Christian Family Services: Continuing to Serve in 2020
2020 has brought many changes to all of our lives, but one thing remains the same. Christian Family Services (CFS) exists to be the hands and feet of Jesus in service to ... Read More »
Chris Tomlin teams with country stars for newest album
It’s easy to make judgments about public figures, according to Chris Tomlin, the award-winning Christian artist. Tomlin said this proved to be true in the process of writing and recording his latest ... Read More »
Pandemic closures and abuse take toll on children
Child abuse prevention advocates are concerned that the longer businesses, schools, and communities are shut down or limited, more children will become victims of violence and neglect. Hotlines are busy taking calls. ... Read More »
U.S. Supreme Court says it will hear same-sex adoption case
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a case that could determine if, because of their religious beliefs, faith-based adoption agencies can decline to place children in same-sex homes. The ... Read More »
U.S. Supreme Court to hear case involving adoptions to same-sex couples
The U.S. Supreme Court this week agreed to hear a case that could determine if faith-based adoption agencies can decline to place children in same-sex homes because of the agency’s religious beliefs. ... Read More »
Pro-life message in Hallmark movie hits home for actress Kristin Chenoweth
Hallmark Channel movies can do more that just promote the Christmas spirit. “A Christmas Love Story,” in which someone meets their birth mother for the first time, also conveys a subtle pro-life ... Read More »
Jamie Grace: If every church fostered 1 child ‘there’d be no more waiting children’
Christian singer Jamie Grace stars in the new PureFlix TV series “The Beverlys,” and while the inspirational show aims to impact young people, the singer hopes it will also encourage families to ... Read More »
2019 Christmas wish list for local groups serving women, babies and adoptive children
This week saw Giving Tuesday as a way to assist non-profits in their missions to serve the community. The giving wasn’t just for Tuesday. All month long, individuals are donating to their ... Read More »
Proposed Trump administration rule would overturn Obama restrictions on adoption and foster agencies
Adoption and foster care agencies that receive federal funding would be able to refuse to serve people based on religion, sexual orientation and gender identity under a new rule proposed by the ... Read More »
Missouri representative hopes to make it easier to become foster parents by speeding up training
Nearly 14,000 children currently are in the Missouri foster care system. Finding and training foster parents willing to give them loving homes seems to be a never-ending challenge. State Rep. Hannah Kelly, ... Read More »
Parkville Women’s Clinic provides hope
Miriam came to the clinic worried that she might be pregnant. Miriam is from India and in her culture, she would be shunned for being pregnant out of wedlock. Her test was ... Read More »
Christian Family Services: An adoption agency to be trusted
“Trustworthy: able to be relied on to do or provide what is needed or right, dependable, reliable.” For over 35 years CFS has been that trustworthy resource for both birth and adoptive ... Read More »
Gov. Kelly drafts controversial speech code for foster parents, state agencies
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly and her administration are telling foster parents to accept the self-identified gender roles preferred by children in their care and to address them by those pronouns no matter the ... Read More »
As some businesses rush to support abortion, Wendy’s raises funds for adoption
Planned Parenthood frequently purports to be about “choice,” but only if the choice involves abortion. Although in 2018, just .03% of their services included adoption referrals (and even this must be questioned, as the ... Read More »
Studies show most rape survivors choose life for their babies
Many people assume that pregnant rape victims want abortions, and that if they aren’t able to get them, their lives are ruined, and their babies become a constant reminder of the rape. ... Read More »
‘We are executing children in cold blood’: Activist mommy plans ‘Day of Mourning’ April 6
Richmond, Virginia will be ground-zero for a nationwide event called “Day of Mourning,” which is planned for Saturday, April 6. The grassroots movement is being called a solemn act of repentance for ... Read More »
Under GOP plan future Social Security could be tapped for family leave
Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Mitt Romney (R-Utah) want parents of newborn or adopted children to be able to use their future Social Security benefits now to pay for up to three ... Read More »
Pregnancy centers provide honesty and compassion…and the abortion industry hates it
We have all heard the familiar adage: if you repeat a lie often enough, people will start to believe it. This is the tactic the abortion industry is using today to attempt ... Read More »
Kelly: more money for schools, Medicaid expansion, welfare, gun control, climate change; restrict faith-based adoption
Kansas Gov.-elect Laura Kelly insists the state budget she’s preparing can fully fund the state’s schools, expand Medicaid coverage to another 150,000 people and begin to repair a troubled child welfare system ... Read More »
‘He found us:’ TV host shares her long journey to have children
I always knew I would adopt. As a kid I watched “The Josephine Baker Story” on television and the fact that she adopted 12 children made a big impression on me. It ... Read More »
Gift guide based on support of life issues
There’s a lot of Christmas marketing for “sustainable” or “green” gifts this season. But what about companies that actually donate million of dollars to support abortion? With so much money being spent, ... Read More »
Adopting 3 kids brings mayhem and hilarity in film ‘Instant Family’
Instant Family is the story of a married couple who have postponed having children of their own but then try adopting a trio of foster siblings, who turn their lives upside down. Inspired ... Read More »
My name is Megan. This is my story of finding help and hope
Being nineteen, I thought, “it wouldn’t happen to me.” Well it did. I got pregnant and became a single mother as soon as we found out. Living in my mom’s basement, I ... Read More »
125,000 kids looking for adoptive parents
A major adoption organization is calling attention to the ever increasing need for parents to step forward and bring some love to kids who need a family. President Trump has issued a ... Read More »
Area courts filled with kids getting new families today!
Hundreds of Missouri and Kansas children will find their “forever homes” today and over the weekend as courts are filled with families taking a new member into their homes. Saturday is National ... Read More »
