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Dear Friends,
i cant believe all that God has done and continues to do through the efforts of the show
Hope team and that includes you! steven and i are so thankful that you are a part of
this team that God has built and is building to restore the hope of a family to orphans
in distress.
it never ceases to amaze me when i hear stories of the lives that have been changed
forever through the work of show Hope and its donors. i remember walking through
Disney World almost ten years ago when a very elated family stopped us to introduce
their precious little girl, who show Hope had helped bring home through an adoption
aid grant. Just last week, a family with tears in their eyes told me that if it wasnt for
the work of marias Big House of Hope, their child would not have survived to come

Why?
Show Hope by the Numbers
Orphans No More: Impact Map

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ADOPTION AID
Why Adoption Aid?
Letters from Kids
Why Adoption Aid? (continued)
Kids Helping Kids
Better Sight
Why Give to Adoption Aid?

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CARE CENTERS
Why Special Care Centers?
Growing Hope
Hope in Motion
Gods Perfect Plan
Why Give to Care Centers

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EQUIPPING FAMILIES
Equipping Families
Hope and Healing for Children
Why Give to Provide Healing for Children

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MOBILIZING A MOVEMENT
Finding Freedom in Hope
Journeys of Hope
Show Hope Sponsors Make a Lasting Impact
Advocates: A Grassroots Movement
Watering Seeds of Faith

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into the love of a family. students and adults are going on trips where their hearts are
stretched and shaped, and adoptive parents nationwide are receiving hope through
the empowered to connect conferences. i know that these stories comprise merely a
fraction of the thousands of lives that have been transformed.
We are humbled at what God is accomplishing through this team of show Hopers
(meaning each one of you). every day, God is faithfully using us as his body, and childrens
lives are being transformed. Thank you for listening to the need and considering where
you fit into the Kingdom work of caring for orphans.
There is much to do. We appreciate you, love you, and pray that wherever you are on
your own journey, God meets you there and whispers his truth to the deepest part of
your heart. For we are all former orphans on our own journey, and by Gods amazing
grace, we have a home.
For the remaining,

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Why?
every 18 seconds another child becomes an orphan. There are millions of
orphans around the world waiting for a family Waiting for hope Waiting
for protection Waiting for love.
For an orphan, facing the future alone is terrifying:
+ Orphans are more vulnerable to malnutrition, poverty, exploitation,
trafficking, and isolation.
+ Those with special medical needs may not make it to their 10th birthday.
These children are often unable to receive the life-giving care they
need, and are particularly vulnerable to abuse and neglect.
Through show Hope, you can help restore the hope of a family to
orphans in distress.

Adoption Aid grants + Care Centers +

forever families + Empowered to Connect
conferences + restore hope + Student
Initiatives + Red Bus Project + Movement
Clubs + FamilyFest + kids + miracle
stories + sponsors + Marias Big House
of Hope + transformed lives + advocates
+ worldwide impact + tools to connect
+ short-term trips + donors + adoption +
international and domestic + more than
4,000 children from 53 countries + prayer
+ medical care + more than 1,600 children
in 5 Care Centers in China + LifeHope
sponsors + everyone can do something

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Orphans No More
Show Hope has restored the hope of a family to thousands
of orphans from 53 countries, including the US.

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Show Hopes Care Centers in China provide life-giving

medical care to orphans with special needs.

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{The Delfosse family adopted Jane-Grace from Ethiopia}

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Letters
from
Kids
Adoption Aid

Why Adoption Aid?

THE NEED FOR ADOPTION AID
Orphans need families. Millions of children around the world are waiting and longing
for a family of their own.
Without the love and protection of a family, orphans often encounter:

God sets the lonely

in families.
Psalm 68:6

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Medical Challenges: Without a caretaker, a child is very susceptible to

malnutrition, developmental delays, parasitic infections, and other health
concerns. Moreover, those impacted by HIV/AIDS have little hope of treatment.

Human Trafficking: Without a family to protect them, a child becomes an ideal

target for exploitation and trafficking.

Educational Struggles: Without parents to advocate for them, even a child in a

country with a stable educational system can easily fall through the cracks or
behind their peers.

Hopelessness: Without a stable family to support and encourage them, a child

may live with a daily sense of hopelessness for what their future holds.

There are countless children waiting and hoping for the love of a family, but many will
never experience this gift because of the great financial barrier to adoption, which can
exceed $25,000 in total cost.
Show Hopes ADOPTION AID grants help children enter the love of a family by helping
overcome this financial barrier, transforming the life of a child from an orphan to a
beloved son or daughter!

grants + family + building a bridge

to adoption + waiting children +
transformed lives + worldwide impact
+ domestic + international + sponsors
+ donors + LifeHope sponsors + more
than 4,000 children from 53 countries
+ home + forever family + funding
+ investment + millions in need +
waiting + prohibitive cost for adoption
+ sons + daughters + miracles + the
body of Christ + hands and feet of
Jesus + reducing the financial barrier
+ connecting waiting children to their
families + post-placement resources +
hope for the future

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Why Adoption Aid?

Kids Helping Kids

With the average adoption cost ranging between $20,000 and $30,000,
the sheer financial requirements of adoption pose a barrier for many
waiting children who could otherwise be in a forever family. The charts
below present an average breakdown of costs for four of the most
common avenues of adoption in 2014.

We believe that everyone can do something to make a difference for

vulnerable children around the world. This year, many children who had
been adopted into families partnered with show Hope to help other kids
come home to forever families as well!

