Monday, April 26, 2010 at 4:17PM "Put your faith in action...answer God's call to care for the fatherless"
Check out Andy Lehman’s interview with Brad Lomenick from the Catalyst team as he shares how Lifesong can partner with you, your church, your family to make a difference in the life of an orphan.
To listen to the entire podcast, click here and go to episode 94 with Jimmy Wales.
Monday, April 19, 2010 at 8:00AM
Last March Randy and Candice Wagenleitner received word that their long wait for a baby girl in Korea was almost over. A few short months later Elliana Sa-rang was home, with parents and three older brothers to love her!
Though their 5 year wait was hard and long, they learned a lot along the way and God used this time to share His heart for the fatherless with them. In a letter to Lifesong they wrote:
…God has used this adoption to forever change our hearts and give us a huge passion to care for the 147 million orphans left in the world. Like it seems to be for a lot of families, when we first started talking about adoption years ago it was mostly to add another child to our family- specifically a daughter that we had never had. But somewhere along the way God opened our eyes and hearts to all of the children who are left without a mommy and daddy and without someone to share the love of Christ with them. We began to see the bigger picture of God’s adoption of us into His family and how adoption is the gospel lived out.
Now we cannot seem to sit still because we want to advocate and be a voice for those who cannot speak up for themsleves! It has started small, but we are faithfully praying that the Lord would use us in whatever ways He sees fit…
…We are SO excited that we will be attending the Orphan Summit in April- largely in part because of Lifesong’ encouragement to attend! We may not have even know about it if it weren’t for Andy’s email... We checked it out… and just knew that it would be the perfect starting poiunt for the Lord to give us a clear direction of what to do next…
Check out Candice's blog here!
Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at 12:00PM At last our amazing children are with us! When we pulled through the gate at their orphanage, a nanny came running out and hugged me as soon as I got out of the van. She was saying, “You came, you came, you did come!” Our children came running followed by all the other kids at the orphanage. We hugged and kissed each other. They called us ‘Mama’ and ‘Daddy’. It is so very clear that God has been preparing their little hearts to be our children!”
It was 13 months ago that James and Tracy Mihnovich accepted the referral for these 4 precious children knowing that God called them and that He would provide the way! When they adopted their son Levi 2 ½ years ago, they knew that with all the orphans in the world there was no way that they could not adopt again...
Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 12:00PM You have been dreaming of ways your church could make a God-sized impact for the orphan. You have wanted to do something, but you didn’t know how to begin.
Hope for Orphans will be hosting an event in Kankakee, IL on April 10th. The event will be a 1 day workshop for people AND churches who want to START or GROW their orphan ministry.
See what God can do through a mobilized Church!!! Join us!!! Click here to learn more and register.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010 at 9:59AM 
LIFESONG India, a report by Bob and Siromani Stoll, missionaries to India.
Lifesong for Orphans recently began its second year as administrators of a ministry to destitute children in India, a ministry founded in 1978 by Bob and Siromani Stoll. The focus of this ministry is evangelism, the heart of the ministry is blessing the unblessed, both physically and spiritually. Lifesong currently has in-country staff at 6 different homes for orphan and vulnerable children. These children are provided housing, daily Bible study classes, and 3 meals per day. They are being taught English and computer skills, in addition to the schooling they receive at their local public schools.
The need for such a ministry is evident; United Nations report 6 million children under the age of five died in India in 2006. In the face of such great need one might ask: Does a ministry caring for 585 children really matter? It surely does! By God’s grace it has meant that the thousands of truly needy children who have been cared for through the years in our six homes have entered their adult years as productive citizens with healthy bodies, an education and the knowledge of the one true God.
Our Jyothi Nivas (Light) home is of a group of our girls of mixed ages from grade school to college students. They are from the “untouchable” caste (outcasts) and have known the many deprivations associated with that. Now they are among the very blessed and are very thankful for that. Their appreciation is shown in their smiles. Their hands are positioned to convey a greeting of great respect.
