Rescued

Our Lifesong director in Liberia, Bishop Emmanuel Jones, has a passion for children that is contagious... probably because he understands from experience what it's like to be hungry and abandoned.

Bishop Emmanuel Jones from Lifesong for Orphans on Vimeo.

Now, after spending years helping orphans and street children through their Master's Home of Champions program, he and his wife, Ramona, have taken their passion a step further and invited three newborn triplets, Faith, Hope, and Joy, into their home!

Imagine what it would be like to foster newborn triplets!  

Do you have that picture nice and vivid in your mind?

Now, imagine walking 11 hours to pick them up!  Not driving, walking! 

That's exactly what Emmanuel did when he discovered their need for a home!   

Wow!  What an awesome visual of Christ crossing leaps and bounds to rescue us!

Help William Walk...

Meet William.

William was born with club feet, a condition easily fixed at birth in the states, but often left untreated in parts of the world that do not have the financial or medical capabilities to perform surgery.  He is one of our little guys who attends the Lifesong school in Zambia. 

A team from central Illinois visited this past January and their hearts were touched by the sadness in William's eyes as he stood on the sidelines watching the other children run and play.  Touched as they saw him carried over a mile by his older brother to school.  Touched as he walked completely on the sides of his feet.  So touched that they, along with others, have been moved to action in seeking medical help for William.

They are in the process of contacting doctors both in the US and Zambia figuring out the legal, medical and financial issues of this situation.

Please pray that our Father will bless this effort and that there could be a healing for William's body and that through this effort Christ will ultimately be glorified.

If you would like to help financially, please make checks payable to Lifesong for Orphans or donate online.  Please include memo "Help William Walk".

What to stay updated on William?  Join the Help William Walk Facebook fan page for more pictures.

Running with Purpose...

David and Adam are bringing a whole new meaning to the term, "hard core".

This year, they are training to participate in the Beast Series which consists of seven ultramarathons which range from 31 to 100 miles in length. 

Why?!, you may ask. 

They obviously have a passion for the sport...but that's not all.  They have a deep passion for the fatherless and have committed to help raise money through their races to help adoptive families, who share that passion.

Partnering with Lifesong for Orphans, Run for Orphans' goal is to raise $100,000.00 in 2010 which will be used as matching grants to faciliate the adoption of 20 children.

Check out this video...

To learn more about Run for Orphans and how you can help, visit their website.

Benefit for Orphans with Special Needs

Grace Haven Ministries is hosting their 1st Annual Benefit Dinner & Silent Auction Sunday, March 14, at 5-8pm in Bentonville, AR.

Grace Haven Ministries' two-tiered mission strives to advocate for the orphan along with addressing the healing and restoration needs for adoptive families through prayer, encouragement, and fundraising as well as partnering with Lifesong for Orphans in caring for our orphans with special needs in Ukraine.

Tickets and additional information are available on their website.

How can my church become more 'adoption-friendly'?

World Magazine article, Look After Orphans (Paul Golden, January 30, 2010), presents 20 proactive ways in which your church can answer the call to 'look after orphans in their distress' (James 1:27)

Here are some highlights:

#1--'Pray that you and your church would become adoption-friendly'

#4--'Make adoption resources available to the church'

#10--'Create a standing chruch fund for adoption costs'

#16--'Sponsor a child'

Want to know more?

Read the article online or join us on our Facebook fan page as we feature these 20 ways in the next 20 days!