*Average Cost of Adopting

Domestically in the US: $22,400

Average Cost of Adopting

from Ukraine: $37,000

Post-Adoption
Fees $2,000

Birth Parent Expenses $5,300

Agency Fees $9,800

Agency Fees $4,500

Legal/Document Fees $2,400

Third-Party
Fees $900
Third-Party
Fees $900

Travel/Accomodations $9,300

Legal/Document Fees $1,200

Country Fees $13,800

Govt Fees $10,200

Average Cost of Adopting

from China: $34,600

Average Cost of Adopting

from Ethiopia: $34,400

Post-Adoption Fees $2,100

Travel/Accomodations $10,200

Travel/Accomodations $9,900
Third-Party Fees $1,800
Post-Adoption Fees $2,500

Aphiwe, adopted from

South Africa

Ashlyn, adopted from

Kazakhstan

aphiwe donated his 11th

birthday party to show Hope
in order to help another child
come home to a forever
family. To kick-start his
campaign, aphiwe donated
every penny he had earned
since coming to america!
His friends and family then
pitched in to help him raise
enough money to fund an
entire adoption aid grant!

ashlyn was adopted at the

age of 10 months. Now 9,
she wanted to do something
to help other kids who are
waiting for a family. i want
them to receive the love and
care that i did. as a show
Hope advocate, ashlyn
turned her love of making
bracelets into a way to raise
funds and awareness for
other waiting children.

eli, adopted from Ethiopia

Kensey, adopted from China

eli and his brothers hosted

a spring Festival to raise
awareness and much-needed
medical supplies for waiting
children with special needs.
Friends and family were
invited to bring medical
supplies to the event to help
fill a big red suitcase that
would be shipped to show
Hopes special care centers
in china. The boys mother,
april, recalls, it was so
wonderful to watch the kids
come to the realization that
they were helping make
a difference in the lives of
children in need.

To honor the anniversary

of her coming home day,
6-year-old Kensey cuti
wanted to help the children
in show Hopes care centers.
after consulting show Hopes
list of needed supplies,
Kensey set a goal to collect
200 onesies for marias Big
House of Hope. she spoke
at local churches and a radio
show and quickly surpassed
her goal. altogether, Kensey
collected over 400 onesies
and $2,200 for the work of
show Hope!

Third-Party
Fees $1,000
Third-Party
Fees $1,000
Legal/Document Fees $1,600
Legal/Document Fees $1,600
Agency Fees $10,100

Agency Fees $12,700

Country Fees $8,400

Country Fees $7,100

Would you like to become a Show Hope Advocate and speak up for orphans in distress?
Learn more about how you can use your talents and gifts to be a voice for the fatherless
by visiting showhope.org/advocate tOdAY!

*Costs for domestic adoptions in the US vary widely. The costs represented here are averages based on information provided by leading adoption agencies.

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Better Sight
Delhi, india, august 4, 2010see the small girl,
standing alone in the crowded market, overlooked
as so many are. Her dark hair unkempt; dirt smeared
across her well-worn clothes; her eyes warm, but
reserved. long dresses and pant legs stream past,
all unfamiliar, uninterested, and she wanders toward
the main street where cars much taller than she and
rickshaws and cows make her nervous and afraid. The
girl begins to cry.
shopkeepers with their jarring shouts compete to pull passing eyes toward stalls stocked
with brightly-colored clothing and jewelry. The air is thick with the discordant blend of
fresh and discarded food, perfume, perspiration, goats, and spices, and as day turns dark
the girl waits with diminishing expectation for the woman who left her there but will not
return.
in time, a police officer notices and perhaps recognizes the girl as the same child who
was abandoned two days earlier in this same market. The girl in her fright explains all
she knows and is taken to a local catholic orphanage where she is greeted by a nun
and led past a cradle drop box where babies can be safely placed by caretakers making
excruciating choices. The nun offers her food and takes her picture, and the girl looks glad
to be in this place, grateful that her distress has been relieved. she is off the street and she
has a bed, at least for this night.
spin the globe on this same august evening, and touch down in Houston. see Wes and
Kasey mathew in their home. scan the biographical bullets: high school sweethearts,
both talented enough to receive scholarships to the University of Texas, she for softball,
he for music. Kasey is a pastors daughter and Wes is a first-generation american from
a christian indian family. she taught elementary school for nine years; hes happily selfemployed.
They have a three-year-old daughter, Priya, silly and sensitive and as kind-hearted as they
come. look into her big brown eyes and it is evident that she knows something fun, like
maybe shes played a joke on you and cant wait to burst with joy when you finally figure
it out. Very much unlike her parents this girl loves animals, especially the ones that swim,
which is sure to spell trouble somewhere down the line for an unsuspecting pet fish that
might prefer to not be kissed by a human child.

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every single penny.

less than two weeks later, they received a referral from the orphanage, which was in
Delhi. The child was a five-year-old girl with warm, reserved eyes, and a sweet, shy smile.
in the months that followed, the mathews prepared for their new daughter, who would
be named Hope sara. The bedroom was painted and gifts were purchased. Priya, now
almost six, couldnt wait to meet her little sister. she kissed Hopes picture and prayed for
her several times a day, that she wouldnt be scared to come into this family that would
be so different from all she knew at the orphanage.
everything was ready, but the process continued to move slowly on the ground in india.
after praying and fasting, Wes and Kasey agreed that God was telling them to go and
advocate for Hope. They obeyed, and once there they watched God plow through
obstacles with ease. They kept hearing the word impossible from men and women in
authorityimpossible to get police clearance for Hope to leave, impossible to get her
passport expedited, impossible to get her visa quickly. But what was supposed to take
weeks took days; what should have taken days took hours. in the land of countless gods,
the one true God did His work through and in front of police officers, nuns, hotel workers,
and a taxi driver who cried with Wes and Kasey as everything fell into place.
They met Hope for the first time on Thursday, march 27, 2014. Priya had brought her a
stuffed bunny and was giving her all the hugs she could handle. One week later, they were
all home.

