

UPDATE: We are so excited to share that Dylan and Jonas have found their forever family! To learn about other children still waiting for their ...
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The World’s Orphan Crisis

There are 8 million orphans living in institutions today. Tragically, most children living in institutions will grow up without ever knowing the love of a ...
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How We Work: Prepare

AGCI is committed to transforming lives through Independence programs that give older orphans the tools they need to thrive. We do this in two primary ...
Adoption Stories

These Sweet Sisters Are Waiting For Their Forever Family!

UPDATE: We are so excited to share that Lauren, Stacey, Tanya, and Katie have found their forever family! To learn about other children still waiting ...
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You Have the Power to Change A Child’s Life Forever

What does it mean to be a hero? At AGCI, we believe that everyone has the ability to be a hero for a child in ...
Adoption Stories

Carly & Selena Are Waiting!

UPDATE: We are so excited to share that Carley and Selena have found their forever family! To learn about other children still waiting for their ...
Adoption Education

What Are Special Needs?

It’s time to readjust what many families think it means to adopt a child with special needs! What many adoptive parents don’t realize is that ...
Adoption Stories

The Kobylka’s Story

The Kobylkas had always planned to adopt. “I knew I wanted to adopt when I was a kid,” Joy Kobylka said. “My husband knew from ...
Adoption Stories

The Tkacik Family

Adoptive parents Jess and Josh Tkacik wrote the following post to share their journey in allowing God to lead them to the daughter they never ...
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How We Work: Policy

AGCI is dedicated to changing the reality of the orphan crisis. One of the ways we’re intervening for the 8 million orphans living in institutions ...
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How We’re Intervening For the 8 Million

There are currently 8 million orphans living in institutions around the world. For AGCI, the current state of the orphan crisis is alarming and unacceptable.  We’re ...
Adoption Education

Top 5 Reasons To Choose AGCI

So why should you adopt through AGCI? We’ve compiled the top 5 reasons to adopt through All God’s Children International. 1) We’re so much more ...
Adoption Stories

AGCI Adoptee Stars in Hidden Figures

We’re so excited to share that AGCI Ethiopia adoptee, Lidya Jewett, stars in the Oscar-nominated film, Hidden Figures! Adopted in 2011 at the age of ...
Adoption Stories

A Family For Lydia

“But God will never forget the needy; the hope of the afflicted will never perish.” Psalm 9:18 11-year-old Lydia has been waiting for a family ...
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The 8 Million

There are 8 million orphans living in institutional care today.  In many institutions, orphans are warehoused in rooms filled with cribs that resemble cages. These ...
Adoption Education

Top 5 Myths About Adoption

Adopting a child is both an exciting and at times overwhelming journey. However, miscommunication and asking the wrong questions can make this life changing decision ...
International Work

You Made the Difference For China!

Below is an update and note of gratitude from AGCI’s National Advancement Officer, Julie Salwasser!  This December, we had a wonderful trip to Xiamen, China! AGCI ...
Adoption Stories

25 Years of Miracles: Let’s Find James’s Family!

“Every good and perfect gift is from above”- James 1:17 When we first met James 3 years ago, we instantly fell in love with his ...
International Work

AGCI’s In China!

AGCI team members are in China! Our team is working to complete a project to revamp and brighten rooms at one of our partner homes ...
Adoption Stories

Heather’s Christmas Wish For Family

We first met 14-year-old Heather at an orphanage in Colombia in October of 2016. Months away from aging out of the system, Heather’s prayer is ...
Adoption Stories

25 Years of Giving: God Provides

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.” Proverbs 3:5  We’re often asked how families can make adoption ...
Adoption Stories

Every Child Has a Story: I Can’t Believe I Ever Had a Life Before You

While the McAndrews had always planned on growing their family through adoption, they thought they would adopt one child—not three siblings! But God moves in ...
Adoption Stories

Every Child Has A Story: What It’s Really Like to Adopt Older Siblings

An e-mail changed this family’s life forever. When Todd Jackson opened an e-mail from AGCI with the subject, One Wish For Three Sisters, he didn’t ...
International Work

AGCI Travels to China Part 5!

Here’s a final update from Jodi, AGCI’s VP of Adoption and Carin, AGCI’s China Case Manager! Today we were sad to say goodbye to Xiamen!  ...
International Work

AGCI Travels to China Part 4!

