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An Adoption Story–God’s Ongoing Story
Everyone's story is unique, and it's no different when it comes to an adoption story. All stories are God's story lived out through us. We had the beautiful opportunity to hear from Hands of Hope's volunteer, Hyeyeon Lee, her family's adoption...
The Perry Family’s Adoption Story
Michael and Maggie Perry share their amazing adoption journey with God and welcoming a new baby boy, Rhett, into their family. We both have had a passion for adoption for many years, it was one of the first things we talked about on our first date. In February of...
Sharing The Love
Hands of Hope has the amazing opportunity to travel to different parts of the world to visit our partner children's homes. Below is a story from our Hands of Hope trip to Ukraine by an amazing woman named Cara. We hope this inspires you to "share the...
Sponsorship Makes a Difference
This is the story of Divya, a woman that has grown up in the care of Faith In Deeds International, one of our partner children homes. Divya is a dear, sweet girl. When she was little, both of her parents died from AIDS. She herself is HIV positive and her remaining...
We’re All Called To Do Something
When I first felt God calling me to orphan care, I knew absolutely nothing about adoption, foster care, or the global orphan crisis. I spent several years mostly learning–through books, organizations, CAFO (Christian Alliance for Orphans), and other...
No Longer Nameless
Why do you choose to volunteer with Hands of Hope? I choose to volunteer with Hands of Hope because of my passion for children and orphans. We are called by God to care for orphans and I have seen the lives of families and children impacted by the work that Hands of...
The BruBaker’s Story
A joyful noise to the Lord ruminated from the BruBaker house five months ago, when they brought home their son Lewie! The BruBaker’s adopted Lewie as a newborn from the Indianapolis area. Though the road to adopting Lewie had some blind curves, the BruBaker’s faith...
The Snyder Family
The Adoption Gift Written by Suzy Roth Among all the holiday bustle and craziness, 2 years ago Jim and Karen Snyder were reminded of what is truly important and given a gift they will never forget. For a number of years Karen had felt a tug from God to adopt a child;...
Natalie’s Story
Handwritten by Natalie Gilberts/Transcribed by Deanna Gilberts Dear Adoption Familys, I was Adopted when I was about 15 days old. I grew up with 2 brothers although I have 3. My Parents Accepted me as if I had been born into thier family by natural childbirth. As I...
The Harris Family
About the Harris Family The Harris’ moved to Fishers in 1989 as part of a church plant. They have a special connection to adoption and recently adopted their son, Alec, from Russia. This is the story of their adoption journey. Tell me a little bit...
The Malcomb Family
Our History Written by Danni Malcomb Randy and I met in 6th grade. We ran in the same social circle all through junior high and high school. We began dating when we were juniors in high school. After graduation I joined the U.S. Army Reserve and Randy began...
Laning’s Story
My husband, Mike and I have adopted two boys through the foster care system. Ja'Shaun is now 15 and going to be a sophomore, and Daniel is 4 years old. Daniel came into our home first as a 2-day-old newborn that we picked up from the hospital. There were drugs...
KIley’s Story
My family and I first decided to sponsor a young man named Slavik from the Romaniv Orphanage in Ukraine last December. Something had been pulling on my heart strings for the boys of Ukraine for a few years and I was finally made aware through Grace Church that we...
Steve’s Story
In January of this year (2015), I had the blessing and honor of traveling with a small group to India to spend a week and a half with the children and staff of Faith and Deeds. Although I looked forward to assisting with the planning of the construction of a new...
The Stewart Family
Written by Denene Stewart of Hands of Hope www.anotherstewart.blogspot.com Darron and I had been blessed by the Lord with three beautiful biological children. We had our hands full and we were happy. Then, we began working with children from a local Christian youth...
Sip & Savor
Join us for a relaxed evening of coffee & dessert as we share, through three short stories, how God is making a difference through Hands of Hope Adoption and Orphan Care Ministry. It will be held Thursday, Nov. 13 7:00PM at Grace Church in Noblesville, IN. Click...
Strategies for Adoption Fundraising
Hands of Hope board member, Curtis Honeycutt and his wife Carrie are in the middle of their adoption journey. We are excited for the Honeycutt's to share their own successful fundraising tips at an informational meeting on August 28. Please read the note from Curtis...
Come to the Circus: Annual Picnic
Mark your calendar for Sunday, June 1 at 5:00 PM. We’d love for your family to join us at our Hands of Hope annual picnic! This year’s circus-themed gathering will be at Holland Park in Fishers. Join us as we celebrate the gift of adoption.
Fundraiser for Hope
Our biggest fundraiser of the year, The Fundraiser for Hope is right around the corner! It's not too late to sponsor a golfer and make a difference in an orphan's life. This year we are trying to raise $40,000. If we hit our goal, we will also receive a matching grant...
Starting Points: Special Situation Adoptions
Are you interested in adoption but not sure where to start? Join us Sat. Feb. 22 9am-12 at Starting Points, a half day conference designed to inform you about the greatest areas of need in adoption today. Invite a friend to join you. Cost just $5! Register here by...