Blog
We hope this collection of stories and articles inspires you to understand more about this space we call orphan care. They are stories of foster care, adoption, orphan care, and ministry opportunities.
5 Things You Didn’t Know About Foster Care
What comes to your mind when you hear the term foster care? Does it bring about feelings of fondness or fear? Does it sound familiar or foreign? Do you picture a specific child or do statistics scroll across your brain...
Brokenness to Healing
In orphan care, we are ultimately in the business of restoring families. Sometimes families are restored through adoption, and sometimes families are restored through reunification. Other times, families are restored...
Home for the Holidays
As we approach the holiday season, it's a great time to be reminded that when it comes to orphan care, we are all called to do something. James 1:27 makes it clear that caring for the fatherless is not a good deed we...
A Bravehearted Pastor
William Wallace. If this name is familiar to you, then you’ve probably seen the classic fictional movie, Braveheart. Set in medieval times, the movie tells a gripping tale of a Scottish patriot who leads a group of...
Senior Saints Can Do Orphan Care
“I am just too old.” This common notion plagues many senior adults. They often feel like they have passed their prime and don’t hold the same value they once did within their circles of influence. Sometimes they even...
How to Break Trust with Your Pastor
Being a lay leader in your local church is a unique position. It’s not your “day job,” but the responsibility is still great. You choose to show up each week, sometimes a few times a week, to fulfill the volunteer...
A Mother’s Love
Celebrating Mother’s Day “There is an instinct in a woman to love most her own child; and an instinct to make any child who needs her love, her own.” Robert Brault Innately unconditional and unrestrained is the love of...
Radical Starts with Us
One church’s commitment to reaching their community “Radical obedience to Christ is not easy... It's not comfort, not health, not wealth, and not prosperity in this world. Radical obedience to Christ risks losing all...
What is an Intentional Dad?
Fatherhood and Discipleship “Dad, how do you know when you hear the voice of God?” This was a question my son asked me while running errands one day. I don’t even remember what prompted him to ask that. It seemed...