Here’s another update from Jodi, AGCI’s VP of Adoption and Carin, AGCI’s China Case Manager! The AGCI team enjoyed the weekend exploring and soaking in ...
International Work

AGCI Travels to China Part 3!

AGCI staff have arrived in Xiamen, China! On this trip, our team is thrilled to witness Ezekiel unite with his forever family, give family care ...
International Work

AGCI Travels to China Part 2!

AGCI staff have arrived in Xiamen, China! On this trip, our team is thrilled to witness Ezekiel unite with his forever family, give family care ...
International Work

25 Years of Faith: AGCI Travels to China!

“Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within ...
Adoption Education

What It’s Really Like to Adopt a Child With Down Syndrome

When Stephanie and Todd Huffine first began their adoption journey, they didn’t think they could handle a child with special needs. “I had always wanted ...
Adoption Stories

25 Years of Change: Winnie’s Story

UPDATE: We are so excited to share that Winnie has found her forever family! To learn about other children still waiting for their forever family, ...
Adoption Stories

Destiny’s Wish For Family

UPDATE: We are so excited to share that Destiny has found her forever family! To learn about other children still waiting for their forever family, ...
Adoption Stories

25 Years of Passion: A Family For 3 Siblings!

“With all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love.” Ephesians 4:2 Introducing our most outgoing and free spirited siblings—Leo (12), Nate ...
Adoption Stories

Miracle Mission: Titus

“Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.” Mark 11:24 Titus is ...
Adoption Stories

Miracle Mission: Joseph

“You will be secure because there is hope.” Job 11:18 Joseph has such a loving soul! 2-and-a-half-year-old Joseph loves spending time with his friends and ...
Adoption Stories

Miracle Mission: Jesse

“I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.” Philippians 4:13 Jesse is filled with joy! 2-and-a-half-year-old Jesse has a contagious smile that cheers ...
Adoption Stories

Miracle Mission: Robert

“For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and ...
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Miracle Mission: Emanuel

UPDATE: We are so excited to share that Emanuel has found his forever family! To learn about other children still waiting for their forever family, ...
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Miracle Mission: Matt

“Oh that I might have my request, that God would grant what I hope for.” Job 6:8 We are praying for a family for Matt ...
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25 Years of Family: Oliver is Waiting!

UPDATE: We are so excited to share that Oliver has found his forever family! To learn about other children still waiting for their forever family, ...
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A Family For Meg

 UPDATE: We are so excited to share that Meg has found her forever family! To learn about other children still waiting for their forever family, ...
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Baby Jude is Waiting!

“Let your gentleness be evident to all.” Philippians 4:5  Sweet 2-year-old Jude is waiting for his forever family! Gentle and quiet, Jude loves playing with ...
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Small Miracles

AGCI’s VP of International Programs, Kiersten Luginbill, is currently in Gambella Ethiopia at our Hannah’s Hope partner home! Follow her journey to learn more about ...
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More Alike Than Different

What It’s Like to Adopt a Child With Down Syndrome Kandace Monsivais had always had a heart for people with Down syndrome. While her husband, ...
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A Beautiful Mess

AGCI’s VP of International Programs, Kiersten Luginbill, is currently in Gambella Ethiopia at our Hannah’s Hope partner home! Follow her journey to learn more about ...
Adoption Stories

25 Years of Advocacy: These Siblings Have Waited Too Long

“Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” Hebrews 11:1 Over the last 25 years we have advocated ...
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When Will Levi Have A Mommy and Daddy?

UPDATE: We are so excited to share that Levi has found his forever family! To learn about other children still waiting for their forever family, ...
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Juan Carlos’s Wish For Family

UPDATE: We are so excited to share that Juan Carlos has found his forever family! To learn about other children still waiting for their forever ...
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Zoe Is Waiting

UPDATE: We are so excited to share that Zoe has found her forever family! To learn about other children still waiting for their forever family, ...
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25 Years of Legacy

2016 marks All God’s Children International’s 25th year of changing lives around the world! As we prepare to celebrate this milestone with our Celebration of ...
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Love Is Simple

UPDATE: We are so excited to share that Owen and Everett have found their forever family! To learn about other children still waiting for their ...
International Work

My First Mission Trip Was Not What I Expected

By Jillian Dagley If you’d shown up at our partner home in Haiti yesterday around 11 am expecting to catch a peak at forlorn Haitian ...
Adoption Stories

A Loving Family For Lizzy

By Tiffany Williams In March 2016, we sent AGCI’s first advocacy team made up of adoptive parents and AGCI staff to Xiamen! While they were ...
International Work

Loving Big in Haiti!

