

Fostering is a Family Thing
By-Jacqui Jackson, CEO - Ignite Hope Over the past couple of years we have been privileged to meet, connect with and do life alongside...


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...


Fostering is a Family Thing
Foster care Awareness month, caring for orphans, stepping in for a child in need.


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 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...


A Look Inside the Heart of an Orphan
Ignite Hope recently asked Cynthia Adams Hudson to write a guest blog for us about her personal experience as an orphan. She was placed...


Taking the Gospel to Kenyan slums
The following blog was written by Katie Hambrick, Ignite Hope’s intern for the fall season: The summer of 2012 was an eventful time in...


11 years and an ocean apart
At Ignite Hope, we love providing personal stories from people who are involved with adoption and fostering. A few months ago, we...


How college led me to orphan care
The following blog was written by Hadley McCartin, Ignite Hope’s intern for the summer season: College has, hands down, been one of the...


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...


































