"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" (James 1:27).
World Magazine contains an interesting article this week about churches that provide matching funds and no-interest loans to families who want to adopt. It may be read at www.worldmag.com/articles/14558.
Jenna Marie Howard of World Orphans left a comment on my blog this afternoon at http://adisciplesthoughts.blogspot.com/2008/09/influencing-powerful-on-behalf-of-weak.html. She works for a group that helps churches provide homes for orphans in countries that have been devastated by the AIDS crisis, famine, war or other factors that have left the communities with large numbers of orphans. Churches may be interested in using the services of World Orphans at http://www.worldorphans.org/.
Finally, I can recommend Christian Services of Oklahoma (http://www.christian-adoption.org/) for families wanting to adopt children. The cost is about half the normal cost of an adoption because Christians from Churches of Christ donate enough money to keep expenses down. We used Christian Services of Oklahoma during our adoption process.
Thanks for reading!
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I read your blog with great interest. It's amazing how many children out there need our help. My husband and I have sponsored kids of our own in Africa. I have recently found a home business that dedicates itself to finding "guardians" for kids who need sponsorship. Now I can work from home and still continue my stay home mom duties, as well as my church volunteer work. Thanks for your ideas!
Thanks for the comment, Jessica! It looks like we share common interests, even though we approach it from different angles. Keep up the good work!
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