Our Story Starts With Saying Yes

Our Story

FROM FAILED PLACEMENT TO FINANCIAL LOSS, PERSONAL EXPERIENCE HELPS DRIVE OUR MISSION TO BUILD FAITHFUL, LOVING FAMILIES

In 2011, Whitney Sewell and his wife Chelsea were at an event where a pastor spoke about the global orphan crisis. He shared startling statistics about the number of children without families. There are over 150 million orphans in the world, and he told the congregation that it could cost up to $60,000 to bring a child home. On their way home that night, all Whitney and Chelsea could think about was, “Why would we not adopt?” God had moved in both of their hearts, and their “yes” was simple. Within a week, they turned in the application to adopt. Two years later, their first son came home from Ethiopia.

The Sewells went on to adopt three more children, but not without experiencing hardship throughout the process. They personally experienced the highs of being so close to bringing a child home and the unforeseen lows of failed placements and loss of nearly $30,000. With huge hearts for children in need, Whitney and Chelsea founded Life Bridge Capital, their for-profit company, as a way to financially support their dedication to the adoption crisis and to ease the financial burdens adoptive families face.

Click below to watch a 4-part series where Whitney and Chelsea share their adoption stories and about the history of the Omnah Foundation.

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Our Why

“We’re grateful for the Omnah Foundation for being a vessel of God’s provision to our family and the prayers they prayed over us. Their kindness and encouragement kept us strong in the waiting, and their support was such a blessing as God made a way.” ~ The H Family

Our Partners

Hear From Our Team

“I love adoption for so many reasons, but especially because of the way that it is a living example of God's redemption.”

Joel Bremner

Associate Director

“Our adopted children are a continual blessing that reminds us daily of God's power and His love for us. The fact that God rescued us from our sin and adopted us into His family is astounding, and it is a joy to be part of what God is doing through adoption.”

Whitney Sewell

Founder

Meet Your Team

WHITNEY SEWELL

FOUNDER & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Whitney Sewell is a philanthropist, podcast host, CEO and Founder of Life Bridge Capital, and Founder and Executive Director of the Omnah Foundation. Whitney and his wife, Chelsea, started Life Bridge Capital in 2017 with a commitment to placing half of their personal profits into a foundation that would help other families bring their children home through adoption. In 2020, the Sewells started the Omnah Foundation as a way to invite others to partner with them in helping children reach their forever families. Whitney and Chelsea have three adopted children and enjoy spending their free time together in the great outdoors at their country home.

JOEL BREMNER

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

Joel joined the Omnah Foundation team in 2021 and oversees the operations of the foundation as the Associate Director. Throughout 14 years of teaching middle and high school music, God stirred in Joel’s heart a passion for seeing children in stable, loving homes, and especially to see children in homes where Christ is central. He is thrilled to be part of the Omnah Foundation where he can actively participate each day in this mission by working to encourage and support Christian families who are in the process of adoption. Joel, his wife Rachel and their four children live in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia.