Agape currently has 2 great needs, and we are humbly asking for you to conisder how you can help. 1) African American homes who are interested in adopting African American children – Call us at 272-9466 or e-mail info@agapeforchildren.org if you would like to discuss the possibility of opening your heart and home to a[.....]

The folloing article is used by permission from 21st Century Christian. It appeared in their October 1993 issue. Do you realize that the first recorded account of an adoption was Moses? Today, it would have been called an identified adoption, meaning his mother know his adoptive parents. So, today’s trend toward openness in adoption is[.....]

Free Lunch-and-Learn Program Knowing how to respond to a young woman who says she’d rather get an abortion than consider adoption is the subject of a new training workshop developed by Christian Homes & Family Services. Offered free for pregnancy resource centers and other professionals who have contact with young women facing unplanned pregnancies, the[.....]

The Porco Family by Lori Porco Butch and I met and fell in love during the summer of 1994, but we lived in 2 different states, and we were both very busy; me in college and Butch in dental school, so we eventually lost touch with each other. Eight years later, we bumped into one[.....]

“Martian Child” is a 2007 comedy-drama film directed by Menno Meyjes and prodiuced by New Line Cinema. The film stars John Cusack and Bobby Coleman. The movie runs 107 minutes and is rated PG. David Gordon (John Cusack) a popular science fiction author, lost his wife Mary when they were in the process of adopting[.....]

The following article appeared in “Christian Action” Winter 2010 Newletter from Christian Homes and Family Services Ministry. Twenty-four hours before her baby was born, a teenager had no idea she was pregnant. The 15 year old went to bed complaining of aches and pains. The next day her parents took her to Hendrick Medical Center[.....]

Please save the date for the Bi-Annual Family Picnic for Adoptees Families! July 3rd we will gather at the Abilene Zoo – Festival Gardens for fun in the sun. Prepare yourself for games, fellowship and homemade ice cream in 31 flavors….er, almost 31 flavors! We can’t wait to hug your neck and take your picture[.....]

On February 1, 2010 Georgia Agape marked their 40th anniversary.  Over the years, Agape has provided an array of services, including family foster care, adoption, unplanned pregnancy counseling and assistance, marriage and family counseling, maternity group home, crisis pregnancy center, group home for children and family enrichment seminars.  the services that have endured throughout their[.....]

Christian Homes and Family Services  have set aside Friday and Saturday January 22, and 23 of 2010 for their Adoption Orientation.  The location is 1203 Estates Drive, Abilene, Texas.

Michael McDonald knows some of the biggest hurdles in adopting a child come after the deed is done. Studies have shown the failure rate for adoptions can be as high as 25 percent, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, but that is not the case when families receive training and counseling[.....]