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Chapman Sponsored Adoption Foundation Hits Major Landmark

Shaohannah’s Hope Foundation, the adoption charity started in 2000 by the Steven Curtis Chapman family and supported by thousands of donors, recently distributed its landmark 1,000th grant to adopting parents in need of financial assistance.

In related news, November is National Adoption Awareness month, and Shaohannah’s Hope is partnering with the Focus on the Family (Dr. James Dobson) and Family Life Today (Dennis Rainey) ministries for a nationwide campaign called Voice of the Orphan. The initiative will provide a central outlet for people to learn more about how to get involved in caring for orphans everywhere. The United Nations reports there are 143 million orphans in the world today.


The Voice of the Orphan campaign will officially begin in mid-November with special broadcasts of the Focus on the Family and Family Life Today radio programs. Steven Curtis Chapman will be a guest on the November 13 edition of Focus on the Family and on the November 16 and 17 editions of Family Life Today along with his daughter Emily to discuss how adoption has blessed their family.

Also this holiday season, Shaohannah’s Hope will partner with a company that provides Santa Claus photo stations in more than 150 American shopping malls. Parents purchasing photos of their children with Santa will have the option to donate $1 to support adoption and learn more about this important cause.


Naturally, Chapman continues to use his platform as a musician to tell others about adoption. His 2005 holiday album, ALL I REALLY WANT FOR CHRISTMAS, centers thematically on the gift of family. The project received a GRAMMY nomination plus high acclaim from the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Sun-Times, and USA Today, and it’s sure to be a retail and radio favorite again this Christmastime.

Watch the album’s adoption-driven title track video online now in either Windows or Real format.

Published Thursday, October 26, 2006 9:34 AM by Mick@Sparrow

Comments

Thursday, October 26, 2006 10:44 PM by stephie g

# re: Chapman Sponsored Adoption Foundation Hits Major Landmark

That is awesome!Praise God for the good news.I pray that this organization makes a huge dent in the crisis for orphans around the world and may all of them be adopted into great Christian homes.Way to go!!I am so happy and I will continue to pray for them and for the Shaohannah's Hope organization.I also pray that more people get involved and get actively involved in adopting these orphans.We need to act and not just think well the problem will fix itself or also to look away and say that it is not our problem.Let someone else get involved or do something.You know what I am saying? I just want people to wake up and for more people to get involved and for people or couples to think about adopting these orphans if the Lord leads them to.I am thrilled and I will continue to pray for Shaohannah's Hope and for the Chapman family.Thank you for sharing that.Great stuff!!!!!!

May the ministries the Lord have you all in soar to the hem of heaven.

God bless

Stephanie G

Saturday, October 20, 2007 2:59 PM by mommyofseven

# re: Chapman Sponsored Adoption Foundation Hits Major Landmark

HELP!  Any information would be greatly appreciated. I have a 10 year old boy we adopted independently, so we cannot get Federal funds. He was a crack baby, with learning disabilities and I have home schooled him up until now. My husband has left and is court ordering all our children to public school. This boy has some special needs that a psychologist has recommended Linda-Mood Bell School. It will cost $22,680 and if I cannot get it my X will make him go to public school (which has been determined that they do not have the resources for him)

Any help, directions, leads, etc. towards raising this money would be GREATLY appreciated.

Many THANKS, Heidi

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