AGCI staff and a team of advocates are in Haiti! In addition to completing a few service projects and adding a playground area for the ...
International Work

Advocates in Xiamen: Part 3!

AGCI staff and a team of advocates spent the last week in Xiamen, China! Our team worked to upgrade the baby and toddler floor at ...
International Work

Advocates in Xiamen: Part 2!

AGCI staff and a team of advocates have arrived in Xiamen, China! Our team is working to upgrade the baby and toddler floor at our ...
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Advocates in Xiamen!

AGCI staff and a team of advocates have arrived in Xiamen, China! Our team is working to upgrade the baby and toddler floor at our ...
Adoption Stories

A Family For Levi

UPDATE: We are so excited to share that Levi has found his forever family! To learn about other children still waiting for their forever family, ...
Adoption Stories

A Story of Love: Sponsorship Is Life Changing

When little Samuel arrived at our Hannah’s Hope Haiti partner home, he was severely delayed in his development. Due to premature birth and malnourishment prior ...
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Protected: A Family for James

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A Week In The Life: My Daughter Has Cerebral Palsy

By Joy Kobylka, adoptive mom When I first saw her picture, she was sitting on a red riding car and her smile lit up the ...
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A Story of Hope: It’s Not Our Story, It’s God’s Story

“…And hope does not disappoint because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to ...
Adoption Education

A Story of Hope: What It’s Really Like to Adopt a Child With Cerebral Palsy

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.” Proverbs 3:5 Cerebral palsy can feel like a scary ...
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With Family, Anything Is Possible!

Watch Joey’s video. Password: 2givehope Sweet Joey just turned 7 years old! Will you help us ensure that his next birthday is spent with his forever ...
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A Prayer For Josiah

Prayer is powerful. We’re asking our AGCI community to lift up one of our families, the Scholes, in prayer. Below is a note written by ...
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Waiting For A Family’s Love

UPDATE: We are so excited to share that Sophie has found her forever family! To learn about other children still waiting for their forever family, ...
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Protected: Open Your Heart To Hope

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God Had A Child For Us

The Kobylkas had always planned to adopt. “I knew I wanted to adopt when I was a kid,” Joy Kobylka said. “My husband knew from ...
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They’ve Been There

It started with an e-mail. We Need Families. Julie and James Forrest had adopted through All God’s Children before, when they brought home, Judah, their ...
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Protected: Waiting For His Family

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China Part 7: How We Advocate

AGCI just returned from China! Our team just returned from a two-week stay in China. Thank you for following our posts about our journey and ...
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China Part 6: A Weekend in Longyan and Zhangzhou

AGCI just returned from China! Our team just returned from a two-week stay in China. Continue following our posts and learn more about how we’re ...
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China Part 5: AGCI in Longyan

AGCI is in China! Our team is just wrapping up their second week in China. Continue following our posts and learn more about how we’re ...
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China Part 4: The Children of Xiamen

AGCI is in China! Our team is just beginning their second week in China. Continue following our posts over the next week and learn more ...
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We’re In China: Part 2

AGCI is in China! Our team is just wrapping up their first week in China. Continue following our posts over the next week and learn ...
International Work

We’re In China!

AGCI is in China! Follow our posts over the next week and learn more about how we’re advocating for China’s orphans! From Tiffany Williams, China ...
Adoption Stories

Hope Is A Gift From God

In anticipation of AGCI’s 25th anniversary in 2016, we’re digging through our archives for stories of hope from the past. Written by an AGCI adoptee, ...
Adoption Stories

These Families Raised $1600 and A Lot of Hope

Bulgaria has weighed heavy on Bethany Sutton’s heart since high school, when she traveled there for a mission trip. Fast-forward to today and Bulgaria is ...
Adoption Stories

Two Years Ago. . .

By Vicky DeCastro Two years ago, on June 17, 2013, “I” became a “we.” That was the day I became a first-time mom to my ...
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Rescued By an Angel Named Elli

After Edwin and LaQuita Dixon married, they led their own lives for a while—sure that if God wanted them to have children, it would happen. ...
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The Daughter We Never Dreamed Of

Adoptive parents Jess and Josh Tkacik wrote the following post to share their journey in allowing God to lead them to the daughter they never ...
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What Being a Dad Means to Me

In honor of Father’s Day, we asked adoptive dad Chad Williamson to share what being a dad really means to him. Chad shared his story ...
Adoption Stories

Bringing Home Our Boys: The Fredrich Family’s Story

Mary Fredrich’s heart has been heavy for orphans since she was 13 years old. She always knew that she’d be involved in changing lives for ...
Who We Are

CAFO: Together We Can Accomplish More

Last week, I had the wonderful opportunity to attend the Christian Alliance for Orphans (CAFO) Summit for the first time. Hosted in Nashville, Tennessee, the ...
Adoption Stories

Hello from Colombia!

