Conferences you don't want to miss!

Calling all church pastors, adoption & orphan advocates and adoptive (or considering adoption) families!! We're excited to highlight some incredible upcoming conferences with a focus on the fatherless...

July 26, 2012

Afflicted Conference (Eureka, IL)

"Give justice to the weak and the fatherless; maintain the right of the afflicted and destitute." Psalm 82:3

Afflicted Conference will share the needs of not only the fatherless, but also reflect on the human slavery that is tragically increasing in our world and what WE, as the body of Christ, can do to help make a difference! Visit the Afflicted Conference Facebook page for more details!

September 14-15, 2012

Empowered to Connect (Nashville, TN)

Empowered To Connect, together with Show Hope, hosts the Empowered To Connect Conference — a two-day conference designed to help adoptive and foster parents, ministry leaders and professionals better understand how to connect with “children from hard places” in order to help them heal and become all that God desires for them to be. Click here to register.

September 14-15, 2012

Together for Adoption Conferce (Atlanta, GA)

Romanticizing orphan care and adoption is so very easy and tempting to do. But there is no such thing as orphan care and adoption without suffering. The primary objective of this conference is to take Christians deeper into God’s story of adoption to give hope and practical tools to walk with deep joy through “the sufferings of this present time” (Romans 8:18-23) for God’s glory and the good of orphans around the world.  To register or learn more, visit their 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

Orphan's Table... and winners!

Experiences impact us more deeply than words.

For Orphan Sunday share a meal eaten by orphans around the world with your family, small group or church.

As you eat with the orphan, make this a time of reflection and prayer as well.

When you request The Orphan's Table from orphansunday.org, you will be shipped:

• An easy-to-cook package - the same food provided to feed orphans worldwide (instructions included)
• And Orphan Sunday Prayer and Discussion Guide to help you make the most of this experience. 

Cool, eh?!  Check out orphansunday.org to find out more!

And now the moment so MANY of you have been waiting for... 

First of all, the winner of the Choisi flower pins was Jessica Miner Carpenter... twice!

Secondly... we would like to introduce the Grand Prize winner of 2 tickets to Together for Adoption, a one night stay in a hotel AND airfare to Phoenix, AZ...

Drawn by our very own president, Gary W Ringger:

Wow, Jessica Miner Carpenter, it's YOUR day!  Congratulations!

Thank you to everyone who participated.  This has been fun!

Jessica, you can contact info@lifesongfororphans.org to collect your winnings!

 

Classy Competition part 2

Alright, folks, it's time to talk about round 2 of our Classy Competition!  (if you don't know what this is click HERE)

Last week our winners were Allison Heinkekamp and Beth Carey Tysdal!  These ladies both won a copy of "Orphanology" the book AND a chance to win at our GRAND PRIZE... a FREE trip for two to Arizona and the Together for Adoption Conference! (find out more about this conference HERE)

This week the format will be the same.  Simply vote for Kids Caring 4 Kids HERE in categories:

Small Charity of the Year

and

Most Creative Fundraiser by a Charity

(make sure you click the SUBMIT MY VOTES button or your votes won't count!)

SO...

-YOU vote for Kids Caring 4 Kids

-ASK your friends to vote for Kids Caring 4 Kids

-ASK your friends to enter you into our drawing by posting YOUR name on OUR facebook wall (or comment on THIS post)

You will be entered in our drawing for every friend that votes and get a chance to win...

a Lifesong T-shirt! (look how EXCITED Leah and I are about wearing our Lifesong tees!  YOU could be this excited too!)

AND you will also be entered in our final drawing for the Grand Prize!

Once again there will be 2 winners and once again your votes will count from midnight tonight (12am Wednesday morning to be precise) to 11:59pm Wednesday night!  (Note* you can vote at anytime but only votes made within this time frame will count for THIS drawing)

Your votes matter!  They matter to help us continue serving kids like Veronica, one of our Lifesong students in Zambia.

Vote for a chance to win!  Win for you AND a child!

  

Questions, comments, or concerns?  Email info@lifesongfororphans.org

Together for Adoption

It's exciting to share with you another upcoming Adoption/Orphan Care conference with gospel-saturated general sessions, breakout sessions, and time to network with other churches, organizations, and adoptive families.

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