Episode 417 - Building Your Family the Way God Builds His with Andrew Hopper (Copy)
How do we model the way God brings each of us into His family? How can we faithfully support families who choose to grow their families through fostering or adoption?
For Pastor Andrew Hopper, adopting a child with special needs has opened his eyes to a deeper understanding of what it means for each of us to be adopted into the family of God. Through navigating complex medical needs, the pain often associated with adoption, and the work of shaping a church culture that actively supports adoptive and foster families, Andrew has seen firsthand how God reveals the gospel through adoption and foster care. In his book, Chosen: Building Your Family the Way God Builds His, he offers a practical and compelling framework for how churches can become places of genuine care and support for families who foster or adopt.
In this conversation, Davey and Andrew explore what it looks like to give our children what they truly need—even when it doesn’t align with our expectations, the unique challenges of parenting a child with medical needs, and how the church can learn to be “rope holders”: people who provide meaningful, practical support to those walking the road of adoption and foster care.
If your family has been built through adoption or fostering, or if you want to learn how to better care for a family that has, this episode offers practical insight into embracing adoption and foster care as acts of faith, mission, and ministry.
“The gospel motivates us towards adoption, but that also can be extended to how the gospel motivates us to really any good work that God has prepared for us beforehand.”
-Andrew Hopper
Website: andrewphopper.com/
Instagram: instagram.com/andrewphopper/
Facebook: facebook.com/AndrewPHopper/
Book: Chosen: Building Your Family the Way God Builds His
Stories matter. They inspire, uplift, and remind us we’re not alone in our pain. Hope in the Valley: 42 Days of Healing Through the Psalms After Loss, Grief, and Tragedy is a new devotional featuring real stories from the Nothing Is Wasted community—offering strength, comfort, and hope in life’s hardest moments. Order your copy today at: nothingiswasted.com/hopeinthevalley
Looking for help in navigating the valley of pain and trauma? Our Nothing is Wasted coaches can help: nothingiswasted.com/coaching
Want a pathway through your pain? The Pain to Purpose Course can lead you through all you've been through: nothingiswasted.com/paintoppurpose
