Rebecca 
September 25, 2013I recently read these staggering statistics about kids who aged out of foster care without being adopted. Although Team Orphans works primarily in the area of international adoption (because it is so expensive), we are pro-adoption in all three areas- international, domestic, and foster care. The following information is from a study of of Midwestern Continue reading →
Rebecca September 11, 2013My three children spent their first 3, 4, and 5 years in Russian orphanages. This has had a dramatic effect on their lives. The following article written by Kurt Ellis explains why. “Imagine watching someone build a brick wall without mortar. The wall will be weak and will not last because it has nothing to Continue reading →
Rebecca August 21, 2013Many of you know that Russia stopped US adoptions earlier this year. Like you, I only heard what the media chose to tell us. After attending a lecture at Calvin College by Dr. Becca McBride and speaking with her last week, I now know more of the inside story. Dr. McBride, a professor at Calvin, Continue reading →
Rebecca July 12, 2013Many of your know that Team Orphans raises money for adoption grants that are given to families adopting special needs orphans. Some of you also know that Team Orphans officially launched in February 2012 and has raised over $57,000 to date. But you may not know the hero behind Team Orphans. Let me introduce her. Continue reading →
Rebecca June 13, 2013I’m on vacation in one of my favorite places on earth- the Florida beach on the Gulf of Mexico.There’s a 7 mile stretch between Pensacola and Navarre called the Gulf Island National Seashore. It’s a protected area so there are absolutely no buildings- no high rise hotels, no restaurants, no bars, and no tatoo parlors; Continue reading →
Rebecca June 5, 2013There’s nothing like the smell of freshly baked cookies to lure you into the kitchen….or to lure you into a 5K! Grand Rapids, Michigan is hosting the first ever 5K (that I know of) that boasts thousands of homemade cookies at the finish line. You can decide if you’d like to run the 5K, walk Continue reading →