Adoption Links

“I am only one, but I am one.

I cannot do everything, but I can do something.

And what I can do, that I ought to do.

And what I ought to do, by God's grace I shall do.”

Expressed by Edward Everett Hale

Below are links for various adoption resources. We also love books, so we included a very short booklist as well. We hope to add more as we get the time.

aOrganizations you can help:

-Annabelle's Wish http://www.annabelleswish.org/

-Half the Sky Fondation - Their purpose is to enrich the lives and enhance the prospects for the babies and children in China who still wait to be adopted, and for those who will spend their childhoods in orphanages. www.halfthesky.org

-Orphan Relief Fund (ORF)- The Orphan Relief Fund will allow charitable organizations that work with the orphans in China to apply for multiplying funds for the dollars they contribute. http://angelcovers.org/orphanrelief.html

-China Care www.chinacare.org

-Philip Hayden Foundation for Chinese orphans www.philiphayden.org

-Packages of Hope helps children in orphanages around the world. www.packagesofhope.org

-Bring Me Hope - adoption grants and help for China's orphans. You HAVE to watch the video on their website by clicking on DVD and downloading. www.bringmehope.org

-Christian Adoption Foundations - Adoption grants www.shaohannahshope.org

aBook list

The Lost Daughters of China: Abandoned Girls, Their Journey to America and Search for a Missing Past by Karin Evans (Great book)

The Waiting Child: How the Faith and Love of One Orphan Saved the Life of Another by Cindy Champnella (An incredible true story! Grab your kleenex box.)

A Mother’s Ordeal: One Woman's Fight Against China's One-Child Policy by Steven W. Mosher (A must read)

Wanting a Daughter, Needing a Son by Kay Ann Johnson

How to Adopt Internationally by Nelson-Erichsen

Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew by Sherrie Eldridge

Toddler Adoption: The Weaver's Craft by Mary Hopkins-Best

Raising Adopted Children by Lois Ruskai Melina

Links to adoption book lists:

http://www.fwcc.org/bookreviews.htm

www.tapestrybooks.com

The links below will bring you to internet adoption listings where you can see some of the beautiful children who are waiting for homes.

http://www.precious.org

http://www.rainbowkids.com/wc/index.jsp

The link below is a website featuring families who are currently in China adopting their children. You are welcome to follow them along each day and read their journal and see their pictures.

http://www.thestoryofyou.com

http://www.foreverfamilystories.com

Below is a link to websites of those families who have adopted from China

Personal China Adoption Websites

Adoption/Asian Shopping

http://www.pandawear.com (From Annabelle's Wish organization)

http://www.chinasprout.com/shop

http://www.asiaforkids.com

www.adoptshoppebooks.com

http://home.pacbell.net/andrea/asiandolls.html (Asian dolls)