Soojin Park, our Colombia Program Director has been traveling in country and shares this update. Just wanted to share my excitement about our Colombia program! Colombia ...
Adoption Education

Your Top Adoption Questions, Part 2

Curious about adoption? AGCI’s  Julie Salwasser has answers to 6 more of your top adoption questions. Check out our first blog, “Your Top Ten Adoption ...
Adoption Stories

A Day of Play in Longyan

A quick coffee and breakfast fueled us for another day to meet with more than 40 children cared for in Longyan foster homes.  We were able ...
Adoption Stories

Mother to Mother: A Birth Mother Reunion

Above all, Julie Meyaard is a mother. When the Meyaard family decided to adopt from Ethiopia for the first time, they were already parents to ...
Adoption Stories

Meeting Children at Xiamen Orphanage

What an amazing day!  We are so blessed to have a one to one partnership with Xiamen.  The director and entire staff care deeply for ...
International Work

This Week in China

After airline challenges and delays, our team has arrived in China. While AGCI President Hollen Frazier participates in a training event for orphanage directors, the ...
Adoption Education

Your Top Ten Adoption Questions Answered

Just starting your adoption journey? AGCI’s Director of  Adoption, Julie Salwasser has the answers. Check out Julie’s responses to the most common questions about adoption ...
Adoption Stories

How Did We End Up Here?

Sometimes you’re standing in a photo shop in downtown Burgas, Bulgaria. You’re listening to your translator, the nanny from the orphanage and the photographer all ...
Adoption Education

What it’s Like to Adopt a 5-Year-Old with Special Needs from China

Let go and let God. That’s what Angela Murray-Brent learned from the adoption of her 5-year-old son, Enoch. Angela, a special education teacher, and her ...
International Work

Why Everyone Should Go on a Christian Mission Trip

Kahlil and Kari Somera didn’t think they could go on a Christian mission trip. The timing, the cost—it felt like it just wouldn’t work. The ...
Adoption Education

International Adoption 101

We are happy to debut the first in a series of new video podcasts from our Inquiry department, called AGCI Connections.  This episode covers International ...
Adoption Stories

Meet Seble from Ethiopia

Meet Seble. Seble was a Special Mother for our Hannah’s Hope in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa. After leaving her work at Hannah’s Hope, she started ...
Adoption Stories

Forever Family: The Kreiders

In this week where we celebrate the arrival of God’s Son, and the long journey and challenges Mary and Joseph experienced, it seems fitting to ...
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Forever Hopeful: Dabens

Clinging to life by the hour, Dabens, a malnourished one-month-old infant, came into our care. Weighing just over 5 pounds, his survival looked bleak. Despite ...
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Forever Family: Amazing Lybbi

Lybbi was born with a severe heart disease. At 2 months old she was abandoned in front of a hospital in Xiamen, China. Her fragile ...
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Forever Together: Selmawit & Negose

Selmawit is 24 years old and a recipient of an AGCI micro-grant. When she was still a teenager, her parents arranged a marriage for her ...
Adoption Stories

Forever Joyful: 20 Years of Hannah’s Hope

For 20 years, Hannah’s Hope served 4,021 orphans in 6 countries. The care that orphans received meant the difference between life and death. Learn more.
Adoption Stories

Forever Hopeful: Bozhidara’s Dream

Bozhidara’s biggest dream is to walk on her own. She has cerebral palsy caused by a massive brain hemorrhage that occurred shortly after her birth. ...
International Work

China Adoption Update

Some of you may have heard that the China Center for Children Welfare and Adoption (CCCWA) recently outlined new requirements for the eligibility and process ...
Irma Today
Adoption Stories

Forever Hopeful: Irma’s Journey

My name is Irma and this is my story. When I was 9, my two younger sisters and I were living with our aunt. She didn’t ...
Adoption Stories

Forever Together: Pongi

Pongie was a darling little girl who arrived at our partner home in Haiti a few days before one of our Embrace Missions teams arrived ...
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Forever Thankful: Child Sponsors

