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13Nov2015

A Brief Snapshot

November 13, 2015

advocacy, God's Heart, Healing, journey, love, LSM Staff, orphan, Prayer, snapshot, support, transformation, Wisdom Caring for Orphans, LSM, Uncategorized

by Jen Schwartz, Adoption Resource & Child Development Program Coordinator

We see brief snapshots into an orphan’s life. Images of starving children, those who are too young defending themselves in the streets around the world float across our screens. We see hands that reach out to steal food in hopes of surviving another day and children whose pain is so strong because they are hopeless against hands that abuse. We see hearts that do not know laughter, safety or God’s love.

Helping the orphans of the world certainly requires much faith, patience, and stamina. It starts with only one. And for your impact in the life of that one child, it can be a beautiful, redemptive journey!

3Nov2015

National Adoption Month: November

November 3, 2015

Amber

Adoption process, Adoption Questions, Adoption Resources, advocacy, Conversations, Family, God's Heart, LSM Staff, orphans, Parenting, Prayer, support, Updates and News Adoption, Blog, Caring for Orphans, Family, LSM, Uncategorized

November is National Adoption Month. Through the next few weeks we will be sharing resources, stories and insights from our adoption team and other partner organizations. As we talk about the different facets of adoption, please join us in prayer for families who are considering adoption. Through well-researched information and the support of the local church, we pray that many more vulnerable children will be brought into a loving family through adoption!

Let’s take a look at the broad adoption picture:

30Sep2015

From Your Own Home

September 30, 2015

Amber

advocacy, Community, Ethiopia, Family, God's Heart, Homes of Hope, Prayer, sponsor, Story, support, Sustainability Caring for Orphans, Ethiopia, Family, LSM, Uncategorized

I read a devotional this morning about a woman who sponsored a little family in Africa for many years. She didn’t have much, but she had known the very hard reality of raising children on her own as a young adult. She felt she could relate with a young single mother in Ethiopia – and so month after month, she scraped together the money to send.

Years passed, but this American woman didn’t just send in her check. She prayed for this little family, wrote letters and tried as best she could to give of herself for this family halfway around the world.

3Sep2015

Faces of Hope

September 3, 2015

Amber

advocacy, Family, God's Heart, Hands of the Shepherd, Homes of Hope, orphans, poverty, sponsor, stories, support, Sustainability, VBS, Wisdom Caring for Orphans, Family, Haiti, LSM, Uncategorized

As I’ve been sorting through pictures from VBS this year, I can’t help but smile as I see photo after photo of happy kids, basking in their carefree summer days and having so much fun together. I also can’t help but see great hope written on their faces – made all the more powerful when you know how much it has taken for this smile to grow.

27Aug2015

A Glimpse Into Their Futures

August 27, 2015

Amber

advocacy, Community, Family, God's Heart, Homes of Hope, LSM Staff, transformation, Updates and News, VBS Caring for Orphans, Family, Haiti, LSM, Uncategorized

VBS created some wonderful memories for each of the Home of Hope kids last week! And while everyone is back home and getting back into a daily routine, the smiles remain.

There is no better time to look at the monumental changes in these children’s lives than at VBS. The 216 kids who were orphans, child slaves, extremely vulnerable and looking at the very worst the world had to offer are now able to run and play and learn together. This is incredibly powerful – not just because of the impact on these 18 families – but because it gives us a close-up look at tomorrow’s Haiti.

6Aug2015

Starting School & the Gift of Education

August 6, 2015

Amber

education, future, God's Heart, Homes of Hope, opportunities, orphans, school, support, Sustainability, transformation Caring for Orphans, Family, Haiti, LSM, Uncategorized

Gathering supplies and adjusting to new schedules can make a new school year rather daunting. But as you’re preparing for classes to start, take a moment and think about how incredibly blessed your family is to have the chance for your children to receive a quality education!

Consider this from Haiti, a country not so far away from here… Hundreds of thousands of children have no access to school, or have seemingly innumerable obstacles in their way, such as: What would you do if you didn’t have any money to go to school? What if there was no school near you, and you had to walk miles each day without any food in your belly? What if, when you got to the one-room school house, you found that there were no books, and you sat on a bench all day in the heat to memorize from a chalkboard?

3Aug2015

The Gospel, the Browns & the Vulnerable

August 3, 2015

Amber

advocacy, Community, events, God's Heart, Hope, orphans, Prayer, Southern Gospel, support, the Browns, transformation, worship Caring for Orphans, LSM, Uncategorized

Isn’t it fun to look forward to an evening out with your family? What if you could change a life at same time?

At the 2015 Gospel Sing on Saturday, August 22, 2015, you can do just that. Join us at the Wilkening Farmstead (Cissna Park, IL) for an evening of down-home, southern gospel music. You’ll hear inspiring stories of hope, enjoy amazing food, and listen to encouraging music for the heart – all while having a great time with your friends and family. But the best part is, all freewill offerings collected that evening will benefit the lives of vulnerable children.