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 Forever’s Director of Education, Trudy Landis, we’ve compiled a few tips and resources to help families stay connected and engaged in this unprecedented time. As the adult, be as calm […]
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 School Day in Ethiopia for Maebel*, age 12 5:00 AM: The day begins. Maebel’s day begins when the sun rises. 5:15 AM: Travel 15 minutes each way for fresh water. The jerrycan Maebel fills […]
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 out there. We are counting on you, our incredible AGCI family to join us in prayer and advocacy to help us find his forever family! Ryan has spent most of his life […]
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 with the same foster family since she was placed into care and we are so excited to see that she has bonded well to her foster mom. Ally is beginning […]
Pray For AGCI Co-Founder, Jan Beazely
Thank you for your prayers and support for the Beazely family.
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 Brady for several years and we refuse to give up until he is united with his forever family! Brady is still waiting in Colombia for his forever family, and it’s our prayer […]
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 was waiting for them in Africa. “I liked that AGCI had a Burundi program. There is a great need there. It was important to us that we’re not adopting a […]
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 our brothers and sisters. If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be […]
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 married for 7 years and struggled with infertility throughout that time,” said Katie. “Bob and I had thought about adoption but, we hadn’t put that much effort in. We were […]
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 suffered years of abuse prior to coming into care in Colombia two years ago. In spite of all that they have been through, Izzy and Henry share a deep bond […]
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 are healthy, active, and very bonded—they just need a family’s love! Sadly, Abigail and Mikayla have bounced between institutional care in Colombia and their biological family and are working through the […]
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 of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.” John 1:12-13 Each month, we’re celebrating the gifts that Jesus brings into […]
