Adoption Resources

Loving Shepherd Ministries is not an adoption agency, but rather a not-for-profit Christian adoption organization helping families at the beginning stages of adoption.  Our program saves time, money, headaches and potential heartache for couples interested in adoption – all at no cost.

We assist families with both international and domestic adoptions by providing them with resources and information to help them understand their options and what countries they are eligible to adopt from.

We offer the following resources to families:

* Which type of adoption – international, domestic or foster - is best for your family.

* Determine which countries’ laws and programs will best work with your family and which options your family is eligible to pursue.

* Provide a list of agencies that are ethical, experienced and financially stable for the specific adoption program your family chooses.

* Provide a list of home study providers in your area.

* Provide resources on how to fund your adoption.

* Help answer specific questions or concerns a family may have.

We strive to make the adoption process less complicated and overwhelming.

While our services are at no cost to families, we receive no compensation from adoption agencies. This allows LSM to be an objective voice to adoptive families. We have done extensive research on hundreds of adoption agencies in the U.S. in order to find ethical and experienced agencies for each country’s program.

For example, one agency may be experienced in China but have a small and inexperienced Russian program. We want families to understand the complete adoption process and know which country options they are eligible to pursue before submitting funds for an agency application. We have heard numerous families claim they started the adoption process with an agency, only to find out it was not experienced in their chosen country or the family did not meet the country's requirements. Unfortunately, the families had already made an initial payment to the agency.

If you are interested in allowing us to help your family, please fill out the Assessment forms. This information will allow us to determine which options your family is eligible to pursue and lets us know what your family's desires and preferences are in regards to adoption.

Our passion is to assist you in fulfilling your calling – to provide a forever family for a precious child.

If you have any questions concerning adoption or the process, please contact Jen Schwartz at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .