The children below were once abandoned, and legal or cultural hurdles have prevented them from being adopted. But thankfully, these children haven't had to wait years to find a home. They are in loving families right now through Hope House Family Center's foster program. Our foster families commit to keeping their child long-term and loving them as their own. The stability and love of a real family changes everything for an abandoned child. You can play a part in changing one of these children's lives by becoming a child sponsor.
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| Alec, age 8
Needs a sponsor
| Andra, age 4
50% sponsored
| Angie, age 3
50% sponsored
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| Ben, age 9
25% sponsored
| Darren, age 6
100% sponsored
| Dennis, age 1
Needs a sponsor
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| Drew, age 6
100% sponsored
| Gabby, age 7
75% sponsored
| Gabe, age 4
Needs a sponsor
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| George, age 10
50% sponsored
| Grace, age 10
25% sponsored
| Heidi, age 6
100% sponsored
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| Joshua, age 2
25% sponsored
| Katy, age 4
Needs a sponsor
| Lana, age 6
100% sponsored
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| Lisa, age 6
50% sponsored
| Mark, age 7
Needs a sponsor
| Danny, age 4
Needs a sponsor
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| Michael, age 8
75% sponsored
| Mina, age 9
100% sponsored | Nistor, age 11
100% sponsored | 
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| Ryan, age 7
50% sponsored
| Sarah, age 14
25% sponsored
| Sean, age 2
Needs a sponsor
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| Children's names have been changed to protect their privacy. A few of
the Hope House children are not included in the gallery due to pending
adoptions. | Timothy, age 5
Needs a sponsor
| Ellie, age 9 months
Needs a sponsor |
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 In Romania, being a foster parent is considered a full-time job, and foster parents are not allowed to have other employment. For a Romanian family, receiving a foster parent salary is crucial to making ends meet and supporting their child. Your sponsorship gifts go toward that family's salary, allowing them to feed, clothe, and nurture their child.
As a sponsor, you will receive:
1. A photo, life story, and prayer requests for your individual child.
2. Updates on your child's progress.
3. A chance to write letters and/or send care packages to your child.
4. The knowledge that you're changing a life!
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Three Steps to Sponsor a Child
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1. Choose the child you want to sponsor. Any child sponsored less than 100% is in need of regular sponsorship.
2. Choose a sponsorship level. You can choose a full sponsorship ($200/month or $2,400/year); a half-sponsorship ($100/month or $1,200/year); or a quarter-sponsorship ($50/month or $600/year).
3. Make the commitment. You can do this by going to our online giving page. Under "Gift Information," type in the amount you intend to give, then in the "Recurring" field, select either "monthly" or "annually" (depending on whether you will be supporting your child in small monthly installments or in one large annual gift). Then, in the "Fund" field, select "Special Project," and in the box below, type: "Sponsorship" followed by the name of your selected child. (I.e. "Sponsorship: Angie")
If you prefer to give by check rather than by credit card, you can make your commitment by calling our office at 304-535-1555. We will take your information and send you a sponsorship packet.
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 “I have to confess that when I got the newsletter about sponsoring a specific child, I really felt led to do it, but I talked myself out of it by saying that I wasn’t sure if I would have the money every month and what if sometime down the road, I had to stop giving—then I would be letting ‘my child’ down. But God in His patient and perfect way dealt with me about it and told me that my hesitation to follow through with this was my lack of trust in His ability to provide—it is only my job to have faith in Him and offer what I have and let Him decide what He wants to do with it (yes! just like the boy with the five loaves of bread and two fish!). So, I must tell you that I cried when I opened my little envelope and saw little George because I thought to myself, ‘What if I had missed out on the opportunity to help him?’”
- Jennifer B., Jonesborough, TN
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