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BUILDING FAMILIES ACCORDING TO

God's design of adoption, while caring for vulnerable children around the world.

"For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future." (Jeremiah 29:11)

Adopted by Design from our blog

Cancer Wasn’t Part of the Plan

By Stephanie Roettger, America World Adoptive Mom Pain. Devastation. Loss. This is what leads to adoption, and that was no different for us. Each of our journeys’ was fraught with hardships. Miscarriages and cancer for us. Hospitalization, health issues, and institutionalization for our daughter. However,…

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“Edge of Our Seats”

Interview with Nick and Julie Akin, America World adoptive parents November is National Adoption Month, and it kicks off our Season of Hope—our year-end giving campaign celebrating everything God has done through our ministry during the year and looking forward to all we hope He…

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The Calling on My Heart

By Ashton Mattingly, America World Adoptive Mom The summer before my sophomore year of college, I was sitting in a church pew next to my mother, listening to a group of my peers share their experience of a mission trip the winter before. They were…

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