Adoption Blog

Adoption Is For A Lifetime

“Adoption is for a Lifetime” – by Nancy McCullough

Nancy shares her fascinating story of how God orchestrated her adoption from Hong Kong.  She relates her struggles related to the unknown reason for abandonment, which resulted in a wounded spirit and the inability to bond with her adoptive mother.  God blessed her with wonderful parents, a loving husband, and two adopted girls from China.  Take a journey with Nancy, as she testifies of the abiding presence of our heavenly Father's heart for adoption, and total healing of her wounded spirit from abandonment.  In addition, God’s faithfulness and healing presence, brought Nancy and her husband, Paul, through every struggle, especially the loss of their first daughter, Rebecca Joy.  Despite the grief, Nancy shares how God turned their pain into joy and sorrow into victory.  From what may have seemed like a tragedy to most, Nancy and Paul, now see how God used this great trial to prepare their hearts for adoption.
Adopted at 3 ½ years of age, by Chinese parents Nancy became Canada's first foreign adoptee.  She lived with her parents and adopted brother, Gerry, in Montreal until she was 13, after which her family moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  She graduated from college with a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry and eventually pursued a career in computer programming. Nancy and Paul, and adopted Chinese daughters, Joylin (adopted in 2004) and Sarlin (adopted in 2008),  now live in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  Nancy works as a computer programmer/systems analyst, but her greatest passion is being a mother to Joylin and Saralin, her pride and joy.
For more information about Nancy McCullough’s book, “Adoption is for a lifetime”, you may visit her web site at: www.adoptionisforalifetime.com

To order the book, you may visit http://www.xulonpress.com/bookstore/bookdetail.php?PB_ISBN=9781606476550

"Adopted for Life" by Dr. Russell Moore

"Thankfully, there are good books on adoption and good books on the gospel. But until the arrival of Adopted for Life, there has never been a book that puts the adoption of children so clearly within the context of the gospel of Christ. Adopted for Life is one of the most compelling books I have ever read—both deeply touching and richly theological. You will never look at adoption or the gospel in quite the same way after reading this book. How could the church have been missing this for so long?"
- R. Albert Mohler Jr., President, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

"Yes, yes, yes! Russell Moore has given the church a God-centered, gospel-saturated, culturally-sensitive, mission-focused, desperately needed exploration of the priority and privilege of adoption. He exposes misconceptions and uncovers misunderstandings that not only keep us from fostering an adoptive culture in our churches but that keep us from truly understanding the gospel by which we are adopted as sons and daughters of God. This book contains encouragement for children who have been adopted and the parents who've adopted them, practical advice for parents who are considering adoption and parents who have never considered adoption, and admonishment for the church-at-large to consider how to be obedient to scriptural commands to care for orphans here and around the world. Readers will find themselves laughing on one page, crying on the next, and ultimately bowing before God, thanking him for adopting them into his heavenly family and considering how to show his love to the fatherless on earth."
- David Platt, Pastor, The Church at Brook Hills, Birmingham, Alabama

"Russell Moore helps all believers, through his very honest, transparent, and theologically enriched book, to see the gospel and reality of Christ through a very fresh lens called adoption. God is working to bring revival and revolution to his church through orphan ministry, and this book is a must for those who will receive his invitation to consider a fatherless child or simply love them through missions."
- Paul Pennington, Executive Director, Hope for Orphans

Rob Mitchell and the Castaway Kid

"Castaway Kid" is a true story of a homeless and hopeless boy who grows up to be a man who finds, not only the home and hope that he had been searching for, but more than he could have ever asked or imagined, in Jesus Christ.  The author, Rob Mitchell vividly paints the picture of his life experiences as an orphaned child and how he overcame the feelings of rejection and ultimately learned to forgive.  This book will rivet you from start to finish.  We highly encourage anyone to pick up a copy of this book and give it a read.  You will not be disappointed.

We are also very honored that Rob Mitchell will also be a guest speaker at our Orphan's Ticket Home's Orlando, FL Gala on October 30th of this year.  For more information on our Orphan's Ticket Home campaign or other galas planned in your area, you can visit our Orphan's Ticket Home website at: http://www.orphanstickethome.org/

For more information about Rob Mitchell and his book, "Castaway Kid," you may visit the website: http://www.castawaykid.com/