| 861. | | Hope for Orphans has created a primer on foster care that's designed to familiarize Christians with the U.S. foster care system and the biblical call to care for orphans. Safe ... |
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| 862. | | Adopting the Father's Heart is a vulnerable and challenging look into God's call to orphan care through one couple's experience with adoption. Kenneth and Danielle were on a path to return overseas ... |
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| 863. | | With Fatherlessness at epidemic levels Church for the Fatherless proposes a ministry model for America's emerging population.
Forty percent of children in the U.S. will go to bed tonight ... |
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| 864. | | Just before he left, Jesus sent his follower into the world with a revolutionary mission: to change the world by proclaiming God's truth and demonstrating his incredible love. But the single task he ... |
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| 865. | | Adoptive and foster families may struggle to understand and support their new children. Because these children may have experienced significant trauma prior to their placement, they may view and ... |
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| 866. | | Family Life has a number of great radio broadcasts about adoption and orphan care. They cover everything from the theology of adoption to global orphan care movements to sharing the stories on ... |
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| 867. | | World Without Orphans is a movement of Christians from around the globe working together towards the vision of a world without orphans. Learn how you can join with believers around the world in this ... |
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| 868. | | The presence of extremely challenging behaviors in children may indicate that the child has experienced trauma in their early days. Trauma, in this case, may include prenatal substance exposure or ... |
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| 869. | | The purpose of this document is to stimulate discussion among churches, their members, and their communities about their various potential roles in supporting the World Without Orphans (WWO) ... |
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| 870. | | Telling a child he or she is adopted can be a trying task, but this is only the first step. After becoming aware that he or she is adopted, the child will question the details of the adoption. The ... |
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| 871. | | For Independent Living programs to be effective, emancipation activities for youth should be jointly planned and implemented by the youth's caseworker and the youth's foster caregiver, mentor ... |
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| 872. | | There are no easy formulas. Three views.
Megan Hill, Jedd Medefind, and Johnny Carr While there are no easy formulas, this article from Christianity Today shares three views on how churches can best ... |
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| 873. | | The 4/14 Window refers to the demographic group from age four to fourteen years old, which is the most open and receptive to every form of spiritual and developmental input. Check out these ... |
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| 874. | | We use the word adoption very casually today. We speak of adopting pets, books, and highways. Yet the word has a far nobler significance. Adoption is the permanent placement of a child in a family ... |
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| 875. | | There are no easy formulas. This Christianity Today article offer three views on how to support adoptive families from Megan Hill, Jedd Medefind, and Johnny ... |
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| 876. | The effects of poor nutrition and feeding in the first few years of life can be catastrophic for any child. The stakes are particularly high for children in baby homes and orphanages, where poor ... |
| 877. | | From Susan:
I remember poignantly the first time I was faced with a challenge way beyond my resources. We were 16 years old and my best friend Teri proposed that we take lifesaving lessons together ... |
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| 878. | | Orphan Sunday began in a hard-pressed church in Zambia. From small beginnings, Orphan Sunday spread to America, and then echoed back across the seas. In 2013, Orphan Sunday will be ... |
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| 879. | | Though not designed specifically for adopted children, in her book, Dr. Becky Bailey shares great ideas in here for attachment activities that are fun, nonthreatening to the child or parent, and ... |
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| 880. | | Finally, a comprehensive parenting book for adoptive families! Over 100 contributors have helped EMK Press to weave a stunning tapestry of advice specifically for adoptive parents. Parenting ... |
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