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Adoption and Faith

To mark National Adoption Week, Aled Jones hears inspiring stories of faith and family, and former world champion javelin thrower Fatima Whitbread shares how adoption changed her life.

To mark National Adoption Week, Aled Jones is in central London to hear inspiring stories of faith and family. He visits the UK鈥檚 oldest and longest-running children鈥檚 charity, Coram, to learn about adoption today and to discover the charity鈥檚 remarkable Christian origins.

Theologian Krish Kandiah explains how the language of being adopted into the family of God is at the heart of the Bible鈥檚 message, and Aled visits a young vicar in Kent to explore how the love of his adoptive parents overcame differences of heritage and culture.

Gemma Hunt meets former world champion javelin thrower Fatima Whitbread to hear her remarkable story of how being adopted as a teenager changed her life. With hymns and songs celebrating the love of God and the family of faith.

34 minutes

Last on

Sun 15 Oct 2023 13:15

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Aled Jones
Presenter Gemma Hunt
Producer David Waters
Executive Producer Matthew Napier
Executive Producer Andrew O'Connell

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