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Entries in orphan care (122)

Thursday
Oct012009

Orphan Awareness Seminar

Dark to Dawn Ministries held an orphan and adoption seminar on Saturday, September 26, 2009 in Newbury Park, CA. The passion of Dark to Dawn is to equip believers from any and every season in life to discover their God-directed path to care for orphans.

Through God's Word, they introduced attendees to several ways you can get involved in caring for orphans. Check out their ideas for caring for orphans in any stage of life. The event was completely bathed in prayer as the committee prayed over each registered attendee.

 

  

 Each attendee was encouraged to consider how they could incorporate National Orphan Sunday into their church and community.

 

 

 

 

 

There was also a panel of advocates availalbe to share their stories and field questions.

 

 

The committee also used the event to announce their partnership with Lifesong through the Conejo Valley Adoption Fund, which local churches can get involved in.

An attendee shared,

Last Saturday was a delightful event. The display tables were helpful, the presenters were engaging, the panel members were authentic and the closing comments were brilliant and very valuable. We don't hear enough about the need to "understand" bonding/connection from the child's perspective.

In my opinion, the day was a home run!!"

Another said,

The scales fell from my eyes.  Now, we just need to ask the Lord where do we go from here, we'll go....where he leads..."

As you can see, the event was a huge success!

Friday
Aug212009

Ministry In Action

  We are excited to partner with our friends in Newbury Park, CA for an upcoming seminar!

Join Dark to Dawn Ministries Saturday, September 26, 2009 for an orphan and adoption seminar. Lifesong and several other organizations will be speaking at this event.

Dark to Dawn's mission is to defend the cause of the orphans by declaring God's mandate for their care and encouraging and equipping the church to take action.

Please join us for this opportunity to be inspired by God’s word and heart for orphans!

 Click here for a printable flyer

Tuesday
Jul072009

T4A Conference '09 - Are you in?

Check out the highly relevant workshops....be there or be square! :)


Thursday
Mar262009

Advocating in action... | India Vision Trip

Gary and Marla Ringger with children at Chitty Memorial Home
Our Lifesong-India Vision Team recently returned from a VisionTrip where the purpose was to meet with our indigenous Lifesong staff and strategize on how to improve & grow our Orphan Care work there...it was a fantastic trip!

I plan on highlighting different aspects of the trip over the next few days...

One of the tender moments was when the young girls were having fun playing games with Marla Ringger @ Jyothi Nivas children's home...one special little girl asked Marla to pray over her day at school, her life, etc - it was special!

 As we look at these pictures, I can't help but to think "...isn't this so much more meaningful than playing golf or laying out on the beach year round?" 


God blessed us, so that we may bless others...

 

this little girl asked Marla to pray over her - tender moment

Thursday
Feb262009

EQUIP'09 - practical tools to care for orphans

I'm looking forward to talk to central Illinois churches in my workshop about practical ways to care for orphans at the EQUIP'09 Christian Worker's Conference

 

Speaking Topics:

  1. Becoming an Orphan Advocate
  2. InnovativeAdoption Funding
  3. Church Adoption Funds
  4. Strategic Orphan Care (in-country solutions)

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