Hello! I am a single male of 35 years located in Tennessee. I have completely ready to welcome a child into my home with open arms. I live on a 25acre farm with so much space to enjoy a happy life. My extended family is quite large and they are all so ready to welcome a new child to our family!!

The greatest things we do in life are the things we can’t do alone. Realized hopes and dreams come at a cost, but the best of dreams are well worth the cost. See, the best dreams aren’t about fortune, fame, or accomplishment; they’re about eternity. They are lasting changes that impact the world so deeply that they follow a person right into forever. Real substance isn’t something you can touch; it’s something you experience. That is what family is about: substance that lasts into eternity.

Writing a simple story about how we came to the decision to adopt is simply undoable. There is no simple or short version. God began writing this story before we were born, and there’s nothing simple or short about that. He plants seeds before we even realize the ground has been broken.

Adoption isn’t just adding a child; it’s a crucial part of a family portrait that will never fade. To get straight to the heart of it all, we believe our daughter is and has been marked for our family since before she was born. We also believe we were marked for her before we were made.

Motherhood was always part of my blueprint. There was never a question in my life about whether I would be a mother, it was more of a when. It wasn’t that I dreamt only of having a daughter, or a son; I dreamed of having a family! I wanted them all. Sons, daughters, whomever God would grant to me.

Likewise, my husband grew up longing for fatherhood. As it took him a little longer than he expected to find the right mate—me!—he considered adopting on his own. The desire to be a father was just so woven into his person that he couldn’t imagine life without children in his future.

When we married eleven years ago, we were thrilled to look ahead and build our family. A military deployment made us wait. When it was over, pregnancy number one was quick to follow. Glowing with anticipation, we jumped with joy at the news that our time was here! We would be parents! And then, we weren’t. We were devastated at the loss of our first pregnancy—twins. We mourned them deeply as we clung to God’s goodness.

Time passed and we were blessed with an incredible and perfect little boy. He filled every crack and crevice of sadness with the exuberance of the Lord’s love manifested in a person. Surely, this must have been the restoration Job felt when he was given a family after he’d suffered the loss of his earlier family.

Multiple moves, another deployment, and lots of challenges later, we were waiting for our second child to arrive. Another son came barreling into the world with fury as he entered the world four months premature at the onset of the Coronavirus Pandemic. He died. Don’t cry. God quite literally raised him from the dead! He came back to life as the medical staff was calling the time of death and fought every imaginable battle out of the NICU. Our family endured trauma, grief, and isolation. There in that darkness, we met God’s grace!

Now, after the loss of twins, the difficult pregnancy of one child, and the traumatic birth of another, we are no longer able to have more biological children. We never wept a tear over this fact. Probably because we already knew that God had a daughter for us. The deep desire for a daughter was always there. I’m a firm believer that when you desire something so purely from the Creator, the desire is most likely from Him. We knew she was out there and that she was someone we didn’t conceive. She was someone we’d never met, and somehow, we knew her. We felt that beckoning without seeing her face, knowing her name, or speaking her language. We loved her and wanted her and yet, it wasn’t time.

Every step of the way, the idea of adoption has been watered and nurtured through unexpected conversations, visions, and circumstances. Every moment we thought it was time to pick the proverbial fruit from the vine, we’d hear the gentle whisper of the Father, “Not yet.” We’d set the idea aside and give it more time. We’ve recently entered into a new season of our lives. In this season, for the first time, we heard the gentle prompting of excitement, “Now!”

The timing seems crazy now. The process is daunting. The finances are impossible. All of it sets the stage for a perfect tale. It’s a story we could never write, but God’s been writing it for a while now; the story of family. This is only our side of the story. Her side is a story all its own, and yet one that was always meant to tie to ours. We are all a little orphaned in this world. It’s a busted world that left us all a little busted as well. The beauty in this story is that family can be an amazing depiction of God’s love for us. He rescues each and every one of us who asks. In this adoption journey, we simply get the privilege of being a part of it all and mirroring His perfect example of hope, redemption, and unending love.

It’s not about us finding the perfect child. It’s about us being the perfect family! This is the telling of something dynamic. The story of God’s love expressed through people; mothers, fathers, children—His creation—the story of something eternal.

“I will not leave you orphans — I am coming to you.” (John 14:18)

Nightlight has been a Godsend to us as they walk this road with us. We invite our friends and our family, as well as anyone who might feel compelled, to be a part of this journey as well. However God inspires you to invest, we invite you to join in our family, dynamic.