In this season of Thanksgiving, we continue to say “Thank You” to all those who partner with us to transform the lives of countless orphans ...
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Forever Thankful: Genet & Solomon

In this season of giving and thanksgiving, we want to say “Thank You” to all those who partner with us to transform the lives of ...
International Work

Orphan Week Launched in Ghana

This report comes from the Ghana News Agency… Accra, Oct. 31, GNA – All God’s Children International, (AGCI) Ghana, on Thursday launched an Orphan Week, ...
Adoption Stories

Busy Week at Xiamen

It has been a very busy, but fruitful week so far in Xiamen!  Saturday originally I was hoping to volunteer in the special care unit, ...
Adoption Stories

Returning to Fengzhe

Today Rocky and I headed to the Fengzhe orphanage which is about a 2 hour drive from Xiamen, and about 1/2 way to the capitol ...
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Woo-Hoo from China!

This morning I woke up to an email that made me almost wake up my neighbors as I shouted for joy, woohoo! A family in ...
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Examining Children at Xiamen

This morning I met the doctor from the USA for breakfast who I have not seen since March of this year and got caught up ...
Adoption Stories

Visiting Children in Longyan

This morning we headed out to Longyan to see the foster care kids out there. It is about a 2-3 hour drive to the Longyan ...
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Meeting the Children

This morning I met Rocky at 7:30 for breakfast. It was so good to see him and have a nice Chinese traditional breakfast! I had to ...
International Work

Finally in Xiamen

Well, I finally made it to Xiamen, but it was not how I originally planned!  It just goes to show that you always have to ...
International Work

Packed for China

China Program Director Tiffany Williams is headed for China this week… I am all set and ready to go!  I am so grateful for all ...
International Work

Ethiopia Team Update

Well, we’ve been a little held up with blogging by a lack of internet so I wanted to catch everyone up on our mission. After ...
EthMural
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Back in Ethiopia!

Day 1: I’m back in Ethiopia! It’s fantastic to return this fall with a full agenda and two of our close AGCI advocates, Kerri and ...
MoreThanMemory
Adoption Stories

Book: More Than A Memory

The Fileccias did not consider themselves special, but just an ordinary family. Yet in 2003, God chose them to begin an extraordinary life journey. Trusting ...
Adoption Stories

Ava, Our Original Lemonade Advocate

With 50 stands across 16 states, Ava Forrest, a nine-year-old from North Carolina, raised funds to support orphans living at Hannah’s Hope. The fundraiser was Ava’s ...
Adoption Stories

Amazing Lybbi, a Living Miracle

Many of you have been praying for Lybbi over the past few months, but many of you may not know her. Lybbi is a young ...
Adoption Stories

Mikiyas: Lost in the Gap

Mikiyas is lost in the gap.  His earliest years of life were spent in a government orphanage without stimulation, medication, love or hope. Mikiyas was ...
Sponsorship

Capri’s Success With Lemonade

One girl. One day. One lemonade stand. The result? Over $800 raised to help orphans! Her mother Amber gave us the full report… “Capri got ...
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Meet Levi

AGCI would like you to meet Levi!  Levi is 10 years old and lives in China. He loves to talk and interact with others. He ...
International Work

Ethiopia Library Complete!

The Kisanet Public Library is complete! After months of hard work and fundraising the doors are on, the windows installed and the final coat of ...
Adoption Stories

Inspired by Haiti

After a long week of work, we’re finally saying goodbye to Haiti. It seems like just yesterday we were adjusting to the heat, fast paced ...
International Work

Haiti Day 5

Team Update by Lani Another great day of serving those who are serving orphans every day. After another amazing breakfast of pancakes and fresh fruit, ...
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Haiti: Return Trip

By Mary Aultman Hurley, Mission Team Participant Being sent to Laboule 15 after two years of being away from Haiti was quite exciting. I truly ...
International Work

HAITI UPDATE: Our Strong Team

Mission Team Update by Meagan Richardson Well day 3 was successful! Murals were painted ALL over the house (including the outside) for the children to ...
International Work

Haiti Team Arrives!

