Embracing a Legacy of Adoptive Care

CEDARVILLE, OHIO - Adoption is not a foreign concept to Cedarville University junior Ashlyn DeVries. As a child, she knew that her maternal grandparents raised 14 children - all adopted. Her family's legacy combined with her experiences on a university-sponsored trip to assist children's homes in Mazatlan, Mexico, intensified her fire for adoption advocacy.

DeVries, a computer science major, partnered with Back2Back Ministries, an international orphan and family care organization headquartered in Mason, Ohio, on a global outreach trip that added fuel to her passion for adoption advocacy work. On the trip, she encountered children living with the trauma of being orphaned - and DeVries wants to help solve this problem.

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