A Heritage of Caring for Orphans...
Thursday, April 29, 2010 at 8:00AM
Christi Ucherek (christi@lifesongfororphans.org) in Advocate, Christian Alliance for Orphans, Foster Care, Jedd Medefind, Lifesong for Orphans, adoption, adoption funding, church orphan care, church orphan ministry, orphan care

Jedd Medefind, formerly the head of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives and a Special Assistant to President George W. Bush, is now the President of the Christian Alliance for Orphans, for a coalition of more than fifty adoption, foster-care and orphan-care ministries. The author of two books and numerous articles as well as an accomplished speaker, he lives in California with three children, including a daughter adopted from Ethiopia.

How do you understand the biblical imperative to care for the fatherless? 

What might a church do to help people through the process of reflection preceding an adoption?

What are other ways people can respond to the needs of orphans?

To read the entire interview, click here.

Article originally appeared on Reflections: Lifesong Blog | Andy Lehman (http://lifesong.squarespace.com/).
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