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Lifeline Children’s Services Receives Child Placement Agency Licensure in Oklahoma
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Lifeline Children’s Services on Tuesday, the first day of National Adoption Month, announced they have received their Child Placement Agency Licensure in the state of Oklahoma. Lifeline worked alongside Oklahoma Human Services for the last 11 months before receiving...
Going to Hard Places
Kevin and Ansley Gwyn’s obedience to the Lord’s leading has allowed God’s hand to truly guide them on their adoption journey. As the family pursued the idea of adoption, they engaged in a series of conversations that led them to know with...
Familiar Words with Awe-Inspiring Impact
John 3:16 is a familiar verse to many who grew up around the Bible or a church. We can easily lose the beauty and awe of God’s truth when we are accustomed to the words, but for teens living in foster care,...
R(un) Fun!
We had a fun time R(un)ing at the 11th annual R(un) for One! Thank you to everyone who participated! We are happy to say we raised $75,000 for Lifeline’s global orphan care ministry, (un)adopted. Through (un)adopted, children in 29 countries receive care,...
Change One Life
Lifeline’s pregnancy counseling ministry is central to our mission of bringing gospel hope to vulnerable women and children. Amanda is a birthmother who found herself unexpectedly pregnant and made the courageous decision to place her child for adoption. She decided not to...
Change One Family
Through the Hope Adoption Fund, barriers are removed from between waiting children and hopeful families. The Edwards family have been gracious donors toward Lifeline’s Hope Adoption Fund for years. Mark Edwards said he and his family decided to contribute to the...
Change One Church
Through Families Count, local churches have a platform to minister to and walk with broken families to help them be restored and preserved. Diane Malone is the Families Count Coordinator at First Baptist Columbus Church in Columbus, Mississippi. Her role includes coordinating...
Planting Seeds of Hope in Ukraine
By Rachel Biddy Lifeline is blessed to work with two strategic partners in Ukraine who work to keep families together and serve people who are viewed as less valuable in their country. According to UNICEF, there are an estimated 510,000 orphaned and vulnerable children...
Nurturing Roots
By Sonia J. Martin A few weeks ago—dressed in a flannel shirt, old sweats, rain boots, garden gloves in hand, and a funny-looking hat on my head—I set out to tackle a small portion of my backyard garden that weeds had overrun. It was long neglected and...
Camp Empower Recap
We had the best time at Camp Empower Birmingham! This week, kids were encouraged, parents were equipped, and families were empowered. The help of wonderful volunteers made it a successful week. In their nurture groups, campers learned self-regulating behaviors and used breathing...