James R. Molter
Dear Prospective Parent,
Thank you for contacting God's Families for information about adopting an available child. I hope you'll find this information helpful as you consider building your family through adoption.
We empathize with the circumstances and heartache that prompt some families to consider adoption. Several of our staff members and I are adoptive parents and have experienced a number of issues that you face. We have designed unique programs by blending experience with resources and training in supporting our families.
Adoption is a wonderful way to build a family. I think of Romans 8:15-17, which exemplifies all the characteristics of a strong family, where the Lord uses adoption as the way to join His family. Adopting a child from abroad can bring tremendous joy to a family, but it will take more than love. It will require patience, tolerance, flexibility, humor, commitment, energy, stability, and information.
It will also invoke many feelings like any parental experience would. You will laugh. You will cry. You'll be nervous. You'll be excited beyond imagination. It will be all these these things and more. It will be one of your greatest experiences. It will change your life.
We are dedicated to providing the highest quality adoptive services available. However, the adoptive family deserves more than just a placement service. God's Families is always committed to the education, training, and support of its families before, during and after a child has been placed.
God's Families works with a variety of family types including single, married, and older families. Every family is assisted on an individual basis to ensure their specific desires and needs are addressed.
Thank you for considering God's Families International Adoption Services. We look forward to the possibility of helping you bring your children home.
Sincerely,
James R. Molter, M.A. Executive Director
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Getting the Emotional Support You Want and Need
Betty Molter
I understand how it felt to get up this morning knowing you'll search the web for information you wished you didn't have to know. Maybe you're a Mom or Dad already but are struggling with the fact that millions of children will go to bed tonight without anyone to love them, hug, tuck them in or help them with their prayers.
Adoption is just one of the many marvelous ways the Lord brings children into families. I’m often reminded that the difference between adopting and birthing a child is; in birthing, a child grows in the heart of the womb. In adoption the child grows in the womb of the heart.
You will never find in the Bible "second best," but you will find second chances. It was no accident that an adopted child led His people to the promised land. It is no accident that the Lord uses adoption as how He wants us to be a part of His family.
It is unbelievable to think that your child is somewhere in this world, orphaned or abandoned, waiting for His plan to unfold. She may have brown eyes. He may have blonde hair. You may already have a name picked out, one that's been on your heart forever. You walk into the empty nursery and wonder when it will be full of the sights and sounds of your child. Without doubt you can't wait for him or her to come home. Months or years from now you will gaze into your child's eyes and realize that you...YOU made a huge difference in both your lives.
As an international adoptive parent I have walked the same path as you. Liks some, I lost my dream and child to infertility and miscarriage and feeling the sadness, ache, heartbreak and frustration like you may be feeling now. I can only say that God gave us a wonderful child that has surpassed my expectations, and I can now rejoice in His marvelous plan!
We are dedicated to providing quality adoption services, and helping parents bring their children home. Knowing your thoughts, feelings and desires is as important as knowing which document to file when and where. I believe the Lord will direct your steps as promised in Psalms 40:1-3, "I waited patiently for God to help me; then He listened and heard my cry, He lifted me and set my feet on a hard, firm path...He has given me a new song to sing."
Our organization was founded on faith to help His children. Our commitment to you is to help you find the joy that a child will bring into your life. And whatever your path may be, please reach your able hand out to His deserving children that so desperately need your touch. It is a labor of love and one of the greatest purposes we can have on His earth, a purpose we believe you'll never regret.
Sincerely,
Betty Molter, M.A. Director of Family Services
