Tag: Family
'I want to adopt a child'
Throughout the country single women outnumber single men in churches, making it difficult for women to find a Christian husband. Many single women long to express their love and nurture by having a family of their own through adoption or fostering. When they ...
Adoption and fostering experiences
In this section four people share their experiences of adopting and fostering. Rachel, Rebekah, Niamh and Andrew reveal the joys – as well as the challenges – of providing children with a secure, stable and happy home. Rachel's story Four years ago, ...
Adopting as a single person
Many single Christians long to express their love and nurturing through a family. The good news is that being single does not exclude you from adopting or fostering children. It’s worth noting that around 10 per cent of children who are adopted each ...
Being Christian while single
Compared with their non-Christian friends, Christians said that they had a greater purpose and direction in life with increased well-being, greater social support and release from societal pressures. Single adults described the day-to-day positives of being a Christian single person – ...
Church acceptance
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