Our Stories
The Way Seemed Impossible…
What do 
you do when the Holy Spirit puts a desire on your heart, but the way seems impossible?
In the fall of 2008, Michael and Lisa wanted to follow God’s call to adopt, but financially they needed help. That’s when they turned to Lifesong for Orphans and got in contact with Louisville Oprhan Care Alliance (formerly LOCI).
Through the adoption fund that OCA developed with Lifesong, we were given a $3,000 matching grant. With that matching grant we raised a total of $11,000! The response was overwhelming. What an amazing experience! To KNOW that you were doing what God wanted you to do, and to SEE Him working it out is incredible!
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Mann Family
My adoption adventure is one of the most exciting things that God has allowed in my life. Picture Indiana Jones except the treasure is not gold or diamonds but even more precious, a child. I was introduced to the concept of adoption when I was very young. My cousin Sarah, who was also my dearest childhood friend, was adopted. I never really thought much about her adoption, only how lucky I was that she was in my family. In addition, my Mother kept foster children when I was young. As an older child, I remember seeing and hearing about the Romanian orphan crisis. They televised babies and children so deprived of any stimulation that they would rock in their cribs. They lived in filth and deprivation. I remember being appalled that someone, somewhere didn’t just go save them. Why would the adults in this world allow such horror. I remember thinking, if I was old enough, I would go.
Mercer Family
We were moved by God in 1998 to adopt after being influenced by friends who had adopted, & seeing an adoption story on TV. We were really dumb to the whole process so we simply asked our friends, Leann & Jerry Toby, who had adopted, to go to lunch with us. They had adopted domestically & from South Korea. They directed us to their agency & after much consideration adopted Samuel, also from Korea.
He was an incredible addition to our family, and with 5 children, we felt we were done. God felt differently, and we were surprised with a phone call from our adoption case worker about a year and a half later.
Samuel’s birth parents in South Korea had another child whom they were placing for adoption, and they called us 1st before contacting anyone else. We had 3 days to decide if we would take Sarah, and 30 days to come up with $22,000 for the adoption. God never calls you into something that he will not provide a way for you to accomplish it. We only had a couple thousand dollars and took a step of faith. We told the agency that yes, we will take her.
Lee Family
We are John and Becky Lee of Louisville, KY. Our story began 24 years ago with “love at first sight” when my best friend shared a school picture with John and she shared a picture of John with me. We were 15 years old at the time and lived in Houston, TX. Six months later, we met in person and were inseparable from that day forward. The summer before my senior year of high school, my parents informed me we would be moving to South Carolina. John and I had already been dreaming about the day we would get married and after every attempt to figure out how we could stay together, my parents discouraged John moving to South Carolina after he finished Marine Boot Camp because I was too young to make such a life altering decision and had my whole life ahead of me. Sadly we parted ways; I married when I was 19, had 3 boys and eventually divorced after a 7 year marriage. After my divorce, I moved back to Texas where I could be close to my parents and sister as a single mother with a 3 year old son and 1 year old twins.