WE'RE ADOPTING!
James 1:27
Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
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Isaiah 1:17
Learn to do good; seek justice, reprove the ruthless, defend the orphans, plead for the widow.
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DARIN AND AMANDA'S JOURNEY
After years of prayer and seeking God's timing, we are joyfully pursuing the adoption of a beautiful and wonderful child that is out there somewhere just waiting on us to be united as a family!
This hasn't been an easy decision to come to, but after saying yes, we are both very excited to move forward into all God has for us in one of the greatest ministries and adventures of all - being parents! We both know that this will be one of the most amazing journeys of our lives.
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With the overturning of Roe V. Wade laws, many in the body of Christ are discussing adoption, and how the church needs to step up and adopt these precious children, who desperately need a good and Godly family.
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However, our decision to adopt did not begin with the recent historic overturning of this law. This is something we have prayed about for a number of years, but awaited God's direction and correct timing. Through an encounter that Darin had with a precious little girl in January of 2022, God revealed His "Fathering heart" to us, and gave us the green light to nurture, love, train, equip, and raise up a child through adoption!
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Darin and I are called to do many things, but we have felt the call to "parent" from day one. After all, it is the ultimate attribute of our Heavenly Father. All of us have been adopted into His family, through the blood of His son. Parenting requires purpose, intent, and selfless love that allows life to go forward, and for legacy and blessings to flow from one generation to the next.
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Some (very few, and mostly only those who know us personally) have been aware of our great desire to have a child, as well as our struggle with infertility for over a decade. Those very few have prayed and contended with us for our children. I want to thank those people for your earnest prayers and continuing in faith for us, as none of it was in vain! We covet your continued support and prayer towards that promise. Everything in God's timing...
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We are aggressively pursuing every adoption avenue available.
In February of 2025, we were backstage at the Opry in Nashville meeting with on of our steel guitar clients. That night, Steven Curtis Chapman was a guest on the Opry and we were divinely connected in the hallway. In a God-like way, our conversation went from music, to Kingdom, then family, and ultimately adoption. He shared that he and his wife, Mary Beth co-lead an amazing ministry called Show Hope.
Steve said God has done miracle after miracle, and knows that God will always do what he promised! He went to share that the Show Hope organization may be able to assist, and were delighted! He gathered us up in the hallway, and began praying for God to send us our child of promise! So many have agreed with us for a child, so we know it is going to happen in God's good time.
We covet your prayers in this matter and value your support for our journey - for our biological children, as well as those we believe we will adopt.​ We know exactly what God has shown us, and has graced us for at this time. There is a precious little child out there somewhere (newborn - 5 years old), and we intend to find that child. We have felt that maybe it is a girl through several encounters and dreams of ours and others, but are open to whatever the Lord has, either boy or girl. We feel He will confirm the right one for our family.
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Please feel free to contact us if you think you have a viable connection to a scenario that is similar to this, where you know someone who is wanting to place a child for adoption, specifically in a Christian and God-fearing home. You can email us at propheticreformer@gmail.com with ADOPTION in the subject line.
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A few have asked us to provide a link to give monetarily towards the cost of our adoption, which as many know, can be quite costly. For those who would like to give towards this, you can do so on our ministry page by clicking the link below, and make sure the drop-down menu says "Adoption".
Link to give: https://tithe.ly/give?c=396898
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Thank you all so much for your love, prayers, and support! We love you all, and are so glad to be surrounded by such a great family - the Family of God!
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With hope & excitement,
Amanda & Darin