Zoom out again, rewind the tape to June 2009. Travel east all the way to latvia, a small country tucked between russia and
the Baltic sea. Wes and Kasey are in their late 20s and hoping to adopt someday, but they plan on having biological children
first. in latvia, everything will change. Theyre here leading a team from their church at a summer camp for orphaned children,
and they connect deeply with these kids who are so starved for interaction with parental figures.
On the plane ride home, Kasey tells Wes that she doesnt think they should keep waiting to adopt, and he agrees. Their social
worker suggests india, and they apply as soon as possible. The entire process is quick, smooth. Ten months after the latvia
trip they are in india to meet and bring home their first child, Priya Grace mathew. at the hotel that night she does nothing
but sit on the bed and stare at her new parents, but by the next morning shes smiling and playing pattycake with Kasey and
showing Wes flowers outside the window. soon after bringing her home they know they are called to adopt again, and they
begin the process of adopting a second child from india.
close to two years later, no referral had come. costs began to mount as paperwork needed to be renewed. They had the
money needed to move forward saved in an untouchable adoption fund, but they began to wonder if they had misunderstood
Gods leading. There were times when the wait was miserable, and they began to grow so weary that they considered shutting
everything down. still, they always came back to the truth that the one they were waiting on was Godnot the orphanage,
not a government, but God, the one with all knowledge, the one with all sight.
Then, in January 2013, Wes got sick. Forty pounds fell off in one month. Despite test after test, the doctors couldnt figure
out what was wrong. as hospital bills piled up, the mathews had no choicethe untouchable money had to be spent. all the
money they had saved for their adoption was wiped out, and the referral could come any day. Their doubt and frustration had
never been stronger.
Wes got better as mysteriously as he had become sick, and he was released from the hospital on February 15, 2013. This
was great news, but it didnt change the difficult realities of the waiting, the funding depleted, the child in india still without
a family. They trusted God, but none of it made sense. The following sunday their church was having a special service about
adoption and orphan care when the pastor surprised them with a gift. The church gave an adoption aid grant in partnership
with show Hope to help fund the adoption. Generous donors from across the country gave to help their daughter come home
to her family. so many people became a part of their journey. What no one knew, except Wes and Kasey, was that the amount
of the gift was the exact amount that had been taken from their adoption account to pay Wes medical bills. God had replaced

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see the mathew family now, on an autumn evening in 2014. They might be playing soccer
in the yard before coming in for dinner, and after dinner the two girls will dance in their
indian princess dresses, giggling at each others silliness with every twist and turn. enjoy
time with these girls tonight and you would never guess they had both gone through
the trauma of losing their birth families, of life on the streets, of emotional and physical
abuse. You would only see them as beautiful, loving girls, full of joy to be at home with
their mom, their papa, and each other.
Priya says she wants to be a marine biologist when she grows up, or at least work in a
pet store, and Hope wants to be a dance teacher. But in these early years they have more
ambitious plans, too, like buying a big house together in india where all the kids from each
of their orphanages can come live and be part of a family.
as for Wes and Kasey, theyre not looking ahead quite yet. Hope has been home for
several months, and theyre walking with her through the healing process that will be
their companion for some time. Theyre teaching her that she can depend on a mom and
dad who wont hurt or abandon her, and a heavenly Father who loves her and has been
her shepherd all her life. They still struggle to understand why she had to wait so long to
come into their family, but they know that God knew she would be coming home at this
age, and theyre in awe of the incomparable glory He brought himself all along the way.
Theyve always envisioned a house filled with children, and they know orphan care
remains in their future as long as they have breath. They also know that little in their
lives has gone the way they imagined it. after all, this is a family that never should have
happened according to the plans of man. Wes was supposed to be given in an arranged
marriage to a girl of indian heritage, an expectation that lasted long after he and Kasey
had declared their mutual intentions. latvia? They werent supposed to be on that trip,
but stepped in the day before departure when the original leaders had to back out for
medical reasons. The second adoption was supposed to be as painless as the first, and
the list goes on. But God has always seen what man cannot, and the mathew family is
growing exactly according to plana plan that has included many generous donors and
supporters who helped make Hopes homecoming a reality.

priya says she

wants to be a marine
biologist when she
grows up, or at least
work in a pet store,
and Hope wants to
be a dance teacher.
But in these early
years they have more
ambitious plans, too,
like buying a big
house together in
india where all the
kids from each of
their orphanages can
come live and be part
of a family.

The girl is full of life, and her personality blossoms more every day. Would you believe me if i told you she screamed in terror
as Wes and Kasey carried her from the Hindu orphanage where she had been living just a few months earlier, her tiny heart
beating a million miles a minute, blind to the riches and security of the loving arms that were holding her?

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WHY Give tO AdOptiON Aid:

Adoption can cost tens of thousands of dollars. Due to the
financial barrier, children all around the world are separated
from families who desire to adopt but cant afford it.

adoption

$25,000

Show Hopes Adoption Aid grants build a bridge of hope that

allows children to come home to these loving families.

Currently, Show Hope receives approximately 1,000 applications

every year, each representing a waiting child. Unfortunately,
due to a lack of funding, Show Hope has to turn away more
than 50% of those applications each year.

We were confident that God had called us

to adopt internationally and would somehow
provide the needed funds. What an overwhelming
blessing it was to receive a letter from show Hope
informing us that we had received a grant to help
with our adoption expenses! God has blessed us
greatly through show Hope and its donors, and
we thank you for being a part of the beautiful

Your donation to Show Hope will help provide another waiting

child with a loving family!

story he is writing in Bens life.

- The Trivette family adopted Ben
from Uganda
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CARE CENTERS
{A nanny holds April at Marias Big House of Hope}

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Why Special
Care Centers?

Care Centers

Without parents to provide and advocate, far too many

waiting children are unable to receive the medical care they
desperately need to survive.

