Chelsea Patterson Sobolik

Christ Follower | Faith Partnerships @StandTogether | Author "Called to Cultivate" @MoodyPublishers | Wife of @michaelsobolik | Views are my own

[Chelsea Patterson Sobolik @ChelsPat]

Our family has been keeping a secret!!

@michaelsobolik and I honored and excited to announce that we’re pursuing another adoption from India.

We chose to hold this news close for a little while, but the time has come to celebrate with our village — and we are SO glad to finally share it with you!

We are just a couple of months away from being in the matching process (awaiting USCIS and India approval). When we adopted Dev, it was a year between matching and travel to India, but it’s been shortened to 6 months, so we’re anticipating (and hoping for) a shorter process this time around.

In 2023, we welcomed our son Dev home from India through international adoption. We have been utterly amazed at how the Lord has worked in our lives over the past 6 years (we began our first adoption process in 2020).

He has been faithful to us in every stage and season.

He’s reminded us again and again of His great love for us — and our son.

He’s given us wisdom and patience, when we were stretched beyond ourselves.

He’s given us more joy than we thought possible

We always tell Dev that adoption means he is loved and chosen. We remind our dear son of the story of how the Lord adopts us into his family, calls us his very own children, and invites us to call him “Father.” We will soon have the privilege of telling this story to our second dear child.

They say “it takes a village” to raise a child, but for adoptive families, it often takes a village to bring them home, too. We can’t do the adoption process alone—we don’t have all the physical, mental, or emotional resources we need.

Hundreds of people were involved, in some capacity, in bringing our son home, and we’re already looking forward with anticipation to how the Lord will write our family’s story for our second adoption.

🎉We are thrilled to share that we’ve been awarded a $4000 matching grant Fund administered by We Care for Orphans in Indiana and a $3000 matching grant Fund administered by @LifesongOrphans! If you’re interested in financially supporting our adoption, your gift will be doubled.

From the bottom of our hearts — thank you.

We are eternally grateful for the people who chose to enter into our story!

♥️ Chelsea and Michael

[Chelsea Patterson Sobolik @ChelsPat]

.@BenSasse what a gift you are.

Thank you for your courage, wisdom and candor.

Thank you for reminding us that we will all die, but for those who are in Christ, it really is indeed the final enemy.

Thank you @CherieHarder and @trinityforum for hosting this deeply meaningful event.

[Chelsea Patterson Sobolik @ChelsPat]

@kathrynlopez So lovely to see you♥️♥️

[Chelsea Patterson Sobolik @ChelsPat]

@MichaelRWear @SaraPerla8 Always!!!!!

[Chelsea Patterson Sobolik @ChelsPat]

@MichaelRWear @SaraPerla8 😭🥹 next time!!!!!!

But SO lovely to meet Sara!!

[Chelsea Patterson Sobolik @ChelsPat]

"Some lines from Augustine that I first read my freshman year of college have come to mind almost every time I’ve seen Sasse in the media since his diagnosis.

The lines repeatedly cross my mind throughout our conversation—when Sasse tells me his scalp “itches like hell” from his chemotherapy; when he tells me how doctors described in detail how his body will shut down before he dies; when he tells me about his love for his wife and his children.

But I can’t bring myself to say them to Sasse.

I don’t want to tempt a dying man to respond with some self-effacing, untrue rebuttal, and I don’t want to cry in front of him.

“The same fire that makes gold shine makes chaff smoke,” Augustine wrote in City of God. “

What matters is the nature of the sufferer, not the nature of the sufferings.”

This piece by @McCormackJohn is well-worth you time.

I continue to be amazed at how @BenSasse is redeeming his time -- what an example to us all.

https://t.co/ugLzWGufZT

[Chelsea Patterson Sobolik @ChelsPat]

Really disappointing announcement from @StephenCurry30

Steph has spent years building a brand around faith, family, and values, which is why his 10-year deal with @LiNing_Official is so hard to stomach.