My husband and I have recently found out we have a slim chance of having children of our own. I come from a very loving adoptive family. I know what that longing feels like to be lived and wanted. My husband and I have both agreed that it is God’s will for us to adopt and bring a child into our lives and show them true love.

We're adopting a set of siblings from South America! We've been waiting 6 years to grow our family beyond us and our Goldendoodle, Stevie, and are so excited that our empty bedrooms and home will be filled with children in a few short years. In 2022, Ty started teaching at a Christian bilingual English-Spanish school in Madison, WI and through these past few years, God's continued to put Spanish-speaking culture and countries on our hearts and minds. When we found out about Nightlight and their International Program we knew God was working, even though we couldn't see him working behind the scenes to orchestrate this story to grow our family. Please pray for us in the long, journey ahead, but we know he will sustain us and work on our behalf because he has been sustaining us this far. Also, please consider helping us financially to bring our children home.

My husband and I got married July 2021, we’ve been trying to have a baby but it’s been u successful, we feel is Gods way of telling us to adopt and help a child build mood memories and create wonder experience, love and care for them in a country like ours where they can have the sense of community and stability in their life. We hope to meet that kid someday, and show him or her unconditional love.

Even while dating we both agreed that we wanted a big family! Over our 23 years of marriage God has blessed us with 4 amazing sons and we are now ready to welcome a darling daughter! In March of 2023 on a mission trip with our church we served at Orphanage Emmanuel in Guaimaca, Honduras and God began to stir in our hearts. We are thrilled that He has called us to add a delightful girl to our fun family! Will you pray with us and consider supporting us as we walk in obedience to Him? "The Lord has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy." Psalm 126:3

We are a happy family of three with many pets. There is me, Katie (mom), Daniel (dad) and Isaac (child), who is 6 years old. We are homebodies but have a great time outside at home or at the park.

Learning is very important to all of us. I am constantly teaching anyone who will listen about animals and nature. And Daniel talks often about math and computers. We all love languages and try to speak in Mandarin and Spanish sometimes. I feel like I have much more to give and teach as a parent and would very much like to raise another child.

Isaac is an active but kind 6 year old. He likes to look for worms and bugs outside with me and chase our dog outside. Sometimes he helps me take care of the cats that we foster. He likes when I read him books and tell him stories. One of his favorite things on the playground is swings. He is very active and especially likes run around, wrestle, do gymnastics and play made-up games.

Daniel does homework with Isaac and watches TV with him. Sometimes they take our bearded dragon outside in the sun. Daniel teaches computer coding to highschoolers and he writes novels on the side. He loves talking about numbers and made up worlds.

I have an environmental landscaping business and try to improve the environment around town with native plants. I grow many plants to sell , from seed to adult and have fun tending to them. I also love to read and do crafts.

We are excited to begin this adoption journey and look forward to meeting everyone along the way!

We are Jeff and Sara Johnson. We have four wonderful children, two sons and two daughters, ranging in age from 6 to 12. We believe that children are a blessing from the Lord, and we would be honored to welcome more children into our home through adoption. We love Jesus and want others to know His great love. Jeff is in the Air Force, and I homeschool our children. We live on a small farm where we raise chickens, milk goats, and garden. Our children love to play their violins and participate in their scouting troops.

Hello:

My name is Maria a USA citizen, and my husband name is Ben. He was born in Albania but is now a dual citizen for over 20 years of both countries. I have watched the horrors of war in Ukraine, and have had fertility issues. I would love to provide a safe and secure home for a Ukrainian child for adoption. We have just bought a new home and left a room open in hopes of manifesting either adoption or fertility. We are residents of Long Island New York, and both own business here. I work from home so would be able to care for child 24/7

On September 1, 2022 our family legally grew! We finalized adoption of our son Olakunle in Nigeria. We spend 2 months living together as a family in Nigeria and made many memories. We had to leave Nigeria on October 13, 2022 to return to the United States to file Olakunle's immigration paperwork. Leaving him in Nigeria was the most painful thing our family has ever experienced. We were fortunate that his orphanage is filled with absolute angels, and we were able to have video calls with him every week. We waited several long months, wishing, praying and hoping for good news. On Monday March 27, 2023 we got the good news that his immigration file was approved! It is time for us to travel back to Nigeria and bring Olakunle home. We appreciate all of the love and support we have received from our family and friends. If you are able to and would like to help us with travel costs as well as some items for his orphanage, please consider donating. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts - Stephen, Kayleigh, Rhett & Olakunle