Shirley Johnson and her husband Paul are members of Champion Fellowship Church in Brenham, Texas. They live in Kenney, Texas and are the parents of Jessica (and her husband Brad), Jared, Josh (and his wife Halley), Jillian and Johannah whom they adopted from Colombia in 2010. They also have a grandson, Max. After participating in a HIAOM mission trip to Bogotá, Colombia and visiting three orphanages, Shirley knew her life had been changed forever. She returned with a passion to do more. Both Shirley and Paul are thankful and excited about the opportunity to serve and be involved in orphan ministry. Their heart's desire is to help the fatherless and share with them the love of our Savior.

Suzanne and her husband Jay are the parents of 21 children, Elizabeth, Rebekah, Andrew, Naomi, Abigail, Phoebe, Jacob, Joshua, Julia, Samuel, Hannah, Sarah, Nathaniel, Tabitha, Lydia, Joseph, Rachel, Olivia, Miriam Grace ,Jonah and Gabriella.  Eighteen of the Faske's children are adopted. They live in Burton, Texas, where Suzanne homeschools their children. The Faske's are members of Brenham's First Baptist Church. While visiting orphanages in India, Russia, China, El Salvador, Colombia and Kazakhstan, Suzanne felt the Holy Spirit leading her to become more involved in orphan ministry. In 2002, Suzanne started Forever Families, a Christian adoption support group. In 2003, she was the recipient of The Angels in Adoption Congressional Award for her work in orphan ministry. She attended the Family Life Adoption and Orphan Care Summit in 2004, 2006, and 2007. Here I Am Orphan Ministries was started as a response to the compassion Suzanne has for orphans throughout the world.

Debbie and her husband Ronnie are the parents of three children; Brian (and wife Amanda) Sarah (and husband Abel) and Anna whom they adopted from Kazakhstan in 2004.  They are also grandparents to Emma. They live in Brenham, Texas where they are active members at Champion Fellowship Church. Debbie has a huge desire to see children come to know Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. The Fathauer family was led to adopt after participating in the 2003 Summer Host Program. After visiting all of the beautiful children in an orphanage in Kazakhstan, Debbie became very burdened for the orphaned children around the world. It is her desire to help meet the spiritual and physical needs of these children and to help them find their forever families.  After serving on the Board of Directors for several years, Debbie became the Executive Director in 2009.

Robert Kitzman and his wife Kamala are the parents of 6 children and one son-in-law. They live in Brenham, Texas. Robert and Kamala were led to orphan ministry through adoption during a host program in the summer of 2003. They followed their calling and finalized the adoption of Carter and Christopher, both from Kazakhstan, on December 17, 2004.

Robert is gifted with leadership abilities and has always carried the burden of compassion. Robert and Kamala are members of Brenham’s First Baptist Church where they both serve as directors of an adult Sunday school class, and Robert is an active deacon in the church.

The need to minister to orphans is set on a very short time table. From the time the children are born to the time they “graduate” from the orphanage is usually about 16 years. During that time, someone has to step in to feed them spiritually and many times physically. With millions of orphan children waiting to be adopted, the church must be educated on this most urgent need to minister to orphans.

Allen Pate and his wife Cindy attend First Baptist Church of Chappell Hill. They have seven children: Tara, Tiffany, Tom, Azamat, Talgat, Wendy, and Jessica. They became interested in orphan ministries through a host program in the summer of 2003. Two of their five children were adopted from that program and two others were adopted from Colombia. Allen is a deacon in his church and a business owner. Cindy is a housewife and is active in many church and ministry programs. Allen sees orphan care as a beautiful way of sharing with the less fortunate, as we are called to do as Christians.

James Fritz attended Sam Houston State University and works now as a certified public accountant in Brenham, Texas.  He desires to glorify God through this ministry by helping orphans to know their heavenly Father loves them. We won’t know why God has allowed the circumstances that causes these children to become orphans until we get to heaven and are able to see the panoramic view instead of the limited view we now have. But we know God brings good out of all circumstances.

Teresa and her husband Scott are parents to 6 children: Zachary, David, Aaron, Brianna, Karen, and Emily. They live in Brenham, Texas and are members of Brenham's First Baptist Church. The Blake family has a heart for adoption as many extended members of their family have or are adopted. Why not keep a beautiful tradition? The Blake's have three daughters through domestic adoption and one son they meet and adopted though the 2003 Kazakhstan summer host program. Teresa feels it is a blessing to be a part of such a beautiful ministry. She also hopes and prays to be a light and to do God's will in this ministry. "Now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is LOVE." 1 Corinthians 13:13.

Raul and his wife Sara live with their two children in Houston Texas.  They attend Powerhouse Christian Center in Katy Texas.

Robert and his wife Beth are the parents of six children: Brant (biological), Drake (biological), Tamara (adopted from Kazakhstan), Daniel (adopted from Kazakhstan), Grace (adopted from Colombia), and Amy (adopted from Colombia). Robert and Beth felt a very clear calling from God to adopt these children later in life (mid-forties), as they were not completely satisfied with the "empty nest." Their ministry focuses on older international children (the youngest adopted child was 10 years old). They have seen God work in the lives of these children, in their own lives, in the lives of adoptive parents around them, and in the lives of the all touched by international adoption. Robert and Beth are members of First Baptist Church Brenham, TX. Robert owns a large landscape company in Houston, TX, has a CPA certificate, holds an accounting degree and has a Masters in Business Administration.