We have all arrived! After a busy day of two airport trips to pick up three different groups of 17 people and 32 bags of donations ...
Adoption Education

Adoption Tax Credit

  Individuals Just Like You are Making a Difference! Members of Congress only act on an issue when they believe it has a real impact ...
Adoption Stories

A Heart for China

“Be Still And Know That I am God….”  Psalm 46:10 I woke up to my morning in China at 4:30am, and received a sweet email ...
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An Amazing Journey

It seemed fitting to spend my last day in China at church here, thanking the Lord for all he has done!  During worship time, the ...
Adoption Stories

Final Day at Xiamen

On Saturday I was able to travel to see three children that were on our first list that were placed with families!  The first little ...
Adoption Stories

Visiting Fuzhou

This morning Gongzhan, Rocky, and I headed out to Fuzhou.  We were hoping to take the train but it is closed down for the year ...
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China’s Amazing Children

For Christ’s love compels us…. 2 Corinthians 5:14              This morning we woke up to a pretty thick fog, and we headed out by van to ...
Adoption Stories

The Children of Xiamen

Today we started early at the orphanage and we were asked to spend some time with the new kids that have been newly abandoned in ...
International Work

Xiamen Medical Team Update

This morning after breakfast I took a short walk over to the orphanage and we got set up to start at 8:30. We were told ...
Adoption Stories

Meeting the Children at Xiamen

Today I received the verse of the day from Crosswalk, and was blown away that it was Ephesians 3:16-21. The verse that God put in ...
Adoption Stories

Sunday in Xiamen

Let all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; And let those who love Your salvation say continually, “Let God be magnified.”-Psalm 70:4 ...
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The Trip to Xiamen

Thank you to all of you or your special email notes of encouragement and prayers before I left;  you are so kind!  I could not ...
Adoption Stories

Packed and Ready To Go!

Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within ...
International Work

Ethiopia Team: A Week of Transformation

The team is back in Addis Ababa now. I can’t believe it’s getting so close to their departure. It’s been a very busy few days ...
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Ethiopia Team: Great Progress!

Well, it is day three of the flooring project at the Metekel school and we have some significant progress to report. After another long day ...
International Work

Work Begins in Mekele

The team has arrived safely in Mekele and we are thrilled to be jumping into our service and working hard.  Since Monday of this week ...
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Ethiopia Team Arrives Safely

We have arrived in Ethiopia. After 2 days of travel and an adventurous and delayed start to our trip, we have finally arrived.  The team ...
Who We Are

CCCWA in Portland

From Tiffany Williams, Director of AGCI’s China program: I am happy to say that last month we were able to host a CCCWA delegation here ...
International Work

AGCI Embrace Missions Haiti

I can say with confidence that of the three international mission trips I’ve been on with AGCI (the first one being to Ethiopia in 2008 ...
International Work

AGCI Embrace Missions China – Harmony House and New Day – Beijing, China

This September a group of 14 women and orphan advocates traveled to Beijing, China to serve at Harmony House and New Day Foster Care home. ...
International Work

AGCI Embrace Missions Bulgaria – Field Report – Burgas, Bulgaria

Today was our last day at the Burgas home. It was bittersweet saying goodbye to everyone. We got to play with toddlers today. Most of ...
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Hello from Burgas, Bulgaria! – Embrace Missions Update

The team has had a wonderful time so far as we are finishing up day two at the Burgas baby orphanage.  The facility here is so ...
International Work

Ethiopia: God is Love

Yesterday marked round two of painting for the team, another full day of work for sure.  We took off in the morning for the Youth ...
International Work

Ethiopia: Cultural Dinner and Painting

Well, we are back into another week of service here in Ethiopia after a bit of a restful weekend. Saturday night we went to cultural ...
International Work

Ethiopia: Brothers and Sisters, Bethel, and Hannah’s Hope

On Tuesday, we returned to Brothers and Sisters home in Gambella to finish the flooring project. I’m happy to report we were able to have ...
Sponsorship

Ethiopia: Sponsorship Day

I cannot believe that today is my last full day in Mekelle. The week has gone by so quickly. We had an early start this ...
International Work

CHINA: Tiffany Reports – Day 8

On my last night in Xiamen we took a ferry across a channel to a famous island called Gu Lang Yu and we went for ...
International Work

CHINA: Tiffany Reports – Day 7

I woke up feeling so excited…..today was the day we would finally meet the children at the Xiamen orphanage!  After breakfast, we headed out for ...
International Work

CHINA: Tiffany Reports – Day 6, Afternoon

We headed out from Fuzhou and about an hour later we stopped and picked up the director of adoptions of the Feng Zhe Social Welfare ...
Adoption Stories

