Father's House International began with a personal call of God to us for international adoption. Several years ago he began to impress on us the overwhelming needs of the fatherless overseas and continually took us to scriptures that revealed his heart for his children. In addition, the scriptures clearly revealed his command to us as believers to care for the fatherless. While we know that not all are called to adoption, we also know that it is not only for the childless or infertile, although it can be a powerful and miraculous answer for them. Whatever your circumstance, we invite you to examine your hearts and listen to the Father to determine the role to which he is calling you in caring for the fatherless, as his commands are to all believers. While we and others hope to find families for many abandoned children, there will always be many more beautiful, forgotten children remaining in institutions. Thus our relief efforts detailed on pages of this site.

     Our personal journey led to the adoption of Justice Alexander Mills on September 29, 2000. Although we did not adopt Justice out of our own need (we already had three biological children), but because of his, he has quickly become one of the biggest blessings of our lives and also of our other children's. We cannot imagine life without him. As we are obedient to the Father, he meets our needs and rewards our obedience. We will not tell you, because it would not be true, that the preparation for adoption or the trip or the parenting of an adopted child (especially as number four), is an easy process. It is not. But we can promise you that it is rewarding and fulfilling. The miraculous joy of seeing an adopted child respond and grow upon receiving love and plenty of nourishment for the first time in his life, is something you can't experience any other way. The desire of our hearts in founding Father's House International is to help others know the joy of responding to God's call on our lives to care for the fatherless, whether through adoption or other means, and to see as many children as possible touched by the Father's love.

Sincerely,

Sheila and James Mills