An Adoption Story - The Hostetler's Journey of Adoption - Full length documentary
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- čas přidán 30. 06. 2016
- Are you interested in adoption? Do you wonder what it is like to do special needs adoption? International Adoption? Older child adoption?
Do you love seeing stories about God and how he works, speaks, and moves in peoples life?
This full length documentary is for you. Listen as Amanda and Doug share an honest and authentic look into their journey with God as he lead them to adopt.
To find out more about the Hostetler clan visit - glitterinmylinttrap.com
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I totally lost it at 'Big sister, big sister. You came for me' ❤️
Me to. Just touching and super special
I cried.
same here!
Same!!
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The world is a better place thanks to people with such large hearts.
I give you so much credit, keep your great work up adopting your special children. I am a 66 year old foster mom and right now I have 2 year old twins,18 month old and a 12 year old. Meant to say keep your great work up. I know it is different fostering two twin boys than adopting them. I have a wonderful son and daughter 24 and 26’from foster care it was one of the best things in my life. I got the best of both adopting and bio kids like you. You both are amazing. I am taking this journey alone. But I would have no other way it is great not that it isn’t hard at time. But the good out weights the hard.
This lady speaks so eloquently, takes you on the journey with her and you feel every moment of it with her. A most gifted communicator.
I could listen to this story over and cried like a baby. It’s worthy of making a movie. If there is a prize out there for CZcams videos then this surely deserves it. I’m humbled. Praise the Lord.
Yes yes yes!
I totally agree with every word you wrote
what a testimony of God's grace...and mercy...
I'm 17 and have planned to adopt ever since I was 10 and didn't fully understand it. At the moment I teach sunday school at my church and 3 of the kids are adopted and I love them to bit. I have no idea what their lives would of been like without being adopted, they we're in a bad situation. your story makes me want to adopt even more because you have change these childrens life's and continue to change life's. thank you
Hi @corrina can I be part of your family ❤️🥲 since I saw your vid here
I don't think I have ever cried so hard at a video like this. I have watched so many adoption videos and I have never been as moved as in this one. I hope some day I can adopt as many beautiful children as you. Adoption is truly a beautiful thing
How can I have the faith that you have?
That's my family in the video!
Go Silas ! What a great mum you have 💞💞
you should do a movie on this with my family
She’s such an animated story teller! It’s beautiful. The world would be a better place if every able and loving family just adopted one child.
I love this woman! Amanda is awesome!
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"We have room in our home, we have room in our hearts..." Touching words. Amazing family!
Can I be part of your family ❤️🥲
I really love children so much that I really want to adopt or just take them under my wings and love, care and give them aloving home. I feel so sad n angry when I see children being abuse, I always say give them to family who can't have children.Praying to all children who just wanted to belong n be loved.
This world is SO HORRIBLE to so many innocent people, especially children, the most vulnerable of us all.
And watching your family story made me realise HOW MUCH POWER each of actually have to change the world. If each family in this world capable of adopting a child did so, we’d be living in a much better world.
She is an excellent story teller. Draws you in. Noone interrupted.
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The mom is the realest mother, thank you for being so open about your doubt and fears. Amazing family
I can feel the warmth of this lady through the screen. Those kids are so lucky to be part of their family x
The parents are the lucky ones..
We need a love button for this.
2 of my cousins were adopted and so is my best friend's brother. Adoption is beautiful to see unfold and it's sad that more people can't hear these children's voices.
I got chills so many times, what a beautiful family! I know I will adopt one day & thank you for sharing your story
Beautiful! It's incredible how many God interventions this family experienced and how well they listened. I pray that adoption will be only future as well. I'm studying psychology hoping to work with orphans and also hopefully adopt kids of my own one day.
I think this is one of my favorite adoption stories. I love that you moved there and kept them connected with where they are from.
She is great! She was our home study lady for our China adoption. I would totally recommend her!
What a amazing story, what a woman ❤️
I cried at every word this great woman of God said in this video. She is so authentic, no pretense at all about her feelings of fear at every adoption they made. Yet rightly expressing the greater power above that made it possible even if its humanly impossible. In this video, I really think adoption is a God thing...
Thank you for sharing this. Blessings to your family😍😍😍
I'm so impressed by your loving story. You and your husband are so strong in your faith, and you have taught your family this same faith. God has great love and belief in you all. You are so special to him. Thank you for sharing your stories!! Blessings on your family
This is the best story ive ever heard.esp about having God leading you and opening doors.i adopted a 3wk boy whos now 4yrs old.id love to have a girl.
I watched this video about a year ago, and the words keep ringing through my head, I tried so hard to find this video again, and now, I am so SO grateful that it popped up in my recommendations
I cried seeing this video
Amanda is awesome women
U r unbelievable
I wish I could adopt in future
Arbaaz Dawe no
what an amazing family and amazing woman!
