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Adopting an Older Child: A Journey of Challenges and Joy

By Debby DeRosa | March 21, 2025 |

Many of the children featured in our Waiting Child Photo Listings are older, and adopting an older child comes with its unique challenges. However, it also offers an opportunity to experience amazing joy. To illustrate this, Jennifer Gess shares her heartfelt letter below. Dear Families Considering Adoption, My name is Jennifer Gess, and I was…

Unconditional Love and Grace

By Debby DeRosa | February 20, 2025 |

Interview with Kara Higgins, America World Adoptive Mom Meet the Higgins family! Ryan and Kara Higgins adopted two of their sons through our former Rwanda program. Since then, they’ve started a school in Rwanda, fostered children, and adopted from foster care. Kara, a certified Trust-Based Relational Intervention® (TBRI) practitioner, helps families with children struggling with…

The Second Bete Hosanna House: Our Dream Becomes a Reality

By Debby DeRosa | February 10, 2025 |

By Melinda Sallé, Development Director My love for Ethiopia began in 2017 when I stepped off a plane into the bustling city of Addis Ababa. I had never been to Africa before, and I was fascinated with all the activity, the seemingly chaotic roads, the animals mixed with people walking down the streets, and the…

Adopting a Sibling Group

By Debby DeRosa | January 23, 2025 |

Interview with Julie Griggs, America World Adoptive Mom We have a growing number of sibling groups featured in our Waiting Child Photolistings. These children are available for international adoption with the hope they can find a home together. However, as time passes without a match for the group, chances increase that they could be split…

Why I Go to Colombia

By Debby DeRosa | January 16, 2025 |

By Ashley Bruce, America World Mission Team Leader This past year, I had the opportunity to visit a place I’ve come to love. I didn’t go to Bogota, Colombia, once, but three times! Upon arriving home after each trip, I found myself longing to return, and the Lord directed me to go. As the opportunities…

Events

By Josh Miller | November 30, 2007

Christmas CampVisiting Orphans’ Christmas camp in Russia is just over a month away! So far, 27 of the possible 45 children have been sponsored. If you are able to help send an orphan to camp for a week, please contact Ryan.Hanlon@awaa.org for more information.

China Program

By Josh Miller | November 30, 2007

The CCAA has finished the review of all adoption application documents registered with their office before September 30, 2006.

China Special Needs Program

By Josh Miller | November 30, 2007

Families received an email this week from the Special Needs Team regarding the urgent need to find homes specifically for children with special needs who will soon turn 14 years old. Under Chinese adoption law, a child must be adopted before his or her 14th birthday. Families can call 1-888-One-Child or email specialneeds@awaa.org and a…

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Mark & Melanie Hall, Casting Crowns

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Steven & Mary Beth Chapman