Luoyang + Zhengzhou + Jiaozuo +

Xinyang + Nanyang + 5 centers +
more than 1,600 children + MBHOH
+ medical care + physical therapy
+ love + life-giving care + nannies +
health + connection + transformed
lives + nurses + special needs +
post-placement resources + waiting
children + medical resources + nurture
+ provision + Henan province + China
+ physicians + surgeries + hope +
growth + development + miracles +
sponsors + donors + life-saving care

although an orphanage may care for the needs of hundreds

of children, they are often limited in the amount of resources
and expertise needed for children who require specialized
medical attention. a child might become neglected or
ignored when their case becomes hopeless. even if their
life-threatening condition can be corrected by surgery, the
necessary resources might not be available.
in reality, the hope of survival for many orphans with
special needs is very small, and many do not live to their
10th birthday. show Hopes care ceNTers answer this
great need by providing life-saving medical care for these
precious children.

When you did it to one of the least of these you were doing it to me.
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Show
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Gods perfect plan

How Eisley from MBHOH came home to her forever family

For many families, the decision to adopt begins as

a sensean acknowledgement that God may be
calling them into a greater story that he is writing
for them. For Kyle and amber robinson, this sense
began once they realized that there were more than
140 million children in the world who needed loving
parents. They knew God was leading them to add to
their family through adoption.
a cHilD WaiTiNG One year ago, there was a little girl on the other side of the world,
waiting. she was born with a serious heart defect, which left her very sick and in great
need of medical help. abandoned, she might have ended up in a state-run orphanage,
where there wouldnt have been sufficient resources to care for her well.
But God had a different plan for her life. He began orchestrating endless intricate details
to write a beautiful story for this precious girl named eisley.

Not long after, Kyle and amber went to dinner with a couple from their church who had
recently adopted a daughter from china. after talking to them, Kyle and amber felt the
first sense that perhaps they should pursue adoption over further fertility treatments.
as the robinsons sought Gods plan through prayer, they began to feel deeply that he
was calling them to adopt a child from china. However, they had no idea whether they
could afford to adopt and were fearful that the process would be too hard for them.

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Given the fact that the minimum age for parents to adopt from china stands at 30, Kyle
and amber had a little over a year to wait before they could formally begin the adoption
process. They knew the road ahead wouldnt be easy, but they also knew in their hearts
that they were following the path God intended for them. What they couldnt know was
just how perfectly God was arranging their journey, entwining their hearts with that of
their future child.

THe call TO aDOPT amber and Kyle began to feel the desire to start a family four
years ago. after years of struggling with infertility and walking through the heartbreak
of a miscarriage, they began to sense that Gods plan for their family might be different
from what they originally thought. What they did know with certainty of faith was that
whatever Gods plan might be, they would trust in his unfailing provision.

...whatever Gods
plan might be, they
would trust in his
unfailing provision.

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During the time they were waiting to formally begin the adoption process, they attended one of stevens concerts when he
came to their area. During the show, they heard wonderful stories about the work show Hope was doing around the world
for orphans and about the care being provided to waiting children in need of medical attention at show Hopes special care
centers, like marias Big House of Hope (mBHOH) in luoyang, china. That night, they bought You Were Always In My Heart:
A Shaoey and Dot Adoption Story by steven and his wife mary Beth to read to their child someday.
after the concert, amber wrote an entry in her journal detailing all she had learned about show Hope and mBHOH. They
purchased stevens Glorious Unfolding cD at the concert, eventually referring to the album as their adoption anthem
because it gave them the hope and strength they needed during those long, difficult days of waiting. Understanding more
about the care that was being provided to children in need of families at mBHOH gave Kyle and amber a great deal of
encouragement, because it provided some hope that their future child might also receive the love and attention he/she
would need as they waited. Though they heard a great deal about show Hopes growing reach to help more children, there
was simply no way to ensure that their future child would receive that level of care. still, they continued to hold out hope.
FiNaNcial NeeD This was the robinsons first exposure to mBHOH and the work of show Hope, but it wouldnt be the
last as they moved forward in their adoption process. The next would occur while researching the costs associated with
adoption, which Kyle and amber realized they wouldnt be able to cover on their own. amber also knew that she wanted to
stay home to care for their child, which would add to their financial need.
Taking everything they had learned about show Hope into account, they knew that a grant from the organization would be
an answer to their prayers, so they sent in their application. shortly after, they learned that they were awarded a grant! it
was a cooperative grant given in combination by show Hope and Tapestry, a church-based organization in their area that
focuses on serving families as they travel along the adoption journey. Kyle and amber were relieved and thankful that the
lord had provided for their family in this way.
THe WaiT The couple sent their dossier to china on the same day amber turned 30. six weeks later, they received their
official login date and were given a time-frame of one to nine months until they could expect to receive a referral. To their
surprise, they received the referral in just TWO days, along with the first photo they ever saw of their daughter!
The file included details of their daughters medical history, through which Kyle and amber learned that she had significant
heart issues and had recently undergone heart surgery. The couple had a cardiologist at childrens medical center in Dallas
review her file, and they learned that she would likely need additional surgeries in the coming years, as well as lifelong
follow-up appointments to properly treat her heart condition.
Given this hard news, Kyle and amber immediately turned to prayer, asking for Gods guidance. They were already aware of
how precious children with special needs are, and they had seen how show Hope was enabling more children with needs
like these to have the hope of a family. it wasnt long until it became undeniably clear to them that this precious girl was
their daughter. They officially accepted her referral
and received pre-approval from china on christmas
Day 2013.
Beyond the photo they were given and the basic
information on her heart condition and treatment to
date, Kyle and amber had no other details about their
daughter or her whereabouts. as they waited for her
on the other side of the world, they prayed that she
would receive the care and attention she needed as
she recovered from surgery, and they left the rest in
Gods hands.
THe BiG DiscOVerY in an effort to learn about her
history, the robinsons requested an update from
their adoption agency. after several weeks, they were
excited to receive six additional photos of her! With
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so much older than she had in the original referral photo. since the initial information
didnt provide details about where their daughter was receiving care, Kyle and amber
tried to piece together as much information as they could from the photos. One thing
they were able to determine was that she was in luoyang, china. it was at that point
that they noticed one small detail in the photos that led to a big discovery. Kyle noticed
a unique key hole doorway and suddenly remembered where he had seen that same
architecture before: in photos of marias Big House of Hope on show Hopes website!
excited at the prospect of their daughter receiving care in a place about which they had
learned so many good things, they quickly went to show Hopes website to scour for
any information that might be there about their daughter. They scrolled through photos
of all the children in mBHOHs care and found what they were hoping fora special
prayer page that show Hope had listed for a little girl in their care named eisley as she
recovered from heart surgery. eisleys photo matched the ones that Kyle and amber
had received from their adoption agency. This was their daughter and she was living at
marias Big House of Hope!!!
Kyle and amber were moved to tears as they learned that their daughter was being
nurtured and cared for by loving people in a place they knew and trusted. Not only that,
but they also now realized that there were people around the world praying for them (as
eisleys forever family) just as they were also praying for eisley herself!
The robinsons joy overflowed as they pieced together Gods perfect plan for their
family. While they had worried about whether their daughter was receiving the care
she needed, God had brought her to a place where she would be safe and nurtured.
and not just any place, but a place about which Kyle and amber had come to learn and
trust through a shared love of steven curtis chapmans music! Who else but God could
orchestrate such intricate details?
TOGeTHer aT lasT During their travel to china to bring their daughter home, Kyle
and amber felt it was important to make the effort to visit marias Big House of Hope
and see the place that played such a large role in their daughters survival. During their
visit, it quickly became clear to them how great an impact show Hope and their care
centers had on the life of their daughter. God used the care provided to not only save
the life of their daughter, but also to expose her to the love and nurture she needed to
thrive and form healthy relationships. Their daughter laughed and hugged her former
nannies and little friends, and it was plain to see that she had been loved and treasured
by her caretakers.
Today, their daughter is expressive and vibrant and the robinsons are confident that it is
because of the priceless love she received at mBHOH during that critical time in her life.
Her physical life was rescued and her emotional development was nurtured during her
time under care. so many children just like eisley are in desperate need of holistic care,
and by the grace of God, this is being provided at show Hopes special care centers!
GODs PerFecT PlaN For the robinsons, it was a long and, at times, difficult path
to becoming a forever family, but they never stopped praying for and following Gods
call. looking back, it is so clear that God knitted together every single detail of their
incredible adoption journey.
Through the generous support of thousands of donors, sponsors, and supporters,
God provided the medical care that eisley needed. In fact, he used many of those same
donors and sponsors to also help provide the finances needed for her to have a forever
family. Many, many people joined together to be a part of this little girls miraculous
story.
Now, eisley is home with Kyle and amber, and they have named her Willow mei. Willow is
Kyle and ambers first child, but she wont be an only child for very longthe robinsons
are planning to adopt again!

