Joy of Easter: An Adoption Story

Seeinng the title of this blogpost, you might think we are a week behind. But, as you heard from Scott and Heidi, today is Good Friday in Ethiopia leading into their Easter weekend.  

   

What a special time for God to show His great faithfulness and steadfast love to Scott and Heidi as they adopted Zion and Fisher into their forever family.

 

This Easter season, we pray that each of you came to a deeper understanding of the incredible price and selfless ransom Jesus Christ paid for our adoption.

 

"We know what real love is because Jesus gave up his life for us. So we also ought to give up our lives for our brothers and sisters." 

1 John 3:16

 

To learn more about adoption grants & loans, please visit our website.

Upcoming Conferences! Together for Adoption & Summit VIII

Wanting to let you know of some EXCITING conferences that are coming up in the next couple months!

Together for Adoption Regional Conference -- Winston-Salem, North Carolina

April 28th, 2012 at Calvary West

Join us in the Winston-Salem, North Carolina area for our first Together for Adoption Regional Conference. T4A has been called, “the theological engine of the evangelical orphan care movement.”

Our objective: to magnify the adopting grace of God the Father in Christ Jesus and to mobilize the church for global orphan care. T4A Winston-Salem will provide you with a deeper sense of God’s adopting love for you and a better understanding of how to love and care for orphaned and vulnerable children in tangible ways.

Register online: https://togetherforadoption.webconnex.com/T4A_Winston-Salem

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Orphan Summit VIII Conference -- Lake Forest, California

May 3-4, 2012 at Saddleback Church

If you've adopted or are considering adoption, Summit VIII is for you!

*Adoption Track includes a host of vital issues: cross-racial adoption, attachment & bonding, thriving marriage amidst adoption challenges, fundraising for an adoption, straight talk from adoptees, adoption medicine and much more...

*Hague Credits -- See more...

*For Moms: Women's Path (New this year! Connection, Refreshment, Relationship)

*For Dads: Men and the Cause of the Fatherless

*Pre-Summit Session with Karyn Purvis and Milan & Kay Yerkovich (Come early! See more...) 

*Unforgettable plenary sessions, Steven Curtis Chapman concert, and a host of other amazing resources, Special Features, and much more!

Register online: https://summit.webconnex.com/summit8

Impact Able - Lifesong Zambia

***Impact Zambia Update: 26 commitments - 6 days to go! Will you consider joining the IMPACT?

Hi. I'm Able. I am 14 years old. I live with my mother's sister.  I have lived with her for 2 years.  My mother died when i was 5 years old.  Also, my little cousins, Marleen and Bethshaba, attend Lifesong school in Baby Class. I am in grade 7. My aunt sells vegtables outside our home to help earn an income. Thank you for helping Lifesong.

Able is one of the students that will be entering into the 8th grade.  As of now, we have no classrooms available for him and the other 21 grade 7 students. Will you help build a new classroom for Able so that he can continue school this fall and be part of the 5% of Zambia children that is able to attend High School?

Join Impact Zambia 100 to help build new classrooms for our students...

What's Impact Zambia 100?

We are looking for 100 people to give $20/month for 1 year! And, thanks to a generous donor your gift will be MATCHED dollar-for-dollar! What an exciting time to give!

Contact info@lifesongfororphans.org to be apart of the IMPACT!

Impact Davis - - Lifesong Zambia

***Impact Zambia 100 Update: 18 Impacters! Will you join us?

"Hi. My name is Davis. I am 14 years old and I live with my mother. She sells charcoal to earn a living. I live there with 3 younger brothers and one sister. Two of my brothers also attend Lifesong School.  Also, my cousin Paul live with us. My father died in 2004. He was a kind man and I loved him very much. May God bless you. Thank you for sponsoring Lifesong Zambia."

Day 3 of Impact Zambia!

Email info@lifesongfororphans.org to join the impact going on in Zambia--building more classrooms for kids like Davis AND an exciting opportunity to have your gift MATCHED!

We're looking for 82 more people to commit to give $20/month for 1 year! Will you be part of the Impact?

To learn more about Impact Zambia 100, click here.

'If not for Lifesong...' -- Impact Zambia 100

**Impact Zambia update: 11 team members! 9 days to go! Join the Imapct!

Listen in as missionary Mitzi McBride shares her heart concering the kids and school at Lifesong Zambia,

We are just completing end of year break. It was one month. Some would think that with school being out, things would be easier here...a little slower. We've found this to be the opposite. I've found myself over the last month consistently concerned about our Lifesong children while on "holiday."

 

I have seen some in the streets, at the market...and they look different. They look tired, hungry, and more dirty than usual. 

 

Clement, a 14 year old with major hearing impairment, had malaria and was hospitalized over the break. (2nd to the left in the white t-shirt)

Richard, a young man who lives with his older sister (yet she's been gone for a month), has been able to work on the farm to help him buy food during this "holiday" break. 

During this break, one of our brightest students showed up at our home after being beaten by his step-father. He now lives on campus with our foster family and is learning what it is like to be in a good family.

If there were no Lifesong...

Many children wouldn't eat. Some children would die from malaria and other diseases because of no medical care. Children would remain in abusive and neglectful environments.

 

During this break, I was able to see what their life would be like if they were not given the opportunity to go to school. It means more than education...for some, it means life.

 

So grateful I get to be a part of making a difference...and for those of you partnering with us, you can rest assured you are joining us in making a difference too.

To join Mitzi & Impact Zambia 100 in making a difference in the lives of children in Zambia, email info@lifesongfororphans.org and commit to be one of the 100 people to give $20/month for 1 year.  

And guess what? Thanks to a generous donor, all gifts will be MATCHED dollar-for-dollar up to $225,000!

To learn more about Impact Zambia 100 click here.