Answered Prayers: Funding an Adoption
Craig Slay shares the dramatic way God answered prayers for a family to adopt and funded their pursuit.
GUEST
Craig Slay is a lawyer in Brandon, MS who assists clients with the concerns they face every day, from unexpected personal and family circumstances to business or government matters to general uncertainties about the best way to handle situations or conflicts. He graduated from Mississippi State with two degrees. After a brief time in corporate sales, he went to law school at the University of Alabama, to earn his Juris Doctor. He loves spending time with his wife Anita and children Caroline and Anna Beth. He also enjoys trail running, hiking, college sports and muscle cars.
Josh Caldwell, VP of International Ministries
Josh is passionate about Christ’s name being made known among the nations. Josh’s desire in ministry is to share the name of Jesus, disciple others, and care for the fatherless around the world. He invests his life in families, church leaders and others who are passionate about the Gospel and the fatherless.
Craig Slay is a lawyer in Brandon, MS who assists clients with the concerns they face every day, from unexpected personal and family circumstances to business or government matters to general uncertainties about the best way to handle situations or conflicts. He graduated from Mississippi State with two degrees. After a brief time in corporate sales, he went to law school at the University of Alabama, to earn his Juris Doctor. He loves spending time with his wife Anita and children Caroline and Anna Beth. He also enjoys trail running, hiking, college sports and muscle cars.
Josh Caldwell, VP of International Ministries
Josh is passionate about Christ’s name being made known among the nations. Josh’s desire in ministry is to share the name of Jesus, disciple others, and care for the fatherless around the world. He invests his life in families, church leaders and others who are passionate about the Gospel and the fatherless.
RESOURCES
Orphan Sunday - November 8
We want to walk alongside you and your church as you seek to care for the orphan in your community, state, nation, to the ends of the earth. Lifeline’s free resources include: graphics/slides for presentations at church, small group lessons, bulletin inserts, opportunities for guest speakers Visit https://lifelinechild.org/orphan-sunday/
Interested in learning more about adoption? For those seeking to adopt, we have recently produced a free eBook to help you financially prepare for the journey. Filled with tips, resources, contact information for grant organizations, and more.
HOST
Herbie Newell is the President & Executive Director of Lifeline Children’s Services and its ministry arms.
LIFELINE CHILDREN'S SERVICES
The mission of Lifeline Children’s Services is to equip the Body of Christ to manifest the gospel to vulnerable children. Our vision is for vulnerable children and their communities to be transformed by the gospel and to make disciples.
Creators and Guests
Host
Herbie Newell
Herbie Newell serves as the President & Executive Director of Lifeline Children’s Services, holds an MBA in Accounting from Samford University and brings years of experience from his work as an independent auditor at WAKM Companies, LLC. Serving as Lifeline's Executive Director since 2003, Herbie has significantly expanded international outreach, obtained licensure in 17 states, and led the establishment of the foster care arm. A passionate advocate, he co-founded (un)adopted in 2009, focusing on equipping orphaned children with life skills for community transformation. Herbie, also the author of "Image Bearers: Shifting from Pro-birth to Pro-Life," emphasizes that being pro-life extends beyond opposing abortion, urging a broader ethic that includes fighting for racial equality and embracing every individual with the love of Christ. Herbie and his wife, Ashley, reside in Birmingham, Alabama, and are the parents to three children.
Host
Rick Morton
As Senior Vice President of Engagement, Rick Morton shepherds the ministry’s outreach to individual, church, and organizational ministry partners as well as the ministry’s commitment to publishing resources that aid families and churches in discipling orphans and vulnerable children. Prior to Lifeline, Rick served for 15 years as a college and seminary professor, and he also served local churches in Tennessee, Louisiana, and Mississippi. He is an accomplished writer and sought after speaker. Most notably, Rick is the co-author of the popular Orphanology: Awakening to Gospel-centered Adoption and Orphan Care and the author of KnowOrphans: Mobilizing the Church for Global Orphanology. Rick and his lovely wife Denise have been married for over 32 years, and they have 3 children, all of whom joined their family through international adoption. God has continued to grow their family, and he now enjoys the role of “Doc” to his precious granddaughter!