DiscOVeriNG sHOW HOPe One thing that helped Kyle and amber through the days of waiting was a shared love for
steven curtis chapmans music, which they both grew up listening to. in fact, Kyles very first cD was stevens album The
Great Adventure, which he received from his parents as a christmas gift when he was around 10 years old!

the robinsons joy

overflowed as they
pieced together
Gods perfect plan
for their family.

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at just three weeks of age, our sick little reed arrived at marias
Big House of Hope (mBHOH). There he was loved, nurtured,
and nursed to health for the first year of his life. When we
went to china to bring him home, we were blessed to visit
both mBHOH and show Hopes care center in Zhengzhou.

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We had the joy of meeting the doctor who initially assessed

our son and helped with his surgery. We were thrilled to meet
his nanny and be able to thank her for lovingly pouring out
her life for our child. We also learned that a nurse had sat with
our precious boy after surgery and throughout his time in
recovery, never leaving his side. We were able to witness the
amazing care given to keep the children attended and healthy.
We are tremendously grateful for the loving care reed received
during the first year of his life at marias Big House of Hope.
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Your donation to show Hope makes

a difference!

When you did it to one of the least of these

you were doing it to me. Matthew 25:40

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equippiNG FAMiLieS
adoption extends well beyond the moment a child
is welcomed into their forever family. it includes the
ongoing journey of children and parents as they learn
to live and love as a family in ways that bring greater
healing and connection.
The desire to help adoptive and foster families learn how to best meet the unique
needs of children from difficult beginnings has resulted in a partnership between show
Hope, empowered to connect (eTc), and Dr. Karyn Purvis, a child psychologist at Texas
christian University. Together, we are presenting empowered to connect conferences
nationwide, geared toward educating those who are caring for children from hard
places.
eTc conferences use the work of Dr. Purvis and specifically teach the benefits of
implementing Trust-Based relational intervention. This resource greatly helps parents,
foster families, and professionals begin to implement better ways to engage and meet
the needs of children who have experienced some level of attachment injury or early
trauma, such as abuse, neglect, and/or abandonment.

{Dr. Karyn Purvis speaks at one of Show Hopes Empowered to Connect Conferences}

Through this partnership, show Hope is able to serve adoption agencies, mental health
professionals, churches, and grant families by providing the tools and resources needed
to help bring hope and healing to children and their families.

