Inalienable Rights and a Call to Action
By Jacqui Jackson, M.Ed The founders and the framers - I think we can all agree - were intelligent, passionate and bold individuals who...


God had a different plan for me
Jen Swint- Our adoption journey: Wow….I don’t even know where to begin. I will start by saying that everything I thought about meeting...


They're All My Kids
The other day, well, really, at least once a week for the last 15 years plus or minus, I’ve heard a phrase uttered over and over, usually...


Jesus and Justice
The following blog was written by John McCartin, Ignite Hope's Spiritual Director. He blogs regularly at https://john-mccartin.blog/ "He...


Adoptee to Birth Mom to Orphan Advocate
I'm seven years old. My mom and stepdad ask me if I want to be adopted—to have the same last name they do. Of course I do! And now, not...


A Special Christmas Adoption
Read the following blog by Ignite Hope's CEO, Jacqui Jackson, about how the Christmas season brings adoption to the forefront of her...


A Grandmother's Testimony on Adoption
Read the following interview to learn how Shelia Harper, Ignite Hope's Volunteer Coordinator, grew in her faith and prayer life as a...


Moses' Adoption
Moses floated down the Nile For a long, long while, On the raging river’s whirls As if God’s sail had unfurled To catch the wind’s breath...


My journey into orphan advocacy
There isn’t one particular event that attracted me to orphan care. My interest began when my mom and dad told me about fostering a young...


Mother's day and waiting
The following post was written by Jacqui Jackson, iHope’s co-founder and CEO, on her Grateful Mommy blog. It can be accessed here:...


































