Help Wanted: Advocating for Orphans in different Seasons of Life

How can I make a difference? Spiritual Employment Opportunities:

What are you good at? What do you enjoy? The vulnerable kids need you!

What can an 11 yr old kid do?

Just a little makes a difference!...

www.kidscaring4kids.org

Coffee for a Cause Create shop @ your

church

Naturally conducive to talk orphans

Think Missionally. Act Intentionally.

www.gobena.org http://vimeo.com/7673568

Adoption Funding Tool

Help a WIDOW & ORPHAN!

Innovative tool to remove financial barrier A team fixes up a widow’s home Renovation provided for free to widow (donated labor & construction

materials) Sponsorship donations help fund adoption expenses

How does this help fund adoptions? 100% of donated sponsorships are used for adoption expenses Disbursed as Adoption Grant & Adoption Loan (thru Lifesong)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98PD-O97N3I&feature=player_embedded

Zambia Liaison Successful management

career:

Same “people skills” to mentor, coach, guide and lead team in pharm industry Put to work in leading our Lifesong

Zambia teachers, director, etc.

Similar operational, electrical, and mechanical skills in large poultry farm Put to work in water supply,

renovation projects, sanitation & living conditions

Creating business/employment Talapia farm, banana farms, etc..

How can I make a difference? Spiritual Employment Opportunities:

What are you good at? What do you enjoy? We want you! Construction Teachers, Educators Relationships Letter-writing Entrepreneurship – starting micro-business Medical & dental Building a team Computer/IT Photography/videography Etc…

Your Church + Indigenous Church…

India Liberia Ethiopia Honduras Ukraine Zambia

1st United Church – Gridley, IL

mission trip letter-writing rel’shp engage Sunday school

kids $40 allowance, $20k+ Transport van,

desks/chairs, feeding program, curriculum, etc.

Overview…

Inviting You!...engaging the Church We firmly believe that the only way we can change kids' lives eternally is by engaging

the US church and the indigenous church to come alongside the needs of orphan children.

Consider 3 year commitment to sponsor/”adopt” one specific orphanage or orphan care initiative (Ukraine, Zambia, India, etc.)

Yearly Mission Trip Team of up to 12-15 people visit an orphan care initiative/facility Prime opportunity/synergy – US church, local church, and the children…. VBS & work projects

Letter-writing / Skype interactions Quarterly letter writing to 1 or more specific orphan children you sponsor Skype web cam feeds

Financially support CCP ministry financially support the indigenous program and mentors (in country staff) that will do

the year-round, daily mentoring and discipleship.

What can ONE person really do?

If you think you are too small to make a difference, you’ve never spent the night with a mosquito

Kenyan proverb

Don’t fail to do something, just because you can’t do everything

Bob Pierce, founder of World Vision

10 Ways to Care for Orphans…

www.hopefororphans.org

Pure Religion… who is more blessed?

“The greatest tragedy in life is not death…but rather a life lived without purpose”

~ Pastor Emmanuel Jones (Liberia)

Kendall’s Story…

The story of KC4K

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKTKxwJM0jY

“It doesn't take a lot to make a difference” $5 buys shoes $10 buys a school uniform $150 buys a bike

Fun!

http://www.dance4lifesong.com

http://vimeo.com/16175619

Orphan Advocates - Liberia

Keith & Kay…. Sold business /

wants to serve orphans

Advocating for orphan care initiative in Liberia

Using their unique gifts & skills to be Liaison

Lisa Feist

fluxokc.wordpress.com

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_yW2rv2v2E&feature=player_embedded

skylineokc.com/missions