…we care for orphans because God cares for orphans…
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-orphan care resources-
10 Ways That You Can Support the Orphan, Fatherless, and Lonely
1. Pray for them!
- Make them a regular part of your prayer life and the prayer times of your House Church family.
- Fast and ask God to deepen your understanding of His call to seek out the lost, lonely, & needy.
2. Speak up for them.
- Use your various social media outlets to raise awareness for their needs.
- Become a court appointed special advocate for a child in foster care – www.nationalcasa.org
3. Provide for their needs.
- Sponsor a child. (see info below)
- Send supplies or financial gifts to a reputable orphanage, especially those internationally in highly impoverished areas.
- Organize a food/supply drive.
4. Support those who support them.
- Pray for the families around you that are adopting or providing foster care.
- Contribute financially to a family in an expensive adoption process.
- Offer to babysit, mow lawns, provide meals, etc. for adoptive/foster families.
5. Protect them from harm.
- Become a foster parent or emergency foster parent for children in transition. (see info below)
- Start or join an effort to build orphanages, children’s homes, etc to keep them off the streets.
6. Visit them where they are.
- Find a local orphanage or children’s home and spend time getting to know the people there.
- Go on a mission trip to serve orphans nationally & internationally. (see info below)
- Take a meal, Christmas gifts, etc to a local foster group-home.
- Become a mentor. (see info below)
7. Give sacrificially to them.
- Support reputable orphan care organizations on a regular basis.
- Contribute generously to an adoptive family to help them off-set their costs.
8. Encourage them.
- Sponsor a child, support them financially, & encourage them through your letters.
(see info below) - Join in efforts like Operation Christmas Child or Shoes for the Shoeless.
- Become a mentor or tutor for those needing help. (see info below)
9. Mobilize your church for them.
- Help your house church figure out ways you can regularly be involved with the lost, lonely, and needy.
- Help them stick with it and continue!
10. Adopt them.
- Give a child a home through international, domestic, or foster care adoption. (see info below)
- Adopt a young adult who has aged out of the system.
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Apex’s Local & International Orphan Care Partners:
- Big Brothers Big Sisters – www.bbbsgmv.org
- Specialized Alternatives for Families and Youth “SAFY” – www.safy.org
- Shoes 4 the Shoeless – http://shoes4theshoeless.org/
- Back 2 Back Ministries (Mexico) – http://www.back2backministries.org
- Heart to Honduras – http://hth.org
- Christ’s Hope International (Zambia) – http://www.christshope.org/
- Compassion’s Child Survival Program – http://www.compassion.com/thompsoncsp
- Passion Center for Children (Malawi) – http://passioncenterforchildren.org/
- Lifeline Christian Mission (Haiti) / Haiti Bagging Day – http://www.lifeline.org/
A Few Local Foster Care & Adoption Agencies:
- Montgomery County Children Services – www.mcohio.org/services/childrens_services
- Greene County Children Services – www.greenecsb.org
- Agape For Youth – www.agapeforyouth.com
- Specialized Alternatives for Families and Youth (SAFY) – www.safy.org
A Few International Adoption Agencies:
- America World Adoption – www.awaa.org
- Gladney Center for Adoption – www.adoptionsbygladney.com
- Christian World Adoption – www.cwa.org
- All God’s Children International – www.allgodschildren.org
Local Child Mentoring Programs:
- Big Brothers Big Sisters – www.bbbsgmv.org
- Agape for Youth – www.agapeforyouth.com/get_involved.php#mentoring
International Child Sponsorship:
- Compassion International – www.compassion.com
- Children’s Hopechest – www.hopechest.org
- World Vision – www.worldvision.org
- Amazima Ministries – http://www.amazima.org/sponsor.html
General Orphan Care Resources:
- Help for Orphans – www.helpfororphans.org
- The Christian Alliance for Orphans – www.christian-alliance-for-orphans.org
- Visiting Orphans – http://www.visitingorphans.org/
If you have further questions or would like to talk to someone regarding orphan care, email us at gathering@apexcommunity.org