“I will seek what was lost and bring back what was driven away, bind up the broken and strengthen what was sick…”
— Ezekiel 34:16
The Least of These
Around the world there are millions of orphans growing up without families.
We work with adoption agencies to advocate for their waiting children, orphans who are difficult to find an adoptive family for due to some special need or circumstance. You can see the full list—including children from all over the globe—on our Waiting Children page, and you can see some of their faces below from our Instagram feed.
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Hope for the Journey Conference
February 17, 2025
Do you know children who have been adopted, been in foster care, or experienced a traumatic event? If so, then consider joining us on April 11 to learn how trauma changes these children’s brains and what we—as parents, family members, teachers, doctors, counselors, church volunteers—can to do be agents of healing in their lives. Learn more here, and click here to reserve your spot.
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Scott & Kathy’s Story
Scott & Kathy Rosenow, the founders and directors of The Shepherd’s Crook, have written a book chronicling the first part of their story. Swaying in the Treetops covers their first decade as adoptive parents, as well as the founding of TSC. Click here to read more.