This is a repost from a couple of years ago, I hope to have a new post next week. Blessings.
When caring for children at risk, children who are abandoned or orphaned, it’s important to realize it’s just for a season. You need to know that, for many reasons, children you’re caring for are going to leave. We need to be ready for it, and we need to help them be ready for it. Continue reading
What is the definition of an orphan? I know this sounds pretty straightforward but depending on who you talk to the definition of what an orphan is can vary widely. Most people assume that an orphan is a child that has no parents. But orphan can also define many other situations where the child might have a parent or two; they just aren’t around to care for the child. Both UNICEF and World Vision define an orphan as a child who has lost one or both parents. Continue reading
We’re less than halfway through the year 2020. So far, we’ve gone through impeachment trials, locusts, famine, race riots, and an ongoing pandemic and economic collapse. These are obviously unstable times in which we’re living. So how does one approach the expanding world of orphan care in a rapidly changing world? We must provide as much stability as we can to the young lives in our care. Continue reading
Anyone who works with orphaned or abandoned children can quote James 1:27 by heart: “Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.” It’s the go-to verse whenever one is teaching or sharing about orphan care. But references to orphans, and God’s heart for the orphan, are sprinkled throughout the Bible. If we want to care about the things that are important to God, orphans and orphan care need to be in that mix.
Below are a few biblical themes that come up often regarding orphans: Continue reading
