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Saying Yes to Hard: Foster Care, Community, and the 30 Percent Rule
Rick Morton, Emily Richards, and Herbie Newell sit down with Greyson Holt, a Lifeline family therapist in North Carolina, who…
Does Adoption Have a PR Problem?
On this episode of The Table, host Dr. Rick Morton and the full panel, Chelsea Sobolik, Emily Chapman Richards, and…
An Adoptee's Teddy Bear Epiphany | Simon Benn, Thriving Adoptees
Simon Benn was adopted at five weeks old in 1967 and grew up in England always knowing his story. At…
God Doesn't Waste Anything: Katie Adams on Faith, Family, and International Adoption
Katie Adams, manager of Lifeline's expat adoption program, joins Dr. Rick to trace her path from a childhood on Fort…
Opening the Doors: How One Church Is Rewriting the Story for Kids Aging Out of Foster Care
In this episode of the Defender Podcast, Executive Director Herbie Newell and Ford sit down with Tommy DeRamos of Shades…
Why Fewer Kids Are Coming Home Through Adoption in 2025
On this episode of The Defender, Rob, Herbie, Karla, and Ford unpack the newly released 2025 intercountry adoption numbers, down…
From Orphan to 'Baby Whisperer': Vikram's Story
Vikram grew up in a leper colony in Rajasthan before being taken in by a Christian orphanage that eventually became…
16 Kids, One Brother's Sacrifice
This summer Lifeline had sixteen kids come to the US for two weeks through the international hosting program, most of…
Unstoppable: The Bamberg Sisters' Journey from China to Auburn
Rick Morton sits down with sisters Ava and Lily Bamberg, both adopted from China and now students at Auburn University,…
140 Million Orphans: Inside Lifeline's Global Network
This episode features Herbie Newell, Ken Norwood and Ford Reasons with guest Miguel Zayas, Senior Director of Global Orphan Care…
IN THE NEWS
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Minnesota families in limbo as China halts foreign adoptions
Why public-private partnerships lead to flourishing communities
How Christians can answer the call of the orphan care crisis
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We know Christian community is a key part of any family’s journey into adoption or foster care. That’s part of why we strive to provide you with opportunities to meet in person (through Family Reunions and conferences), and through resources like Journey magazine.
We consider Lifeline families to be those who have completed the home study portion of their adoption or have been through the licensing process as a foster family.
ALUMNI
Journey magazine.
Journey is Lifeline’s alumni magazine. Crafted especially for our alumni families, Journey is filled with helpful tips, resources, and encouraging stories from other alumni families just like you. We’re grateful to be able to provide this resource for you (both in digital form, and in print).
As a part of the Lifeline Family we would love to celebrate your child(ren)’s homecoming and exciting milestones with you. If your family has recently come home or experienced a milestone this year please share it with us and you could be featured in future articles or the next Journey edition.