Hannah’s Hope in Mekelle

Today I wanted to introduce to you Hannah’s Hope in Mekelle.  Perhaps for some of you AGCI followers this will be the first time you ...
International Work

CHINA: Tiffany Reports – Day 6

This morning Jack, Rocky, Gongzhan and I got up and had breakfast at the hotel and then headed out to the Civil Affairs office in ...
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CHINA: Tiffany Reports – Day 5

This morning after breakfast Rocky, Gongzhan, and I said goodbye to Beijing and headed to the airport. We boarded Xiamen Airlines in a rush as we ...
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ETHIOPIA: Day 4

Today the team was able to do some shopping in the morning at a local market. It was fun to see their bartering skills in ...
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ETHIOPIA: Day 3

This morning we headed back to the Lebu Community Center for our final day of…you guessed it….painting!! Remarkably, in just a few hours the team ...
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CHINA: Tiffany Reports – Day 4

Last night I enjoyed my first dumpling restaurant in China.  I believe Gongzhan said their were nearly 100 different types.  The only experience I have ...
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CHINA: Tiffany Reports – Day 3

This morning I woke up early to meet Rocky and joined a few people from Gladney adoption agency to try out our first tai chi ...
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CHINA: Tiffany Reports – Day 2

Today I woke up feeling very rested. I think it was good that I was up late my first night in China as it helped ...
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CHINA: Tiffany Reports – Day 1

Well, after nearly 30 hours of flights and layovers I made it to China safely!  The flights went well and I was so happy to ...
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Ethiopia: Lebu Community Center Day 2

Wow! I can’t believe we are already through Tuesday.  This morning we were able to spend some special time at Hannah’s Hope playing with the ...
International Work

Ethiopia: Lebu Community Center Painting Project

Well today was our first big work day of the trip.  We arrived at the Lebu Community Center with the whole team who jumped into ...
Adoption Stories

CHINA: Packed and Ready to Go!

AGCI’s Tiffany Williams is heading to China this week. She will be blogging along the way… Well, I am packed and ready to go!  It ...
International Work

ETHIOPIA: Mission Team Update

Kiersten, leading our Ethiopia team, shares the following update: “We’re in Ethiopia!” shouts Ava, our youngest teammate after finally settling into our seats on the ...
Adoption Stories

New 1 to 1 Relationship with China Orphanage

From Tiffany Williams, China Program Manager We have exciting news to share for our China adoption and orphan care program.  All God’s Children International has ...
International Work

Our Amazing Time in Haiti

Wednesday morning we had spaghetti for breakfast which is apparently a Haitian favorite. Rachel took us to the top of this mountain where the view ...
International Work

Haiti Trip Update

Sunday morning we met another mission team with Mountain Top Ministries (MTM) and went out in a caravan of ATV’s, 3 people per 4-wheeler. We ...
International Work

Arrived In Haiti

The following is the first report from our team serving in Haiti this week… Little white homes and businesses dot the landscape and increasingly tumble ...
International Work

A Great Experience in Gambella

Well the time has come and the team has been sent off to begin the long journey home. I already miss each of them so much, ...
Adoption Education

Say Yes to Special Needs and CAFO’s Summit 9

All God’s Children International has had the unique opportunity to join over 2,000 other church leaders and adoption, orphanage care, and foster care professionals and ...
International Work

Update from Gambella, Ethiopia

After 3 solid days of travel, the team finally arrived in Gambella town. The drive alone from the airport was a clear indication this would ...
Adoption Education

International Adoption’s Challenges

It is a sad time in the world of international adoption.  Russia has closed to adoption for political reasons, other countries have closed to adoption ...
Adoption Stories

UPDATE: China Waiting Child Adoption

It has been a blessing this year to help many families adopt through our China program. Currently we are looking for families open to adopting ...
Who We Are

Wilsons Honored for Receiving Angels in Adoption Award

Congressman Jim McDermott (D-Washington) congratulated Dan and Annie Wilson of Seattle, Washington, this week for receiving the 2012 Angels in AdoptionTM award. McDermott nominated the ...
International Work

Beautiful Music on China Mission Trip

Embrace Missions participant Bessie Barth reports on the recent trip to China… As Music Therapists, we were able to spend time observing the fabulous educational ...
Adoption Education

Guatemala Courts Rule Against Children

The following is an update from Guatemala900, which advocates for the remaining children of the Guatemalan adoptions that were begun before 2008. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ...
Adoption Stories

