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Volunteer Spotlight – Ms. Pat

Pat Lechleiter is a special woman! Pat sews beautiful handmade quilts for our birth mothers and adoptive families. Each one is unique and embroidered with the verse from Jeremiah 29:11, “For I know the plans I have for you declares the Lord; plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you

Virtual Grateful Gathering 2020

You may have missed our virtual gala but we want you to have access to all the videos! Don’t have an hour to sit and watch in 1 setting? We’ve broken the event up for you here: Part 1 Welcome  Part 2 The Blessing Song (Myers Family) Part 3 Ministry Update  Part 4 Jessica’s Story Part 5 500th Placement Video

The Gospel Call to Adoption

As you may have heard, November is National Adoption month. November 21 is National Adoption Day! While adoption is near to our hearts here at New Life, salvation through faith in Jesus is our greatest mission for those we serve. One of our adoptive dads had the opportunity to preach at his church about adoption

The Good News

Jesus Christ came to the earth as a man, died the brutal death that a criminal deserves, and was raised to life after being dead for three days. He ascended into heaven and is reigning there with God the Father. One day, Christ will come back to take his children home to heaven, to live

God’s Perfect Timing

One of the most difficult experiences on the adoption journey is navigating a failed placement. The Jones* family had been chosen by an expectant mom named Delilah*, who was due in April. They’d met a few times and formed a relationship with her before the baby was born. Shortly after delivery, the birth mother told

Abortion Changes You

I recently read an article on a new study published June 2020 in the journal Health Communication. This study demonstrates how chemical abortion harms women. While the overall number of abortions in the US are declining, medication (or chemical) abortions are on the rise. Abortion providers are moving from in-office surgical abortions to prescription drug

Understanding Voluntary Adoption

One of our key programs at New Life Adoptions is Education. Although statistically 60% of all Americans have some connection to adoption, it remains the most misinformed social issue that has been measured. Why is that? For one, the laws on adoption are different for every state, and some Americans receive their information on adoption

Waiting

Waiting is THE WORK A few weeks ago, I heard the most amazing sermon from one of my favorite Bible teachers, Steve Bezner of Houston Northwest church. In doing a sermon series on the fruits of the spirit, he was preaching on Patience this particular morning. I wanted to share with you some of the

Adoption – An Empowering View

A Message from Our Executive Director In my experience, I usually encounter two viewpoints of adoption. One, those that believe that adoption is a beautiful and heartwarming experience, especially for the adoptive family. A viewpoint that believes the decision made for placing a child leaves everyone a winner, and life is all rainbows and butterflies.

Abortion or Adoption – Offering Choice, Giving Hope

Our Executive Director discusses reasons women have chosen adoption over abortion. There is hope! Please watch and share this video: [/et_pb_text][et_pb_video src=”https://youtu.be/-aN-ofPeyzE” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][/et_pb_video][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_orientation=”left” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”] Adoption or Abortion? If you are facing an unplanned pregnancy, we know that this can be a difficult and uncertain time. If you feel