Part V: Abandoned Children and Attachment Disorders It was an international adoption. The abandoned boy came to the attention of a single parent in a neighboring nation. The paperwork was the easy part. The problems started when the youngster seemed [...]
Part IV: A Forgotten God Remembers God said it. He was talking about the Israel of the eighth century B.C. They lived in Samaria and Bethel and Gilgal. It’s a line so brief, most people likely miss it. Three words [...]
Part III: A Terrible Prayer Hosea started to pray, and then stopped. “Give them, O LORD—.” What he wanted to ask was so horrible. His prayer (Hosea 9:14) seemed so unacceptable. How could he ask God to do what he [...]
Part II: It’s Got You Written All Over It She hated her name. When she was little, she didn’t understand. But when she learned the whole story, her name became a burden. Some think it has a pretty sound: Lo-Ruhamah, [...]
Bible Study About Children Hosea—A Book About Hurting Children Part I: Hosea--A Biblical Book for Child Care Workers! Hosea is a seldom-read, fourteen-chapter Minor Prophet that remains a remarkably relevant book. Those who work with hurting children will find the [...]
The Prisoner’s Family A Conference for Those Who Care to Learn and DO more February 22-24, 2012 (Wednesday through Friday) Albuquerque, New Mexico Conference Workshop Presentation Application Guidelines DEADLINE for submissions: July 31, 2011 Event History The first-ever Prisoner’s Family [...]
This article was taken from the Georgia Agape web site. Search and Reunion The term “search and reunion” refers to the efforts of adoptees, birth parents or their family members to seek some kind of contact with a blood relative [...]
Richard Morphew is a persistent young man. That persistence recently paid off when Richard graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Management from Oklahoma Christian University. An entire host of friends was there to watch this young alumnus of Westview walk [...]
A SECOND CHANCE FOR IRENE (taken from Agape of Memphis, May 2011 Newsletter) Faith, courage and help from others aid in restoring life for one woman and her children My name is Irene. I came to Memphis about a 1 [...]
The following article was taken from the Georiga Agape website. Positive Adoptive Language One reality which holds true most often is that things change over time. This is certainly true in the field of adoption. Adoption practices and attitudes have [...]