PRAY for them SPEAK UP for them PROVIDE for their needs SUPPORT those who support them PROTECT them from harm VISIT them where they are GIVE sacrificially to them ENCOURAGE them to press on ADOPT them into your family MOBILIZE your church for them
PRAY for them: Tape a waiting child’s picture to your dashboard and pray for the child every time you’re in a car. Visit AdoptUsKids.org or RainbowKids.com. Organize an evening prayer vigil at your church and pray for children in foster care or an orphanage overseas.
SPEAK UP for them: Carry a waiting child’s picture and show it to other believers. Ask if they, or someone they know, would give this child a home. Become a court appointed special advocate for a child in foster care. Visit NationalCASA.org for details.
PROVIDE for their needs: Give sacrificially to a reputable orphanage. Financial gifts can be designated for specific items and aid needed by orphans. Visit HelpOrphans.org for more information. Organize a drive in your church to collect school supplies for children in foster care or shoes for orphans overseas. Visit GainUSA.org or ShoesForOrphanSouls.org.
SUPPORT those who support them: Mow, baby sit, or organize meals for a week for foster parents. Pray with them and tell them you appreciate what they do. Encourage a family adopting an older child by hosting a shower for them.
PROTECT them from harm: Become a foster parent or emergency foster parent. Raise money to build a children’s home to help remove children from the streets. Visit WorldOrphans.org for details.
VISIT them where they are: Go on a mission trip to an orphanage as an individual or family. Visit GainUSA.org or HelpOrphans.org for information. Take dinner to a foster group-home on a regular basis.
GIVE sacrificially to them: Support reputable orphan care organizations on a regular basis. Contribute generously to an adoptive family to help offset their costs. Visit ShaohannahsHope.org or LifeSongForOrphans.org.
ENCOURAGE them to press on: Sponsor a child, support them financially, and encourage them through your letters. Visit VsionTrust.org to learn more. Become a mentor or tutor to a teenager in a foster group-home.
ADOPT them into your family: Give a child a home through international, domestic, or foster care adoption. Adopt a young adult who has aged out of the system.
MOBILIZE your church for them: Be a catalyst in your church for starting a sustained orphans ministry. Visit HopeForOrphans.org for resources and to learn more about attending a Your Church and the Orphan workshop.
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