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Hope & Healing for

Children
By arlin and cathy Troyer

like most first-time parents, we headed into the journey of adoption feeling that most
(if not all) of our childrens injuries could be healed in time through the love and nurture
we could provide through our family. as our early days with infants and toddlers have
turned into years with adolescents and teens in transition to adulthood, Dan allenders
perspective on parenting has begun to ring more true than our earlier ideas - Parenting
is not just difficult; its impossible.
so how do we go about this business of ushering in healing for our children? First of all,
we need to exhibit a willingness to consider the significance of their early injuries. The
foundational loss of our childrens first secure base and safe haven leaves them with
an uncertainty that they continually seek to fill. and for most, walking through such
unsure beginnings leaves them with lingering questions that need to be answered: am
i loved? am i acceptable? am i delighted in?
if were honest, i think most of us would have to admit that more often than not, weve
missed answering these questions for our children. We spend much of our parenting
energies in an effort to avoid facing this failure and to the extent that we do, miss the
incredible opportunity to grow along with our kids. instead of feeling that we as parents
have arrived, we need to take on the more truthful mindset that we are also in process
and need to grow together. While it is true that we as parents know more about the
world than our children, thats about it. We cant pretend that we dont have room to
grow from our engagement with our kids. after all, arent we also looking for the same
answers that our children seek? more than anything else, we need to see that we join
our children in this journey.
Growingor better, growing updepends in large part on how we choose to engage
both joy and sorrow, beauty and brokenness. certainly we see it as our job to help our
children grow up, but the irony is, that in the midst of this effort, we often miss our own
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places can be especially rife with opportunities for growth! There is no doubt that we
are called to love, guide, shape, counsel, coach, mentor, and encourage our children.
But will we squander the opportunity for parenting to be the context in which we allow
Godthrough our childrento shape and grow us?
We want to believe that if we do our part and keep a steady hand in helping them grow
spiritually, do their homework, get involved in sports, learn an instrument, etc., theyll
glean enough from it to be set for adult life without too many bumps. However, all
too often life doesnt cooperate, and when the bumps get too turbulent, we are the
ones who get thrown off. What would it mean to listen well enough to our children
to actually hear their hearts? How can we tune into the hopes and dreams, questions,
and unspoken longings beneath their words and actions? is reminding them, im just
doing this for your own good enough to answer the question that lies foundational
to nearly all other questions: Will you delight in me (even if i fail)? The hard truth is
that we will only be able to answer this question for our children if we first know the
answer for ourselves. each and every encounter with my children can, if i let it, serve as
an invitation to open my own heart to the voice of God and hear him speak his love and
mercy to me.
Our children need to experience the comfort and security of consistent boundaries and
appropriate discipline aND the kindness of being loved no matter what. as we press
in to listen to the myriad of different ways our children ask us this fundamental question
(am i loved/lovable?), we find that we are actually listening to an invitation to embrace
growth both for them and for us. and to the degree that we accept our childrens
surprising and distressing invitation, we can hear the voice of One who delights in us
even as we risk and fail exquisitely in our efforts to raise our children well.
Thankfully, today there are more resources than ever to help families as they work
to address their childs foundational need for healing and wholeness. show Hopes
empowered to connect conferences are a great resourcefor foster families and families
built through adoption as they work to better understand their children and press into
their needs. The resources offered through empowered to connect are also shaping the
practices of countless mental health professionals and social workers as attachment
and connection begin to move into the forefront of their practices. This movement
toward providing post-placement resources is of great importance as we seek to meet
the needs of orphans all over the world that waiting children would not only find the
love of a family, but find healing and hope as well.

What would it mean

to listen well enough
to our children to
actually hear their
hearts? How can
we tune into the
hopes and dreams,
questions, and
unspoken longings
beneath their words
and actions?

Show Hope is dedicated to providing education and training to adoptive and foster
families across the United States. Through partnerships with Empowered to Connect
and Focus on the Family, Show Hope has helped to train families, professionals, and
church ministry leaders to be faithful and successful in meeting the ongoing needs of
the children God has called them to love and serve. There is a great need to offer real,
tangible hope so that countless orphaned and vulnerable children will not only belong to
a loving family, but can fully experience healing and transformation as well.

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empowered to connect has been an incredible resource. it has helped prepare us for
our next adoption while also teaching us techniques to most effectively parent our
son from Uganda, who has now been home for three years. Yes, even three years
into connecting with him, meeting his needs, listening, and understanding triggers,
we still need more education and reinforcement of connecting principles. and to be
honest, we always will. all adoptive families always will!
if you are in the process of adopting now, let me encourage you to focus on your
spiritual walk with christ and on educating yourself regarding the skills needed to
parent a child from hard places. if you have already adopted, never stop pursuing the
techniques and strategies that will help you parent most effectively. Find the next
empowered to connect conference, sign up, and open your heart to what God wants
to teach you!
- Josh and Staci Caldwell adopted Moses from Uganda

Why
Why Give
Give to
to provide
provide
Healing
Healing for
for Children:
Children:
children who have experienced the brokenness of being orphaned
need the hope and healing that comes from families equipped for
the journey. However, for children who come from hard places,
traditional parenting tools and techniques are often inadequate.

children who were once orphaned can continue to live out of the
hurt and loss they experienced in their early days even though they
now have the resources, love, and security of a forever family.
show Hope is dedicated to equipping families through conferences,
resources, and ministry support so that children have the opportunity
to receive the healing they need. already we have helped thousands
of children experience that healing!

Your donation to show Hope will help ensure these children receive
a lifetime of love from those equipped to help them heal, so they no
longer have to live as orphans.

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MOBiLiziNG A
MOveMeNt

Empowering each person to respond to Gods call to care for orphans

The secret to the impact of show Hope is not found in the staff, the Board, or any
individual. it is found in the mobilization of the Body of christ to join God in his
work to care for orphans.
Because of the generosity of donors who support our efforts to raise awareness
and mobilize a movement, we have seen tens of thousands of advocates, sponsors,
students, families, individuals, and communities step forward to care for the needs
of orphans. These generous hearts are multiplying their gifts by stewarding their
resources to effectively and fruitfully respond to the orphan crisis!
show Hope is a movement to care for orphans. We are parents and students,
missionaries and executives, teachers and tax accountants, fundraisers and prayer
warriors. We are a united body that together is changing the world for orphans.

