If you are already involved in or exploring what it looks like to begin adopting or fostering, we want to know so that we can provide you with guidance, resources, encouragement, and prayer along the journey! Click the button below to fill out the form and a member of our team will contact you.
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The process of adopting a child from another culture can be both exciting and terrifying. In today’s changing landscape of international adoption, time and research are essential. Navigating this process is easier to accomplish with adequate support. Here is an overview of the common steps take in International Adoption.
Steps 1-4 can be completed in any order, but they all need to be completed before proceeding to step 5.
Infants to teenagers across our country are longing to be a part of a loving family. We would love to walk alongside you as you discern how to move forward in this process and provide you with information regarding avenues our church members have successfully utilized in bringing their children home.
Steps 1-4 can be completed in any order, but they all need to be completed before proceeding to step 5.
Thousands of children in our state are in need of loving families who are willing to open their homes and hearts to them. As a church we are working with our local Department of Social Services for MAPP Training and resources.
Steps 1-4 can be completed in any order, but they all need to be completed before proceeding to step 5.
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Mercy Hill, through our partnership with Baptist Children’s Home, offers on-site Foster Care Licensing Classes multiple times each year. Below is a list of upcoming classes that you can register to attend if you are ready to get started right away. Click the “Register Here” button to get started.
Does the thought of asking people for money make you nervous? Are you exploring or walking through the initial steps of adoption? If you said yes to both of these questions, then this seminar is for you! Teaming up with our partners at Woven Papyrus Adoption Project and Lifesong for Orphans, Mercy Hill wants to equip ALL adopting families with the resources needed for funding their journeys. This seminar will give you an overview of best practices for adoption fundraising, build your confidence in the idea of fundraising, and provide you with action steps to get started in your fundraising.
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“There’s a saying in Haiti that goes, ‘Yon jou la jou,’ which translates to, ‘One day will be the day.’ We learned this saying on one of our mission trips to Haiti from 2011-2015. It stuck with us as a beautiful message of hope, a brighter future, and a longing for something better. This hope was one of the many reasons we fell in love with Haiti and the incredible Haitian people. It was clear from the beginning that God had called us to Haiti for a reason, and now that reason is becoming clear…After having two biological children, we decided to take a leap of faith and start the adoption process, and there was no doubt in our minds that we wanted to adopt from Haiti.”
“Hi! We are David and Katie Payne and we are raising money to fund our adoption. We live in North Carolina with our two-year-old son and are looking forward to bringing another child into our family through international adoption. We have both known for a long time, even before we got married and had our first child, that adoption was something we wanted to do, but we just weren’t sure about the timing and when it would be right for us. With our son, Katie had an extremely painful pregnancy and a slow recovery from a very long labor. She knew she didn’t want to go through that again soon, but we both wanted to continue to grow our family sooner rather than later, so we decided that now was the time to adopt!”
“We are the Smiths! We have two little girls ages 2 & 4, and we are starting our adoption journey in pursuit of the fifth Smith. The Lord placed adoption on our hearts several years ago and we are excited to finally start this journey. We were drawn to adoption because it is such a clear picture of the gospel and reveals God’s heart toward us. We know that we are loved, accepted and have an eternal inheritance through Christ’s sacrifice. This truth compels us to love others in the same way. God’s word calls us to speak for those who cannot speak and to take care of orphans and widows in their affliction. We believe adoption is one of the best ways to put on display what God has done for this world and we want do the same for a child so that they might know God’s love.”
“We are the Bookers. Paul, Hannah, and Evelyn. Welcome to our adoption journey. Adoption is something Paul and I both have felt a passion for and something that we had discussed for our future since before we were even married. We will be adopting domestically and hope to bring home a baby but are open to whatever the Lord calls us to, whether that be special needs, multiples (oh my!), and an ethnicity of any kind-we can’t wait to meet our next precious son or daughter.”
“The Lord led us together, and now He is leading us into adoption. We are overwhelmed with gratitude, as we have watched Him work step by step through this adoption process. Long before we met, adoption was a primary yearning of my, Brittany’s, heart. After we were married, we felt convicted to adopt in order to share Christ’s love in a tangible way, much like what James 1:27 dictates. With Brittany’s heart for adoption, and my, Miguel’s, desire to serve the Lord however He may lead, we began pursuing international adoption. We firmly believe that since the Lord lavishes His incredible love upon us, it is our responsibility to live out His love in our world. For us, that means adoption.
Our goal is to share the love and provision the Lord has graciously given us with children who have not experienced it. We desire to serve them and love them like Christ loves us. We pray He will exude from us as we begin this journey to adopt a sibling set internationally. We ask for your prayers too, as we know this journey is one that cannot be walked alone. We ask that you pray for our hearts, for the process, for the children we are going to adopt, and most importantly for Christ to be honored above all.”