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17 Things to Pray for the Fatherless
It must grieve the heart of God that the line of fatherless children world-wide is 30,000 miles long. Truth be told, God's heart would be broken if there was only one orphaned child in the world. So here is how we can pray for the fatherless who are already close to His heart—…
Life Touching Life: How to Create a Culture of Commitment
The statistics are sobering. 75% of foster parents no longer foster after their first placement, and as many as 1 out of 4 adoptions dissolve or disrupt. Fostering and adopting is hard work, plain and simple. But our relational God made us to be relational and created a way for…
Hope on the Horizon: Remembering Dr. Karyn Purvis
1 year ago today, Dr. Karyn Purvis--internationally renowned child development expert, popular speaker, author, and passionate advocate for vulnerable children--went to be with the Lord. On August 20, 2014, several of foster care's leading thinkers met in Oklahoma City to share ideas that are making a difference. Dr. Karyn Purvis--with…
How to Breathe Life into Your Church Adoption Culture
Adoptive families crave authentic, supportive community, and there should be no better place to find it than in the local church. Plain and simple, when families step into foster care and adoption, they enter the pain and suffering of another human being. In doing so, they often become brokenhearted.…
The Gobena Story | Mission Moment
What skill or ability can YOU use to make a difference in the lives of orphaned and vulnerable children? Whether you're a stay-at-home mom, a business owner, or a pastor (or anything in between!) you have been uniquely gifted by God to serve the fatherless and vulnerable in some…
A Plea for Prayer in Ukraine
The older children become, the harder it can be to maintain their interest in Christian camps and discipleship programs. This is not abnormal, but it is a challenge the team in Ukraine faces daily as they seek to take the Gospel to kids in need. Bogdan, one of the faithful…
How to Avoid Compassion Fatigue
Poverty. Refugee crisis. Foster care. Homelessness. Natural disasters. Orphan care. Sex trafficking ... The scope of today's personal and political crises is unprecedented. Everywhere we look, someone is hurting. Every time we turn on the T.V. we are bombarded with stories and images of people around the world who…
Wanted: More People to Help Kids Like Davison
For children sponsored in Zambia, attending school is a privilege, not a burden. In poverty-stricken communities like Kitwe, children are often left to fend for themselves while parents desperately search for ways to feed and care for the family. Without proper motivation, many children end up dropping out of school,…
Come With Us on a Vision Team Trip!
Katie approached her husband, Ken, with the words: "We need to do something more." Katie had just finished reading a book about a missionary to Uganda who tirelessly gave herself to reach children and widows with the love of Christ. What impressed Katie most about the story was that whenever the…
An Open Letter to Adult Adoptees
You were adopted? So was I. I'm the girl on the right with the puff sleeves and the too-short bangs (circa 1980s). When I was in the third grade one of the teachers at my school casually suggested I might be Canadian. (Her proof? I had blonde hair…