The abortion industry wants women to believe that killing their child is their only option. We know that is far from the truth. Women have many options including lovingly placing their child into a caring home. This week in celebration of national adoption month we are joined by Lisa and Gene Lumpkins as well as Leah Outten. Our guests share the beauty of both sides of adoption and the unique blessings it brings to both birth mother and adoptive family.
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The Sixteenth Year
It was the year that changed everything.
When a pregnancy test turns up positive, Leah has some tough decisions to make. At
just sixteen, what will she do?
Wrestling with her options for months, she then discovers open adoption: welcoming her daughter into the world while maintaining a connection with her daughter and the adoptive family after the placement. As her heart softens to the sacrifice she knows she needs to make in hopes to better her baby’s life, her life begins to shift too.
Adoption Changes Lives
For women facing an unexpected pregnancy, adoption is a life-affirming alternative that both she and her baby can live with. The option of adoption opens a plethora of choices for women. She can choose a closed or open adoption – or anything in-between. The expectant mom has options and the ability to make a placement plan for her child: she can choose an adoptive family with a specific religion, location, or family size. And she has the option of being involved in the baby’s life.
Adoption is a Generational Option
Margaret was eighteen years old when she became pregnant outside of marriage and things looked bleak. A representative from Birthright, a pregnancy resource center, accompanied Margaret home to break the news to her parents. With the help of her family, she felt adoption was the best option for her baby.
Guests
Lisa and Gene Lumpkins were high school sweethearts. They have eight children, two biological and six whom they’ve adopted from China. Adoption has always been on Lisa’s heart. The six adopted children all have special needs and are unique in their own way.
Leah Outten resides in the Carolinas with her husband and 5 children. She still maintains an open adoption relationship with her birth daughter and the adoptive parents she chose when she was 16 years old. Using her experiences as a birth mother and a teen mom, she aims to be a source of encouragement and hope to others faced with a similar situation. Leah shares her inspirational testimony in her memoir The Sixteenth Year.
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