Children's Hope International

From our friends at Nightlight Christian Adoptions -
Valencia: A Vibrant and Ambitious 12-Year-Old Girl
*Her happiness is infectious
*Enjoys dancing, drawing, swimming, and decorating
*Enjoys learning and wants to go to college
*Dreams of a future in the medical field - specifically pediatrics
*No health issues
*Ready for a family to love her and treasure her

Valencia is ready for a family. Please contact Rebecca at [email protected] to request additional information on how to complete the adoption of this vibrant little lady.

St Louis Modern Chinese school started an online class teaching adoptees entry level Chinese last year! I am the one teaching it! I teach basic Chinese and we talk about adoption related culture topics in class. It is on Monday 6:30 to 8:15 on zoom starting August 19th, 2024. Anyone interested can go on www.slmcs.org and register! Let me know so I can help.

Chinese Education and Culture Center in St Louis - St. Louis Modern Chinese School The primary mission of the St. Louis Modern Chinese School is to provide a nurturing avenue for students of all ages and ethnic backgrounds to learn Chinese language and share Chinese culture

Birth family search info for our Guatemala adoptees -
https://www.guateroots.org/services-for-adoptees/ #:~:text=The%20birth%20family%20search%20is,assistance%20of%20the%20consulate%20staff..

Happy birthday Mya! Mya LeAnn’E Yu Pinkston
Nanchang Jiangxi Province 2004.
Today July 21st Mya is 21.

from Donna Pinkston -Mya LeAnn’E Yu Pinkston
Nanchang Jiangxi Province 2004. Today July 21st Mya is 21

From our friends at Nightlight Christian Adoptions -
SAVANA & JOSE

Savana - 6 year old beautiful little girl.
*Loves to dress up *Enjoys different hair styles, bows, jewelry, nail polish *Great imagination *Excels in dance presentations
Jose - 14 year old - talkative and teasing teenager
*Enjoys outdoor activities *Great at playing soccer - as defense and goalkeeper *Loves action movies like Fast and Furious *Excels in music and dancing

Savana and Jose are ready for a family. Please contact Rebecca at [email protected] to request additional information on how to complete the adoption of Savana and Jose.

Herre's a really interesting birth parent search story
CLICK BELOW.

China boy lost 28 years ago in railway station, adopted by Dutch couple, in epic search for birth family Lost at busy train station aged 4, orphanage boy becomes linguistic expert, spends 12 years seeking out birth parents and finally found them.

From Donna Pinkston - Mya LeAnn’E Yu Pinkston
Mya Pinkston Jiangxi 2004. Forever ours!

from our friends at Nightlight Christian Adoptions
JASON is 9 Years Old and Absolutely Amazing
*Loves singing and dancing - especially music in English and Portuguese
*Enjoys playing musical instruments such as flute, clarinet, guitar, drums, and berimbau
*Legally blind but still enjoys playing soccer (one on one)
*Described as friendly and intelligent with good social skills
*Nightlight staff met Jason and have described him as simply wonderful. He is a favorite at the children's home.

*It's time for Jason to have a forever family. Check out Jason's video on Adoption Bridge including this one: Jason Playing Soccer

Jason has so much potential. Please contact Rebecca at [email protected] to request additional information on how to complete an adoption of Jason from Colombia.

REGARDING BIRTH FAMILY SEARCH - While 23andme (with an upload to GEDMatch) is the recommended first choice for any Chinese adoptee who wishes the chance to match siblings, parents, or close cousins, Ancestry has the second highest number of sibling matches, with many adoptees having received Ancestry kits for birthdays, Christmas, and other holidays. In the U.S. Ancestry is available for USD39 right now on its own website and on Amazon. If you are in another country, check locally.

from our friends at Nightlight Christian Adoptions - MICHELLE
3 Years Old and Full of Energy...
*Vibrant and affectionate
*Loves dancing and playing with friends
*Wants to be the Center of Attention
*Resilient through previous heart surgery
*Waiting for her mommy and daddy

If you are the family who is ready to add a 3 year old who is full of energy to your home, please contact Rebecca at [email protected] to request additional information on how to complete an adoption of Michelle from Colombia.

from Ginny Burkhart -

from Candace Hirt...
We adopted from Kazakhstan in 2005. I know you don't do Kazakh adoptions anymore but thought you might line a wonderful update. Our daughter Annika was adopted from Taldykorgan. Our US coordinator was Anna. Our daughter just turned 21 in April and is now engaged to be married. Thought you might like a couple photos as you had an large part in our being able to celebrate this wonderful occasion.

