Monday, June 4, 2012 at 8:47AM 
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Follow our boards to see pictures from our orphan care initiatives, adoption quotes, orphan care/adoption resources, gifts with PURPOSE, and some creative DIY adoptive craft ideas! Here's a peek...
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Friday, May 25, 2012 at 9:00AM We are pleased to share with you adoptive couple Cory and Cindy who adopted their little girl, Svetlana "Lana" Grace from Russian. Cory and Cindy were awarded with a matching grant from The James Fund (in partnership with Lifesong for Orphans) and it was our joy to partner with them as they brought little Lana into their forever family. Listen in as Cory and Cindy share their hearts...
Please share a testimony of your adoption experience with Lifesong...
Our adoption experience was very positive from beginning to end. Lifesong was a huge encouragement both in terms of the matching grant and providing a legitimate, reassuring way for friends to contribute to the adoption with the benefit of their gift being tax-deductible. The adoption was a team effort compromising so many people and perhaps what has been most rewarding is seeing how many people have felt wholly a part of this process from the beginning. And of course we love our adopted, girl, Lana. She is just right for us and our family.
Can you name one God-thing (God's provision/hand in your adoption) that comes to mind?
Having to make a third trip to Russia due to a change in the Russian law was a surprise to us and a potential financial burden. We simply couldn't afford to make a third trip without risking going into debt. In the few weeks leading up to our third trip and then immediately afterwards, we saw an unexpected $11,000 more come in to help us pay off all of our adoption expenses.
Friday, May 18, 2012 at 8:34AM Rebecca Maas, adoptive mother and orphan advocate, is part of our Lifesong Blogger Network. We were excited to see her win our Lifesong Blogger Network contest and win a trip to the Summit this year. Couldn't help but share her kind words and wisdom that she took from Summit this year.
I just wanted to thank you and Lifesong again for the wonderful opportunity to attend Summit VIII. What a great time of refreshment and encouragement for me.
It was also a time God used to open my eyes to the realities adoptive and foster families are facing after placement. I know that God had been slowly opening my eyes to families in my area who are struggling after bringing their child home. There is no support network set up for them. The church is really failing in this area. They are cheering for and encouraging families to adopt/foster children but are not educating and following through with the families once the child is in the home. I truly think it is ignorance. I don't think they realize that the hard work STARTS when the child comes home. After five seperate adoptions I can honestly say adoption is not for the faint at heart. It is a lot of work and takes a huge amount of faith. Adoption is probably the hardest thing I have ever done and the most rewarding.
Thanks again for the opportunity!
To learn more about Rebecca, follow her blog at www.thissideofeternityblog.blogspot.com.
Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at 11:43AM Listen in to Summit VIII reflection from Christian Alliance for Orphans' President Jedd Medefind:
Summit VIII was nothing short of amazing. Even for those of us who spent a lot of time scurrying behind the scenes, the passion and wisdom and experiences brought not only by formal presenters, but by virtually every attendee, left us full-to-the-brim. Many of the workshop and plenary sessions will be available for download online in the weeks ahead, and we’ll share more stories and reflections as well. But here’s one window from an article in the Christian Post that accurately captured the theme that pulsed in every aspect of Summit: Justice and Mercy Flow from the Gospel.
Here's a glimpse into the Lifesong booth displaying the 2300 handprints (2nd picture) representing the number of children Lifesong has help bring into Christian adoptive families. We were so excited to MEET some of these families who have partnered with Lifesong like Dustin & Katie (3rd picture)
We'd love to hear from YOU! Whether you were able to attend Summit in person or through the LIVE Webstream, what was your favorite part or how did God speak to you through this event? We'd love to hear from you!
Also: Register today for Summit IX in May 2013 in Nashville, TN!
Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at 7:00AM
Can't make it to SummitVIII this year?
For the first time ever, Summit’s plenary sessions and certain other special features will be web streamed live on May 3 and 4!
Admittedly, there’d be no way to capture the full in-person experience online (and aren’t able to offer the closing night concert with Steven Curtis Chapman). But the webstream will still provide a meaningful window for your friends and other advocates into some of the rich content that you’ll be encountering firsthand at Summit VIII.
You may also want to invite your pastor and church staff to join online Friday, May 4, for the Pastor’s Track workshops with Rick Warren, Dr. Russell Moore and Alex Kennedy.