@LiNing_Official has been implicated in Uyghur slave labor in China, and the U.S. has made an official determination that how the Chinese Communist Party is systematically treating the Uyghur people is a genocide.

[Stephen Curry @StephenCurry30]

The partnership of a lifetime.

[Michael Sobolik @michaelsobolik]

@LiNing_Official has been implicated in Uyghur slave labor in China.

Cultural bridges and diplomacy, at the price of being complicit in the Chinese Communist Party’s genocide?

[Michael Sobolik @michaelsobolik]

My latest, in @WSJopinion:

The quickest way for the U.S. to lose the AI race would be to sell advanced chips that Chinese companies are currently incapable of fabricating.

Policymakers should starve adversaries of AI compute, not supply it.

[Daniel Darling @dandarling]

Unavailable for comment: evangelicals and Baptists routinely killed or thrown in jail by the regime.

[Chelsea Patterson Sobolik @ChelsPat]

Huge congrats @Mmontsealvarado 👏🏽

[Catholic News Agency @cnalive]

Pope Leo XIV has appointed Maria Montserrat Alvarado, President and Chief Operating Officer of EWTN News, as Prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Communication. The appointment will take effect Nov. 5, 2026.

https://t.co/YI3UsZw9zQ

[Chelsea Patterson Sobolik @ChelsPat]

This is a must-read from @LifelineChild's president, @Hmnewell

"If the church is going to claim a pro-life ethic, it must be lived out.

It must show up through the mentorship of broken families, children with special needs, drug addicts, and those whose stories are marked by sin and suffering.

Our congregations begin to truly mirror the image of God when we move toward broken people instead of away from them.

Only that kind of church will meaningfully confront abortion.

The church does not protect the image of God by guarding our comfort, but by embodying Christ who took on flesh, entered brokenness, and laid down his life so that all image bearers might live both in this life and the next.

A church that follows Christ will do the same."

https://t.co/0ChgIfUU4I

[Chelsea Patterson Sobolik @ChelsPat]

Will you be attending @TGC's Women's conference?

I'd love for you to join us for a special evening event.

On June 11th, @StandTogether is hosting a dessert reception featuring best-selling author @AnnVoskamp and @_careportal.

CarePortal is a technology platform helping neighbors see and serve their most vulnerable neighbors by connecting local churches to the real, vetted needs of children and families in crisis right in their own communities.

Whether you lead a women's ministry, serve on an outreach team, or just show up curious, there is a role for you and your church.

Register here: https://t.co/amejoEtwzc

[Chelsea Patterson Sobolik @ChelsPat]

@matthewkaemingk Congrats!!!!

[Chelsea Patterson Sobolik @ChelsPat]

@KSPrior I’m so sorry, Karen🤲🏽

[US Department of the Interior @Interior]

The Columbus Circle fountain at Union Station has been dry since before the first iPhone launched. 🤯

For the first time since 2007, the fountain is flowing again. Thanks to @POTUS, we are making our Nation’s Capital safe, beautiful and worthy of the greatest nation on Earth. 🇺🇸

[Chelsea Patterson Sobolik @ChelsPat]

"Every single day of my childhood, my parents asked the same question at dinner. Not “What did you learn?” but “Who did you serve?”

This piece by Alex Sasse is well worth your time.

https://t.co/vY20xnC8Vl via @TheFP

[Secretary Marco Rubio @SecRubio]

Deeply moved by my visit to Mother House. Mother Teresa's legacy of faith, compassion, and service inspires us all.

[Chelsea Patterson Sobolik @ChelsPat]

One of the most stunningly beautiful places I've ever been!!!

[Secretary Marco Rubio @SecRubio]

Jeanette and I were honored to visit the Taj Mahal in Agra, India alongside @USAmbIndia.

The Taj Mahal’s ancient architecture stands as a beautiful testament to Indian civilization and heritage.

[Michael Sobolik @michaelsobolik]

Looking forward to being on @MTSlive at 3:30pm ET today!

Will be chatting about US-China AI competition (and Beijing’s travel bans on AI researchers) with @theojaffee and @sandylikesfrogs.