From Kendra Scheerer - We are proud to announce our son, Levi Tilahun Scheerer graduated high school this month with honors. He joined our family through Children's Hope in 2011.

GO CHRISTOPHER!
from Stella Stiglich - Christopher Stiglich class of 2024 adopted in 2006 from Vietnam, graduated from high school and is heading to Arizona State University.

Congratulations, Katya!!!
Katya Vanausdall( adopted Novosibirsk 2001)
Graduated Masters of Occupational Therapy from University of Tennessee Health and Science Center May 2024

To the Parents I Don’t Know -
May 18, 2024
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by

lynellelong
in Adoptee Artists, Adoptee Artwork, Adoptee vulnerability, Adoptees Educate, China, Complexities in Adoption, Grief and Loss, Lifelong Impacts of Adoption, Not Knowing in Adoption, Origins Search, Transracial Adoption, Trauma in Adoption, UK
I’ve known Meredith for many years now, she’s a fellow intercountry adoptee, born in China and adopted to the UK. She’s also a law graduate and a talented musician whose music features in the ICAV Video for Professionals released in 2021.

I met up with her face to face at the recent INEA Congress in the Netherlands and it was such a delight to give her a huge hug and spend some time together.

She has since sent me her latest song which she would like to share. After listening to her newest song, I told her I thought it was very courageous to share what I’m sure many adoptees like me will say, is “our deepest and most vulnerable feelings about our parents whom we have often never known and lost via intercountry adoption“. Her music resonated with me and brought up that sadness I’ve always carried about not knowing who my parents are either. I can so relate to her song and I’m sure many adoptees will also connect to her lyrics, the feel, the rawness!

Music is a powerful medium to portray to help non adopted people understand how profound our grief and loss is which we carry for the entirety of our lives. For some adoptees they carry it without realising what it is, for many others like myself and Meredith, we remain very much aware and need to find creative and other outlets for what we bear inside.

Bravo Meredith! I encourage fellow adoptees to find your outlet and channel your inner energy and complex feelings to give voice or expression to what you endure. It can help us to heal somewhat and make sense of our existence.

Have a listen here:

To the Parents I don’t Know | InterCountry Adoptee Voices (ICAV) Meredith shares her song to express the many complex feelings she has for her Chinese parents whom she doesn't know and has lost since being adopted to the UK.

from Dana Ramsey -
Proud to announce my son, David James Ramsey adopted from Vladivostok, Russia 7/9/07 graduated with honors from Blue Springs High School. He plans to become a chef and will be starting a Sous Chef Apprenticeship in the fall.

from Denise Ramos Sullivan -
Proud of our son, Nate Sullivan, adopted Aug 2007 Chongqing Province. Class of 2024 and heading to GCU in AZ. He has participated in club swim for 2-1/2 years achieving Regionals, State and Sectionals Championship and will continue club swim for GCU. Congrats to the class of 2024!

from Cheryl Anne Case-Shepherd
Just wanted to share that our daughter Katrina (Gao Heng, adopted from Jiangxi Province 1997) Is engaged and getting married June 29th, 2024.

From our Friends at Nightlight Christian Adoptions - Please join us for our free, brief FIRST TIME EVER "Waiting Child Webinar" where our staff will share profiles of waiting children. This is a live event where we will discuss children in need of a forever family.

When: Wednesday, May 23, 2024
1pm Pacific 2pm Mountain 3pm Central 4pm Eastern

Where: Online via Zoom -Please Save this Link to Join the Webinar
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84748954016

We look forward to helping you find the right program through which to grow your family!

from Thomas Littler -
Hannah adopted from Foshan, China 9.16.2003 graduating from NYU with her parents.

from Jen Campbell Williams - Excited to announce Tori is graduating from Umkc with a Biology BA and chemistry minor. She did it all in 3 years. She is now applying for PA schools. We are so proud of her!

From our friends at Nightlight Christian Adoptions -
OTTO is a determined little boy...A happy and loving little boy - 6 year old Otto is searching for his forever family. Given all that Otto has been through the country is willing to wave several adoption fees if it means Otto gets to come home sooner. Otto has had several of his fingers amputated and despite this; he still is a happy little one. If you would like more information on how you can make Otto a part of your family, contact Gracie at [email protected].