Your description of when you first saw Naomi, is so beautiful. Pure beauty. Thank you.
I love this family! I found this video in my list and watched on a whim. I was so very touched and moved. What a wonderful family and story!
you are absolutely incredible and inspirational people. i'm not religious but your story is so beautiful and it moved me so much, thank you for sharing it 💛
Family, the feeling of home, belonging, unconditional love, connection, bonding....... I was adopted at 5 weeks old and I so wish I could relate to the above words......... I am 45 and still am looking for home it sounds like this family can provide primal love to their children and hope with all of me they will feel whole now and forever. Health much love and light to ALL (the gal from oz)
I'm 17 years old and my biggest dream since I was 12 years old has been to adopt a child when I get older. This video makes me want to do that even more! Can't wait to be an adult with my own family. - Hrafnhildur from Iceland
Hrafnhildur Snæbjörg I'm 23 and as you said,since I was young I had this dream about adoption :D.God bless you, Gerta from Albania.
I also always wanted to adopt since I was around the same age as you. I just have this big push in my heart to foster or adopt.
Plenty of opportunity to try and help change the view in Iceland regarding downs children. Would be great if you were able to convince a pregnant woman carrying a downs baby to not abort and adopt the child. Not sure why it seems many on the far left in the US and Iceland generally have the impression that aborting downs fetuses do anything to halt downs. It is just killing a loving child, and will not do anything to reduce the number of children who are born with downs. Good on you and I wish you the best if you adopt in the future, as it is a noble and caring deed.
Why are you turning this into a discussion about women's reproductive rights and your political agenda? Also, nobody thinks that terminating a fetus with down syndrome does anything to halt down syndrome. That wouldn't make any sense.
Hi can I be part of your family ❤️💔😢
Your kiddos are so great . I am a foster mom. I adopted two years ago they are grown.And know I am a foster parent of 5 kiddos. I love taking care of these kiddos.
This video is the ping I needed from God. Thank you for helping inspire my journey of adoption
My heart heard you Amanda! Your passion amazes me and it feels like my heart is speaking to me. I am single but I always have a heart for adoption and my desire is to adopt one day.
wow. amazing, I am speechless truly.
A revelation is a miracle, not a coincidence. ❤️🙏 If I had had a supportive and hands-on husband I would have done the same as you have. You're an amazing Family, with phenomenal Parents. Blessings to you all. ❤️
Oh my goodness, came to bed to watch some easy, ‘put me to sleep’ kind of video……then came across this. You are the most amazing and blessed people….and God has truly blessed those children by choosing you to parent them 🙏
I watch this every time I'm having a bad day, I love this woman and her family. Xx
Wow, wow, wow and another really BIG WOW! Time I re-opened my eyes and heart to "THE" Voice! Thank you so much!
This is the love this world needs in every one's heart ,courage thank God 4 such families.
What a beautiful family. What a relationship with Christ. Ive always wanted to adopt and was always pulled to China also. I never did, and ive regretted it always. Im 56 now. Too old. But i like to believe that you and your husband and those children were meant to be. And god bless Eleanor for getting that Ping also, she might not have recognized it for what it was at 7 yrs old but we all do. God Bless and Thank You
Beautiful kids, Beautiful family!!!!!!!!! You are an inspiration, and will be highly rewarded! I wish I could adopt a child! (sigh) Amanda is a gift sent to this world by God!
Beautiful people
Sometimes I left speechless by absolute kindness of others. Amazing people!
This is my favorite adoption story. I love that you moved there and kept them connected to their origins.Plus so glad you moved forward to a professional phase where you can extend your effectiveness in all ways. You and your family are genuinely inspirational, yet clearly realistic regarding the efforts required.You all do the work well enough to achieve so much.❤️
"Well enough"here means inspired, realistic level of time and effort required that can be sustained continuously so all survive and kids thrive happily.💕
This family is so inspirational for me! I have been praying on adoption for many years and now we are preparing to start our journey. This family is also very inspiring when it comes to faith over fear. The power of GOD'S love for us and the way HE moves in our lives when we just surrender to him... I am all in for adoption!! I cannot wait to begin the journey. My husband and I are so excited for this love to spill over and grow our family.
God bless you so so much. I have felt compelled to set up a Children's home, mainly orphans, over the years but have always held back because of all kinds of excuses.....finances, and all manner of 'reasons'.... I keep praying that I will overcome my procrastination and start the Children's home.
Go for it Faith!...that's awesome goal
Amazing couple. People like you make the world a better place
Amazing testimony , huge hearts, beautiful family..
Amanda you are remarkable. You and your husband have my utmost respect. This is Christianity with meaning; looking after orphans. To me you are th richest parents on earth .God bless you.
I needed to see this video today. I needed to cry a million tears and be lifted by the love that pours through you and your beautiful family. God bless you all beautiful human beings, beautiful souls 🙏🏼👼🏼🥰💜
That family is a true inspiration!
