Adoption

Ethiopia faces a famine and healthcare crisis that has orphaned over 5 million children. Professional photographer Tyler Stableford volunteered to film this documentary for the child-welfare agency Wide Horizons For Children, which works to empower Ethiopia's hardest-hit communities. The video is a pro bono project by: Crispin Porter + Bogusky; Coupe Studios Music and Sound Design; Fletcher Wilson, M.D.; song "Home" by Bole 2 Harlem; song "African Rhythm" by Eddie Alonso; songs "Mbria-Kosmedla" and "Ethiopia-Ker-Kerane" by Beacon Street Studios. Click here to watch the 7 minute video. Read Full Story

This Father’s Day Weekend (June 20-21), Wendy’s is helping consumers treat Dad and help foster children at the same time. Wendy’s third annual Father’s Day Frosty Weekend provides an easy and tasty way to support the cause of foster care adoption and help the more than 129,000 children in the U.S. who are waiting for the love of forever families. During Father’s Day Weekend, Wendy’s will donate 50¢ from every Frosty product sold to the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption (DTFA), a national, non-profit public charity dedicated to dramatically increasing the number of adoptions of foster children in North America. Also customers can stop ... Read Full Story

I have known for some time that there was discussion and hope to bring in a branch of the Bethany Christian Services into Pensacola, Florida. Bethany is touted to be one of the largest adoption agencies, if not the largest, in the United States. The services that Bethany provides truly are amazing. Not only does Bethany deal extensively with adoptions, but they also provide post-adoptive services only to families as well as churches and birth families. They also offer free counseling to pregnant women needing answers about parenting, adoption, and abortion. There is something that makes Bethany stand out to me though—they are not ... Read Full Story

As an associate pastor I am always looking for effective ministry opportunities that truly change the lives of people. As a father who has seen the wonderful blessing that adoption is first hand, I can think of no more powerful ministry than helping a loving Christian family share themselves with a child who needs the love that family provides. What better way for the local church to minster Read Full Story

It’s no secret around here that I am a big supporter of the work The Dave Thomas Foundation For Adoption does. Now you can help and it won’t cost you a thing. Create and send a free fathers days e-card, or choose a celebrity created one through their site Frosty Card and Wendy’s will [...] Read Full Story