AGCI Adoptee Competes in the Paralympics

Jana Murphy who was adopted from Bulgaria through All God’s Children International, qualified to represent Canada in swimming for the Paralympics in London. The Paralympics ...
International Work

Rwanda Mission Team Update

By Michelle Moore Mission Trip Participant Imana ni nziza (God is Good). We arrived safely in Rwanda on Saturday. Only half of our luggage was ...
International Work

Haiti Mission Team Update

WE FINISHED!! In record time of a day and a half, this amazing team from Georgia has transformed our plain white home into a beautiful home ...
International Work

Haiti Embrace Missions Team – First Day

By Kate McDodsonHaiti Case Manager After a chaotic experience at the Port au Prince airport, the team from Lawrenceville First Baptist Church in Georgia arrived ...
International Work

Dan Wilson into Mariners Hall of Fame

Former AGCI Board member Dan Wilson is being honored this weekend by the Seattle Mariners with induction into the Mariner Hall of Fame. He played ...
International Work

Embrace Missions – My First Impressions of Ethiopia

By Hannah Ownley Mission Trip Participant I have been here for almost two days and so far the experience has been absolutely amazing. I have ...
International Work

Haiti Embrace Mission Team – All Arrived Safely

The Team all arrived safely in Haiti today. Many thanks to everyone who is praying for the team. Part of the group was able to ...
Adoption Education

Save The Adoption Tax Credit

Save The Adoption Tax Credit is one of the most urgent and important issues in the world of adoption today. We are part of a ...
International Work

Gotcha Day in China

Tiffany, one of AGCI’s Inquiry Coordinators, has had the opportunity to travel this week with a family who is in China to bring home their ...
Adoption Education

What Is Special Needs?

We heard an interesting comment the other day from a family at an adoption fair.  When asked if they would consider adopting a special needs ...
International Work

Taiwan – Project Completed!

By Kate McDodson, Taiwan Case Manager Today was another wonderful day! We stared off with church which the pastor and other members had taken the ...
International Work

Taiwan – Project Update 3

By Kate McDodson, Taiwan Case Manager   The house is done! We spent the morning doing the final touch ups and clean up. We got ...
International Work

Taiwan – Project Update 2

By Kate McDodson, Taiwan Case Manager The paint is on the walls, the beds have shown up and were made, rooms have been arranged – ...
International Work

Taiwan – Project Update

By Kate McDodson, Taiwan Case Manager Yesterday the team really just focused on the home, we got there early and just worked through the whole ...
International Work

Taiwan – Promise of Life

By Kate McDodson, Taiwan Case Manager On Monday we were able to be a part of the famous Lantern Festival in Ping Shi. It was ...
International Work

Haiti – Sagebrush – Days 3 & 4

By Andrea Montano, Sagebrush Team Member. Days 3 and 4 of the Sagebrushers work on the orphanage have been phenomenal! The work expectations for the ...
International Work

Haiti – Sagebrush – Day 2

By Kristin Sando, Hope Village – Haiti After Sunday’s introduction to Haiti and the facilities at Hope Village, the team had a restful night at ...
International Work

Haiti – Sagebrush Team

By Kristin Sando, Hope Village – Haiti The Sagebrush construction team has arrived safe and sound at FMI’s guesthouse. They went to church at Gift ...
Adoption Education

Hedase School – My Final Thoughts

By Julie Salwasser I am writing this update as I fly to Ghana on Thursday.  I had to leave the Hedase work team a little ...
International Work

Christmas Shoes

By Julie Salwasser On Saturday, after celebrating Ethiopian Christmas with the children at Hannah’s Hope, our team had the privilege of visiting the Juvenile Rehabilitation ...
International Work

Creating “Renewal” at Hedase Elementary School

By Julie Salwasser and Hollen Frazier. “Children are a blessing and a gift from the Lord” Psalm 127:3 We made a preliminary visit to Hedase Elementary School on ...
International Work

Wyrea Daycare

By Julie Salwasser and Hollen Frazier  On Sunday we returned to Wyrea Daycare Center in Addis, where the team worked in 2008. At that time, we ...
International Work

Ethiopian Christmas at Hannah’s Hope

By Julie Salwasser, AGCI International Program Development. Yesterday, Saturday, January 7, was my first Ethiopian Christmas and it was so special! Of course it is ...
International Work

Hedase School Project Mission Team Update

The first half of AGCI’s mission team to Ethiopia arrived in Addis Ababa on Friday. Remaining team members will arrive on Saturday morning. The team, ...