Summit Contest

UPDATES:

-4/20 at 5:00pm CT... current leaders are Natasha Loken Siebert with 354, Sara Avery Moore with 267, Kelly Stem Rumbaugh with 243, Renee Yoder Skibinski with 220, Jenna Lorick with 216, Kim Kellenberger with 156, and Marianne Gross with 124!

-4/20 at 4:00pm CT ... current leaders are Natasha Loken Siebert with 341, Sara Avery Moore with 254, Kelly Stem Rumbaugh with 234, Renee Yoder Skibinski with 207, Jenna Lorick with 164, Marianne Gross with 122 and Kim Kellenberger with 122!

-4/20 at 12:00pm CT... current leaders are Natasha Loken Siebert with 312, Sara Avery Moore with 215, Kelly Stem Rumbaugh with 203, Renee Yoder Skibinski with 177, Marianne Gross with 103, and Jenna Lorick with 103!

-4/20 at 10:00am CT... current leaders are Natasha Loken Siebert with 290, Sara Avery Moore with 181, Kelly Stem Rumbaugh with 175, Renee Yoder Skibinski with 153, and Marianne Gross with 101!

-4/20 at at 9:00am CT... current leaders are Natasha Loken Siebert with 284, Kelly Stem Rumbaugh with 172, Sara Avery Moore with 170, and Renee Yoder Skibinski with 128!

-4/19 at 4:30pm CT... current leaders are Sara Avery Moore with 58, Natasha Loken Siebert with 41, and Renee Yoder Skibinski with 30!

Summit VII is rapidly approaching and boy do we have a give-away for you!  

But first, let me tell you about a little perk for summit attendees who are also in the process of adopting.  Four of the breakout sessions offered ("Attachment and Trauma" 1 and 2, and "Becoming a Multicultural/Multiracial Family" 1 and 2) are available for Hague credit.  The breakout session, "Depression after Adoption," although not included in Hague requirements, will count (by many agencies) towards adoption training hours.  That's what i like to call a win-win.

And for another win...

We are hosting a little friendly competition among our followers to win one free registration to Summit VII in Louisville, along with 2 free nights in a hotel!  Exciting, right?!

Here's how it works:

1. suggest that your friends "like" Lifesong for Orphans on facebook.

2. tell them to comment on our wall with "your name told me to like Lifesong"

3. whoever has the most friends comment on our wall (on their behalf) wins!

You have till midnight central time Wednesday, April 20th.

Questions, comments, concerns?  Leave a comment here and we'll do our best to answer!

If there are any ties, we will draw for the winner.  

aaand...

GO!

Are you excited?

 

I am!

Two of the (many) things I'm looking forward to about this year's Summit is a couple of their special features: 

1. LIVE: Art and the Orphan

&

2. PORTRAIT OF A FAMILY: a drama by Sarah Carleton

mmm... I love using the arts in ministry.  It brings joy to my soul.

You can check out more special features here or if you want to plan your break out sessions click here.  We're only 2 months away and I can't wait to see you there!

It's Open!

Registration for this year's Summit conference, put on by the Christian Alliance for Orphans, is open!  This will be my third Summit and, let me tell you, I am very excited!  

With speakers like Karyn Purvis, Russell Moore, and Dennis Rainey and musical guests like Sara Groves, not to mention the hundreds of orphan advocates from around the world that will be attending!  Sounds like a weekend I won't want to miss!  Good thing I'll be there along with the rest of the Lifesong crew!

If you want to register click here and we'll see you in May!

Urgent: Please Pray!

*UPDATE* A family has come forward to adopt Davids! (click here for more info)  Praise the Lord!! Our God's hand is mighty indeed and His children are LOVED!

Some of you have already heard this little boy's story and are already active in spreading the word.  But for those who don't know, there is a boy in Latvia who desperately needs a forever family... FAST.

Read is his story here

Could this be part of YOUR story?  

Please READ!  

Please PRAY!  

Please ACT!  

Help Davids find his forever family!

~

Also, today The Christian Alliance for Orphans is having a prayer webinar for Haiti.  Can you believe the earthquake happened a year ago today?  Click on the register button to sign up!

Goodness, it can be overwhelming how much pain is in the world, right?  

There's so much to pray for!  

Today I am thankful that my God hears my prayers... and cares!  

Isn't that amazing?

He has a plan for Davids!  

He has a heart for the people of Haiti!

Today, let us pray... and let us wait expectantly.

Alliance Webinar Series

Check out this great webinar series put on by The Christian Alliance for Orphans.  It's not too late to register!

Alliance Webinar Series

The Christian Alliance for Orphans Webinar Series is designed to help individuals like you create and grow effective adoption, foster care, and global orphan ministry in local churches.

You're Invited...

The Financial Challenge of Adoption and How the Local Church Can Respond

Equipping churches to help adoptive families overcome one of the biggest barriers to adoption: money

Host Church: Southeast Christian Church

Presenters:

Darren Washausen, Southeast Christian Church/Orphan Care Alliance

Andy Lehman, Lifesong for Orphans

Dwain Gullion, Abba Fund

Wendy Cosby, Show Hope

Date: Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Time: 2:00 PM Eastern

Each 60-minute webinar in this series will give local advocates access to the knowledge and experience of top Alliance member churches and organizations nationwide, covering key topics on adoption, foster care and/or global orphan care.  Every webinar will be hosted by a local church orphan ministry and co-presented by one or more national experts on the subject matter.  This pairing will deliver a combination of specialist information and resources alongside a "here's how it works in a real church" perspective.