What's Being Said about Folded (and a little update) :)

My life couldn't be crazier than it is right now. I run my kids around to this or that everyday, plus their schoolwork.  We're remodeling our home.  Not just a small project, mind you, but our entire kitchen, and it's the biggest headache I've ever experienced. (AH! - could you hear my exasperation!?)  :)

Oh, and then there's the planning for our upcoming event, A Night for the Necessary Ones, which is an official Christian Alliance for Orphans event.  We're so very excited to be hosting a pre-release screening of the documentary called The Drop Box, which chronicles Pastor Lee Jung-rak's service in Korea with The Baby Box (click to view trailer).  My team and I are continuing to seek out community and business sponsors to help raise money for Pastor Lee Jung-rak's Baby Box Ministry.  Specifically, we're trying to help him build a Rescue Center.  It's going slowly, but we're trying to build awareness of this very special cause.  Ultimately, if it spurs someone on toward adoption, not just from Korea but anywhere, then I've done my job.

At that same event, I'm releasing my nonfiction adoption book entitled Folded: The Forging of an Adoptive Family.  It's succinct, but jam-packed with research and anecdotal evidence supporting the finding that the relationships a person has matters, especially with attachment figures such as parents.  And moreover, it starts at birth.  ALL PROCEEDS of my book go toward The Baby Box ministry!

I was thrilled that the President of MPAK-Georgia (Mission to Promote Adoption in Korea), Karen Lim, wrote the foreword for my book!  And the English Liaison for the Baby Box Ministry itself, Ellie Oh, also endorsed the book (see below)!

But don't just take my word for it... here are some endorsements for my book! :)

Folded is a heartwarming declaration of the 

power of love and what it means to live a Christ-centered 

life! If you are considering adoption, this book will 

encourage, inform, inspire and challenge you! 

~ Tara Fairfield, Ed.D.

Licensed Psychologist, Author, and Speaker

***

Folded puts a face with the idea of adoption, 

showing the simplicity and complexity of the issue at 

once. With an eye on the real challenges adoption brings 

and an ear toward the cry of orphans around the world, 

Jennifer inspires readers to care for children who are 

eagerly waiting for a family in which they can fit. 

~ Sarah Kornmann, MA

Adjunct Professor, 

Western Iowa Tech Community College

Foster and Adoptive Parent

***

There is no ministry closer to the heart of God 

than adoption. He adopts us in Christ, and calls us to care 

for the orphans. Jennifer Pitkin has a heart for adoption, 

and it's open for you; the joys and struggles in this calling 

and command to love the children. 

~ Dan Barnes, MA

Foster and Adoption Advocate, Pastor

***

This book allows me to realize how imperfection 

turns into perfection through adoption. Providing a loving 5

nest to a child who is born to be loved is one of the most 

blessed works that we can ever do under God. 

~ Ellie Oh

ESL Teacher for Korean Students, Author,

English Liaison for the Baby Box Ministry, South 

Korea

***

Parenting is a blessing! It can also be a challenge 

sometimes. Adopting kids from another culture is also a 

blessing; but it comes with some additional challenges. 

This book gives a realistic picture of what both the 

delights and difficulties look like, and points us to the 

One who can forge a family together in a beautiful way. 

"Unless the Lord builds the house, they labor in vain who 

build it," (Psalm 127:1). 

~ Pastor Dave Sowers

Morningside Baptist Church

***

Jennifer Pitkin offers an insightful glimpse into 

the world of parenting adopted children in Folded. She 

shares faith-based experiences and stories that help us to 

better know the supports that are needed for adopted 

children and their adoptive families. 

~ Amy Denney

Elementary School Principal

***

Folded does a fantastic job of explaining the 

importance of relationships showing that emotions, love 

and attachment don’t end at infancy. A powerful read for 

those in “nontraditional” families, because what family is 

“traditional” what is the “right way” to have your family, 

but through love. Families come in all shapes, ages, 

colors, and of course biological and/or adopted. Folded is 

powerful, educational and above all else reminds us to 

open our hearts and love. Ms. Pitkin writes this piece as a 

great resource from both an anecdotal and clinical 

neurobiology perspective.

~ Sadie S. Gehlsen, MSW, LISW

Will YOU join us at our special event?  Here's the flyer!  It's Saturday, Nov 22nd, 6pm, at Sunnybrook Community Church in Sioux City, Iowa.  It's OPEN TO ALL!!!!

Much gratitude and respect ~ J.M.P. :)