Peter Kravchuk speaks at the 2009 Eastern European Summit on Orphans and the Church. Peter is the father of 21 adopted children, as well as a board member of Light of Love, an NGO that ...
Kids like to learn. They like to read. They like to imagine. They like to experience. Kid Bio’s tell stories of real kids from around the world in a kid appropriate manner.
Each story features ...
Many thousands of children in the United States in foster care need adoptive families—children who cannot return safely to their birth parents, who do not have extended family members who ...
The Russian language translation of Launching an Orphan Ministry in Your Church is now available! For order information, please email Karen Springs.
About this book: Do you ...
Do you ever wish your church could have a ministry to orphans, but you don’t know how to start? With this easy step-by-step guide, you are given the principles and practical tools needed to launch an ...
Children from hard places have unique histories and needs. As a result, parents of these children need to learn how to love and parent them well. This requires that parents not only ...
This book is designed to serve as a guide to equip the church (that is us!) to engage in holistic ministry. Through this material, barriers can be eliminated and effective strategies developed ...
I played a cow in my first-grade Christmas pageant, and I had more lines than the kid who played Joseph. He was a prop, or so it seemed, for Mary, the plastic doll in the manger, and the rest of us. ...
The Life Skills Curriculum was designed as a course for future orphanage graduates. Its purpose is to supply the youth with knowledge, tools and skills needed for their independent living and ...
In order to comply with IRS guidelines and ECFA best practice, we must receive the completed application before the placement of a child in your home. Adoption is Lifesong For Orphan's ultimate goal ...
This two hour event, hosted by Tapestry on October 26, 2012, offers the unique opportunity to “listen in” to the experiences, stories, and perspectives of adopted persons from diverse ...
In search of adventure, 29-year-old Conor Grennan traded his day job for a year-long trip around the globe, a journey that began with a three-month stint volunteering at the Little Princes ...
LIVE in the STORY is a half-day or full-day, church-based event that is designed to take Christians deeper into God’s story of adoption. God’s work of adoption is a story that encompasses all ...
Watch as Dr. Karyn Purvis explains the importance of parents being willing to look at their own histories as well as their expectations as they seek to connect with their children.
Looking at ...
This book will take you on a journey of discovery and healing through a mother's eyes. It uncovers the truth about childhood trauma, how it affects the mind and spirit, and what is required to ...
"In Love Mercy: A Mother and Daughter's Journey from the American Dream to the Kingdom of God, having lived a life of plenty in suburban America, Lisa Samson and her eighteen-year-old daughter, ...
Loving from a Distance Webinar: How family and friends can show love and support without hurting attachment.
This webinar was led by Whitney White, Lifeline’s International Education ...
Most orphans know poverty intimately. It is a primary reason children become orphans in the first place, and often impacts orphans deeply through their childhood and beyond. So addressing poverty ...
Why would someone risk his safety, destroy his schedule, and become dirty and bloody to help a needy person of another race and social class? And why would Jesus tell us "Go and do likewise"? Like ...
