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What is Seed Adoption? Seed Adoption is a pastoral training workshop that brings together influential pastors of evangelical churches from across a country to discuss (1) the plight of orphaned and vulnerable children, (2) a Biblical perspective centered on the gospel, adoption, and the local church, and (3) appropriate strategies to bring holistic and lasting change to the lives of orphaned children, all for the glory of God. We believe that the gospel, when understood and applied, must work through the local church and in the lives of Christians to effect such change. Therefore, in order to help address the orphan crisis, the Seed Adoption training aims to create, maintain, and encourage a national conversation with the indigenous church. Seed Adoption 2011: Ethiopia Three two-day workshops will be held in June 2011 in 3 strategic cities: Addis Ababa (Ethiopiaʼs capital city), Nazareth (capital of the Oromiya Region), and Awassa (Capital of Southern Nations Nationalities and Regional State). A total of 500 people will attend the workshops: 250 influential senior pastors and their wives. All 9 of Ethiopiaʼs regional states will be represented. YOU can help bring local adoption to Ethiopian churches. Just $70 covers ALL expenses for a local pastor and his wife to attend the Seed Adoption training. Click here for more. Goals We are praying that these workshops are a first step toward accomplishing a number of goals: + Create common understanding on the extent of the orphan crisis in Ethiopia and jointly identify the major root causes and consequences + Through biblical and theological training, deepen our understanding of Godʼs heart for the orphan as well as our biblical responsibility to holistically care for and adopt orphaned children + Design a joint strategy to address the orphan crisis at the national level through the cooperation of evangelical churches + Develop effective strategies that facilitate holistic care and local adoption of orphans into Christ-loving families at a local, grassroots level + Build a common forum of evangelical churches to share information, experiences, and best practices for sustainable orphan care and support + Raise financial and non-financial resources locally for orphan care and adoption

What is Seed Adoption?

Seed Adoption is a pastoral training workshop that brings together influential pastors of evangelical churches from across a country to discuss (1) the plight of orphaned and vulnerable children, (2) a Biblical perspective centered on the gospel, adoption, and the local church, and (3) appropriate strategies to bring holistic and lasting change to the lives of orphaned children, all for the glory of God.

We believe that the gospel, when understood and applied, must work through the local church and in the lives of Christians to effect such change. Therefore, in order to help address the orphan crisis, the Seed Adoption training aims to create, maintain, and encourage a national conversation with the indigenous church.

Seed Adoption 2011: Ethiopia

Three two-day workshops will be held in June 2011 in 3 strategic cities: Addis Ababa (Ethiopiaʼs capital city), Nazareth (capital of the Oromiya Region), and Awassa (Capital of Southern Nations Nationalities and Regional State). A total of 500 people will attend the workshops: 250 influential senior pastors and their wives. All 9 of Ethiopiaʼs regional states will be represented.

YOU can help bring local adoption to Ethiopian churches. Just $70 covers ALL expenses for a local pastor and his wife to attend the Seed Adoption training. Click here for more.

Goals

We are praying that these workshops are a first step toward accomplishing a number of goals:

+ Create common understanding on the extent of the orphan crisis in Ethiopia and jointly identify the major root causes and consequences

+ Through biblical and theological training, deepen our understanding of Godʼs heart for the orphan as well as our biblical responsibility to holistically care for and adopt orphaned children

+ Design a joint strategy to address the orphan crisis at the national level through the cooperation of evangelical churches

+ Develop effective strategies that facilitate holistic care and local adoption of orphans into Christ-loving families at a local, grassroots level

+ Build a common forum of evangelical churches to share information, experiences, and best practices for sustainable orphan care and support

+ Raise financial and non-financial resources locally for orphan care and adoption

Why Ethiopia?

Really excited that Stephen Miller will be coming to be one of the artist voices at Idea Camp in February.  If you haven’t heard his music, please take a little time to listen.

I had an opportunity to spend some time in Oklahoma City this month talking about the orphan care and church. 

“Mike Rusch talks about adoption and the church’s role in the continuum.”

Special thanks to Ben Nockels of Skyline Church for inviting me to be a part of the work they are doing.  These conversations will continue in February at Idea Camp Orphan Care - hope you can make it.

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…hard to believe that this was one year ago today.  Life will never to be same and we wouldn’t change it for the world. Here was the day as we captured in on our whrrl story… Ethiopia (Being…pt 3) - Today Sosi Will be in Our Arms

…hard to believe that this was one year ago today.  Life will never to be same and we wouldn’t change it for the world.

Here was the day as we captured in on our whrrl story…

Ethiopia (Being…pt 3) - Today Sosi Will be in Our Arms

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Today marks Christmas Day in Ethiopia…

Today marks Christmas Day in Ethiopia…

jubilee.

a post by Elora Nicole about their upcoming journey of adoption from Ethiopia

Enoch’s Story

…this story brings tears to my eyes every time I watch it.

Gladney Center for Adoption

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sethprimm:

An interview with local radio station, KLRC, on Orphan Sunday (11.07.10) about orphan care and Bringing Home Beautiful.

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I pray that Sosi never forgets and fully realizes that she is made in the image of her creator.  Created for a reason & a purpose.

“God Made Me” by Sosi

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I was honored to meet Kidmia Board Member Beau Fornett and Kidmia’s Ethiopian director Aschalew Abebe earlier this month when they came to NW Arkansas. It was humbling to have both in our home & hear them speak of Ethiopia, the orphan and the solutions they are working toward. Take the time to listen to Aschalew’s message at Watermark Church.  It is powerful & beautiful. Aschalew Abebe:  Love, Give, Serve

I was honored to meet Kidmia Board Member Beau Fornett and Kidmia’s Ethiopian director Aschalew Abebe earlier this month when they came to NW Arkansas.

It was humbling to have both in our home & hear them speak of Ethiopia, the orphan and the solutions they are working toward.

Take the time to listen to Aschalew’s message at Watermark Church.  It is powerful & beautiful.

Aschalew Abebe:  Love, Give, Serve

Ethiopia has one of the highest child marriage rates in the world. 43% of girls in Ethiopia’s Amhara region are married before the age of 15. In response, the United Nations Foundation (UNF) has established educational programs throughout Ethiopia that put girls and women through school, and challenge traditional thinking on child marriage. By investing in education, the UNF hopes to inspire a change in local sentiment surrounding this sensitive cultural issue.

A Lasting Impact focuses on the personal experiences of those who have had their lives changed due to the influence of these UNF sponsored programs. The video further explores the larger implications that reforms like these create.

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