These people are amazing. I wish I had that kind of connection with God.
Herbset He’s available for all of us :)
You will. God will find you.
God bless you and your family in everything you do and I pray for people like you and your kids 😀 God bless
Wow. Amazing amazing amazing.
This was a wonderfully inspiring video. Thank you
I just read the story about how you adopted Ezra.I also have Spina bifida, so that was what got me interested in your story. So I looked up more story's about you.
I had a personal experience of feeling God's love. It was....'big'. So I'm quite confident of her description of God's love.
This is a truly beautiful story about love and faith. So glad for all of them.
Tne Almignty God can be " experienced " by tackling storms in our lives with obedience, trusting Him will lead us through the storms.
You are your family are amazing!
What a blessing you are to those who can't speak and ask for a family for themselves.......Thankyou.💕
Amazing, thank you!
When I listen to this lady speak it overwhelming, there are many children in North America to adopted and decided to adopt all these children from abroad it must have a heart of gold. This is a great story in such a thriving country why they abandoning these beautiful children only these parents know why they do that this a great story.
Yum, such a beautiful story 💗👍🏼 Thank you xx I'm 50 and my girls ask me to adopt children in need.. beautiful your children open their hearts to this 💗👍🏼
Tears came to my eyes hearing about Abram.
Wonderful lady. I am a Christian and this moved me
What an incredible woman!
beautiful and inspiring testimony
I have never ever heard people who told the God was speaking to them. Until now, because it happened with me 3 times in my life. 2 times about bio children. Your story is so nice....Sorry for my english.
I am an adoptive Mom of two precious promises. I loved the whole film, but the last few minutes were so relatable for me. They are not like a hive of bees, they are souls. I have seen and heard and I WILL NOT PRETEND THAT THEY DO NOT EXIST! Amen!
Amanda, you and Doug are just great. Lucky you both and lucky each of your children. God bless you (even more...😉).
LOVE YOU SO MUCH, YOU ARE SO KIND.
God bless this family; if I were 20 years younger I too would love to be a part of such love and adopt a child.....thank you Amanda and your family for sharing your love and giving hope to children who could of so easily been forgotten.
I am adopting at age 75.
God will show you how you can help.
Which country are you
I cant stop crying! This story.. your life is so amazing and im so moved by your sensitivity to Holy Spirit and His voice!! Beautiful family!!! Thank you for sharing your story!
I got goose bumps many times. I love it!
i heard them in prayer
Thank you so much for making your story available for us. Usually I have a lot to say but I'm so awestruck over EVERY aspect you shared.
Thank YOU to YOU and Your Family
What a precious story! Thank you for sharing your faith and Love in Jesus Christ!!!
Thank you for sharing your adopted family. Is so amazing to hear your testimony of you living out your faith and because of that these children found love and meaning to live and may your ministry continues to grow and influence many others to do likewise. God bless you richly and provide for all your needs. Thank you for sharing. It is so inspiring and uplifting of someone living by taith and tuning to God's voice speaking.
I love this so much. Thank you for sharing!!!
Thank you for sharing your story. You share so much passion, such eloquence. Thankyou.
Just beautiful! Thank you for being obedient
Thank you for your testimony! May God bless you and your family!
I needed to hear this thank you
Wonderful. Thank you for posting.
Knowing the cost of Chinese adoptions I wonder how this family afforded so many
“There’s only one answer, because we follow Jesus and Jesus wants us to”. Something we should all live by!
Truly inspiring and uplifting story and testimony! This is wonderful to see!
Each story was amazing. An amazing family, Amanda and Doug are truly humanitys friend, They are Gods active angels
I adore children's unhindered and pure thinking.
she so admire... thumb up
Thank you so much for sharing your story. What a powerful testimony to those who are also embarking on a journey of Adoption. My heart absolutely overflows (as well as my eyes) when you speak of the Lord and how the Holy Spirit just prompted you. We are in the process of adoption and i cannot wait to see what God will do in little Kida's life. I would love to adopt from China but there seems to be so much red tape for a South African. I would also LOVE to chat you via email and just ask more questions relating to your journey and how God moved. Bless you and your family.
Kimble, sorry for the delay in getting back to you. You are welcome to write us at bryon@sharingdots.org I'm assuming you are wanting to chat with Amanda (the lady in this story) correct? I can pass on your e-mail to her. I know she is traveling now. Also, another adoption video we did is of a family who has adopted from South Africa and now China so she might be a good contact for you. You can watch her video at - czcams.com/video/aNDSFHmKtM4/video.html
Just send me an e-mail and I can connect you with both families if you want.
+Sharing Dots thank you so much.
So beautiful ❤️ God bless your family!
Lord bless to this wonderful family!😊😊
beautiful story thanku sharin it
Your story is beautiful... Thanks, for sharing