Hi! We are the Peters Family: Mike, Jen, Jack, Ollie and Henry. We have been church planting in Spain for over 8 years. We have always talked about adoption being a part of our story. Mike is the oldest of 7, and 4 are adopted.

“On April 11, 2019, we made our first official call about starting our adoption. Now almost 3 years later we have officially been matched with our TWIN 4-year-old daughters.”

The girls are in their second year of Spanish immersion school and speaking very well. They have just finished their soccer season and won first place. They are both excellent players. Dormowah is the life of the party and always dancing. Korlu is rarely seen without doing a summersault and giggling non-stop. They love going to church and singing at the top of their lungs. We read books, go on hikes, visit festivals, color, play on the trampoline and the list goes on…

Throughout the later months of 2022 and into the beginning of 2023, Matt and Kristina continued to study and prepare their home for the adoption process. They also began to fundraise and apply for grants. They were selected to receive two grants, but still needed additional funds to ensure that they could pay the final fee once a placement had been matched

“Thanks to generous donations to their Pieces 4 Hope puzzle fundraiser through Plead 4 the Privilege, they were able to meet their goal of being fully funded by April 2023. A few months later, on June 23, they received the text that they had been waiting to receive since they made the decision to journey into adoption.”

The next day they traveled to meet their newborn little girl. They instantly fell in love with the sweet baby, and on January 3, 2024, their little girl became forever theirs. Their prayer remains the same that God be glorified in their journey as they strive to raise this little one in His love.

Brock and Michelle have been married for almost nine years and have desired for many years to have a baby.

They have struggled with infertility, but have decided that the fertility treatment road is not a path they feel led toward at this time.

While they have been waiting, God has grown in both of them a heart to adopt.

Michelle has thought about adopting since she was a child and realized that there are so many children already in the world who need a loving family. Brock and Michelle began talking about it, and they began looking around at different adoption agencies.

“This past fall, they stepped out and decided to go to an interest meeting about an adoption and foster care support group at their church. They could feel God stirring in their hearts, but did not feel like it was the right moment to take their next step. Shortly after, a good friend of Michelle’s reached out and told them about a birth family she knew and loved who was looking for someone to adopt. God again stirred and moved in their hearts to be open to His plan, and they felt a peace about beginning to communicate with the birth family through their mutual friend.”

The birth family has since asked them to adopt, and they have joyfully accepted! They have been amazed to see God’s hand moving in every step of the process! They are so thankful to see God working in their lives to provide, and they are very blessed to have finalized their adoption and celebrated her first birthday! She is a treasure and joy!

This organization played such a vital role in our adoption and we couldn’t be more grateful. My husband and I had just moved to Winston-Salem to be closer to family and started visiting Two Cities Church which was recommended to us through a friend of mine!

We quickly learned about their adoption program and how big of a community they have at the church with those who have and have not adopted all willing to help financially to get families through their adoption. Adoption can feel like one big financial burden along with millions of emotions but GOD. We had talked about adoption when we very first met one another and it’s something that has always been placed on my heart but imagined it to be something we did in our forties after a biological child or two and when we were more financially able- but GOD. He had different plans and that was hard for me as a type A personality (always has been) but through this and other circumstances in my life I’ve learned to lean into HIS plan because it brings so much more joy than my own failed plans. Not that my ideas and plans are bad or wrong but God just has better ones. 🙏🏻☺️

“We quickly learned about their adoption program and how big of a community they have at the church with those who have and have not adopted all willing to help financially to get families through their adoption. Adoption can feel like one big financial burden along with millions of emotions but GOD.”

We had talked about adoption when we very first met one another and it’s something that has always been placed on my heart but imagined it to be something we did in our forties after a biological child or two and when we were more financially able- but GOD. He had different plans and that was hard for me as a type A personality (always has been) but through this and other circumstances in my life I’ve learned to lean into HIS plan because it brings so much more joy than my own failed plans. Not that my ideas and plans are bad or wrong but God just has better ones. 🙏🏻☺️