| While the world has made encouraging strides in the fight against global poverty, there is a hidden crisis silently undermining our best efforts to help the poor.
It is a plague of everyday ... |
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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 ... |
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| The Numbers:
Total estimated number of orphans worldwide: 153 million
Estimated number that have lost only their mother: 34.5 million
Estimated number that have lost only their father: ... |
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| The adoption journey is a wonderful and miraculous experience, yet along the way there will be obstacles to overcome. For many families, the financial hurdle may be the most difficult one to ... |
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| Under the guidance of editor Dr. Phyllis Kilbourn, a group of writers who know intimately the distressing
circumstances of suffering children give Christians and people of compassion ... |
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| Downloadable PDF Endorsed by 32 organizations serving the needs of orphans and vulnerable children in Africa, this 36 page resource, illustrated throughout with colorful photos, provides an ... |
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| 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 ... |
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| If You Were Mine is a 7-part adoption exploration workshop used by hundreds of churches and thousands of families investigating adoption from a biblical and practical perspective, exploring ... |
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| This 14-lesson module (181 pages) is intended for people already working with child soldiers or people preparing to work with child soldiers and/or children in contexts of armed ... |
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| This 14-lesson module (200 pages) provides an overview of the situation for Orphan and Vulnerable Children worldwide and an understanding of their lives and needs.
It explores the impact ... |
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| The material in this 18-lesson module (202 pages) is designed to train those working, or desiring to work, with street children. A foundational course, it helps participants understand who ... |
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| This 15-lesson module (192 pages) provides an understanding of the impact of trauma-produced losses in the life of a child and how to restore those losses.
The lessons place emphasis on holistic ... |
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| The urban streets open their arms to welcome the abandoned child. Innocense is lost in the struggle to survive.
Anyone working in urban mission or with forgotten children will be motivated by ... |
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| This excellent article by the director of the Christian Alliance for Orphans, Jedd Medefind, addresses the hard question that so many of us have wrestled with: Given the struggle and sorrow that ... |
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Watch as Dr. Karyn Purvis outlines the common characteristics of children from hard places and offers insight into what these children need most to help them heal and become whole:
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ATTACH, the Association for Treatment and Training in the Attachment of Children, is an international coalition of professionals and families dedicated to helping those with attachment difficulties ... |
| Many young children in our world have been born with HIV. They urgently need the love and care of a forever family. If you are considering adopting a child who is HIV-positive, this toolkit will ... |
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Written by Dianne Becker, producer of this documentary:
“Orphanages create orphans.”
WHAT?!?
The first several times I heard Steve Saint say that, I couldn’t even begin to ... |
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| A World Without Orphans—it’s a huge dream that lives in the hearts of thousands of people who believe that every orphan should live in a loving family and work toward this great goal daily. ... |
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| The Faith to Action Initiative is excited to announce the launch of three new resources on the continuum of care for orphans and vulnerable children (OVC). The continuum of care provides an overview ... |
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