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Finding Freedom
in Hope
College student Sarah Rooker shares her experiences of caring for
orphans and Show Hopes Student Initiative

i first encountered the raw reality of what life is like for orphans during a short-term trip
abroad when i was a freshman in high school. as i stood in an orphanage that housed
more than 800 children, my heart began to break. i thought about how my parents had
loved me so deeply and so well my entire life, and i wondered who loved and provided
for these children that were in such a vulnerable state.
i left that experience changed and ignited, determined to do something. i wanted these
children to know lovenot only the love of a family, but also the love so deep and so
wide of the One who could heal all of their troubles and love them more than anyone
else. This passion drove me to begin a journey into orphan care at the age of fifteen.
i knew that i could not adopt at that age, so i sought out other ways to get involved. i
soon learned that advocating for children was one of the most powerful things i could
do on their behalf.
i began to tell the stories of orphans i had met to my friends, my family, and my church.
i described their situations and shared the hopes and prayers that i had for them to find
the love and support of a family. i continued to throw myself into this endeavor, and it
began to define me. But in the face of the stark reality of more than 140 million orphans
in the world, i found myself too small. i began to realize this was not something i could
do on my own.

This is a lesson i have carried into college, where ive continued to advocate for waiting
children through show Hopes red Bus Project, and as a 2014 summer intern at marias
Big House of Hope. From intentional conversations with people at my school to physically caring for children in the midst of their distress and vulnerability, the driving force
behind all i do is Jesus. He is the driving force behind all orphan care. as i follow him, he
gives me the desires of my heart, including caring for orphans, and i know he will guide
me as i continue on this journey. He is the source of hope to all who are broken.
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Through show Hopes student initiative and The movement club, i discovered other
students who also wanted to make a difference and i realized that this was something
that must be done as a body of believers. as i became more aware of my own fragility
and limitations, i also realized the necessity of acknowledging the sovereignty of God.
His plan and his will for these children is what matters most. as this realization sank in, i
found the freedom needed to allow him to define me and then work through me to care
for his beloved children.

in the face of the stark

reality of more than 140
million orphans in the
world, i found myself too
small.

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Journeys of Hope
each year, show Hope takes an average of 10 short-term trips to show
Hopes care centers in china and the Hands and Feet Project in Haiti to
help people explore Gods heart for orphans through hands-on experience.
Here are a few things this years trip participants had to say.

On this trip, God opened my eyes to all

the countless ways we can get involved.
There are so many opportunities in
addition to adoption, and although we
may not all be called to adopt, we are
all called to do something to care for
orphans.

- Heather D., June 2014 Sponsor Trip

to China

- sarah, January 2014 Student Trip to Haiti

as i sat rubbing backs, holding hands, and

rocking babies, i realized that God was allowing
me to join him in some of his most intimate work,
ultimately fulfilling his promise to be near to the
brokenhearted. How amazing that we get to be
part of Gods work!
- Heather s., June 2014 Student Trip to China

i cant control how the world

responds to the orphan crisis, but i
can control my response. and i can
choose to step forward. i can choose
to be vulnerable. and who knows,
maybe its my own heart that gets
healed in the process!

i was so amazed to see all that God is doing

through show Hopes care centers in china. i
cant get over what a light they are there what a
privilege and honor it was to participate alongside
your ministry.
- Kevin, May 2014 Mens Construction Trip to China

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Change for orphans Childrens Curriculum: Our curriculum will take

children through the global nature of the orphan crisis, and provide
concrete ways they can care for orphans right now!

Dress Down for hope: Go casual in your work place or school to benefit
show Hope! allow your office staff or student body the opportunity to
dress casually each day they make a donation to your campaign.

Forever Family Fun Night: Host a night of family fun at your home,
church, or school to benefit show Hope. choose a simple menu, play
games, or show your favorite family movie. Not only will you be raising
funds to help vulnerable children, but you will also be providing a space for
families in your community to spend quality time together!
Restore hope Clothing Swap: Gather your friends for a fun night of
swapping clothes to benefit show Hope. each guest will bring a specified
number of gently-used pieces to swap. all proceeds, collected either
through an entrance fee or a per item charge, will go directly to restore the
hope of a family to orphans in distress.

The value of each show Hope sponsor simply cannot be overstated. This movement to care for orphans is moving forward because of the consistent, faithful partnership of donors who sacrificially give every month to help restore hope to
orphans in distress. On behalf of the many children whose lives have been transformed because of your givingthank you!

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We are overjoyed to report that over TWO THOUsaND new sponsors

joined the movement to care for orphans during these two tours! This
means that fifteen more children eVerY mONTH will find their forever
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show Hope had the privilege of joining steven curtis chapman in fifty cities on The Glorious Unfolding tour. With special
guests laura story, Jason Gray, The afters, and Josh Wilson, the tour was a huge success and brought to thousands the
truth that God is at work even in the darkness of our lives. We were also incredibly blessed to join andrew Peterson on his
amazing Behold the Lamb of God tour over the christmas season. His continued partnership in this work has been such a
gift and encouragement.

Do you want to become an advocate, but arent sure where to begin? We have developed
four unique advocate toolkits that will help make your planning easy.

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sponsors come in many forms; thousands of individuals, families, and churches join together through monthly giving to
restore hope to orphans in distress. This year, thousands of people chose to lock arms with us in ministry by becoming
show Hope sponsors and lifeHope sponsors when they attended concerts across the country. We are very thankful to the
talented artists who used their platforms to advocate for the needs of vulnerable children by challenging their audiences
to become show Hope sponsors.

They are donating birthdays, running marathons, and hosting garage sales all to
restore the HOPe of a family to waiting children around the world. above all, our
advocates are a voice for the fatherless.

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margaret land chose to become a lifeHope sponsor after she participated in a short-term trip to marias Big House of
Hope. land shares, a few weeks ago, i received a picture of a little boy and his forever family with a note thanking me for
helping give them a grant, and telling me how excited they are about their son coming home soon. i can honestly say that
was the best piece of mail i have ever received. Helping a waiting child come into a family is such a beautiful, practical way
to show christs love.

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in addition to our sponsors who give $35 or more per month, we have also developed the lifeHope sponsorship program
for those who are able to make a bigger financial commitment. By giving $418 or more per month, lifeHope sponsors
fully fund either an adoption grant or the medical care for a child every year. These sponsors then receive the name and
additional information on the child they specifically helped.

show Hope advocates are grassroots leaders who

raise funds and awareness in their communities by
utilizing their talents, gifts, and passions to speak up
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sponsors are truly the backbone of show Hope, providing a firm foundation on which to build a stable and effective ministry. By giving every month, sponsors allow us to give children consistent care at our care centers and allow us to continually provide adoption aid grants to help waiting children come into forever families. Faithful monthly giving also allows us
to budget more effectively each year, and empowers our leadership to make long-term plans for the future. The ability to
plan ahead has placed show Hope on the front lines of providing innovative and sustainable change for orphans worldwide.

Advocates:
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Financials

Watering Seeds
of Faith
By Scott Hasenbalg, Executive Director
I love referencing 1 Corinthians 3:6, I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but it was
God who made it grow, because I witness the reality of this truth daily in the ministry
of Show Hope.
I am amazed at the generosity of givers like you who have played the part of Apollos,
watering the tiny seeds of faith that are planted at the beginning of every adoption
journey, or when a new child is brought under the care of one of Show Hopes Care
Centers, or when a new donor, sponsor, or partner joins the movement to care for
orphans.
When I think of the countless faithful who have planted seeds in faith, or have, in turn,
watered those seeds or tiny saplings, I am struck by the notion of heavenly rewards. It
is only two sentences later, in 1 Corinthians 3:8, that we find, The one who plants and
the one who waters have one purpose, and they will each be rewarded according to
their own labor.

I have become more

and more convinced
that it is the heart and
plan of God to bless
each person for the
part he or she plays in
tending these blessed
trees of life.

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Lastly, Paul reminds us in 1 Corinthians to remain focused on our particular role. It is

easy to be distracted and want to do more, beyond the certain calls and purposes God
has given for each of our lives. However, 1 Samuel 5:22 reminds us, It is much better
to obey than to sacrifice. We dont need to strive or push ourselves beyond what God
asks of us. Instead, we must simply and
faithfully walk in obedience to that which he
has called us.

In my experience, most of our givers choose to give out of a desire to be a part of lifechange for orphans, and not from the motivation of personal return. However, I have
become more and more convinced that it is the heart and plan of God to bless each
person for the part he or she plays in tending these blessed trees of life. It is our prayer
for you that God will repay each of you for your generosity toward the work of this
ministry by answering your own deep heart cries and prayers unto him. For there is no
one more able to meet our hearts deepest desires than the One who made our hearts
in the first place.

In saying all of this, my desire is to encourage

you, as a giver, to continue to join us in our
relentless pursuit of restoring the hope
of a family to orphans in distress. We can
encourage you boldly, because we are
confident in the Lords promise that He will
reward you in even greater measure than
you have given, when you are focused with
a purposeful heart to care and obey as he
directs your steps.

Giving to care for orphans and further adoption is worship to the One
whose plan has always been to build his eternal kingdom through adoption
in Christ. We believe each penny freely given to Show Hope must be
properly stewarded in a manner consistent with our stated mission to the
glory of God.
As a member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA), our financial statements are prepared by an
independent audit firm. Contributions to the ministry are tax-deductible to the full extent allowed by law.

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITY

Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2014*

REVENUES, GAINS, AND OTHER SUPPORT:

Contributions:
Adoption Assistance
Adoption Awareness
Orphan Care
General - Other
Interest Income

Total Revenues and Gains

EXPENSES
Program Services:
Adoption Assistance
Adoption Awareness
Orphan Care
Total Program Services
Supporting Services:
General and Administrative
Fundraising
Total Supporting Services
Total Expenses
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
$ 2,771,712
$ 309,577
$ 3,870,677
$ 3,162,490
$ 4,204

$ 10,118,660

Mary Beth Chapman

President
Steven Curtis Chapman
Vice President
Donna Daniel
Secretary
Mike Davis
Treasurer
David Cecil

$ 3,163,315
$ 1,155,822
$ 4,041,451
$ 8,360,588

$ 943,451
$ 1,129,722
$ 2,073,173
$ 10,433,761

Mike Hamilton
Leslie Maclellan
Independent audit conducted by
Blankenship CPA Group, PLLC.
Show Hope/Shaohannahs Hope
is a 501(c)3 ministry.

11%

9%

80%

($315,101)

NET ASSETS, BEGINNING OF YEAR

$888,481

NET ASSETS, END OF YEAR

$573,380

PROGRAM SERVICES
ADMINISTRATIVE

*Final numbers pending full audit report

FUNDRAISING & MARKETING

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@Showhope in
in your
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love hearing
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you!
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Not everyone can adopt, but everyone can do something!

Donate now to transform a life! www.showhope.org/donate
What a joy and blessing it is to be a part of the miracles happening for
children like reed (Halden at marias Big House of Hope), who received
desperately needed medical care at a show Hope special care center
and was adopted into a forever family with the help of a show Hope
adoption aid grant.
Lifehope Sponsorship: For a minimum of $418/month, you can become
a lifeHope sponsor and provide either an adoption aid grant or medical
care for a child each year. You will receive the first name and country of
the waiting child you have helped.
www.showhope.org/lifehope
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I belIeve that when Gods

people really do become
hIs hands and feet,
thInGs happen thInGs
that seem an awful lot
lIke a mIracle.
show Hope Grant recipient