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Sallie Jane Studios Presents: Ethiopia on my mind…
These amazing prints are inspired by Scott & Mollie Page’s adoption journey and proceeds are benefiting Kidmia Orphans.
Check them out & take one home.
my contribution to the 99 Balloons “Blemish is Beauty” campaign.
Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves,
for the rights of all who are destitute.
Proverbs 31:8
Seed Adoption is Fully Funded!
Follow the link for full recap of all the partners, next steps & ways to follow this incredible story of hope.
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
Idea Camp Orphan Care - Closing Notes
I’ve learned a lot at Idea Camp these two days…
Dan king #fistbump
Chris Marlow still doesn’t know it’s actually called “idea” camp
chick fil a is only good for so long
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we must make ourselves vulnerable
fatherlessness is written in the hearts of our society
there is one statistic that matters the most - that’s you
Some of the most incredible organizations say they “aren’t doing enough”
this is about a child, not a statistic
ignorance isn’t bliss
a mother loves her child
In Kenyan slums, aprox 50% of teen girls are pregnant. Not b/c they are promiscuous - but b/c they are hungry.”
sometimes we have to sit in the dirt and listen
We’re running to the broken places, because that’s where we see God.
Aaron Ivey band is a full blown invitation to DO the gospel
there is value in every life
our perspective must change inside first
we need to walk towards the things that keep up awake at night
a life interrupted is life inspired
adoption is not about the past, it’s about the future
local churches can do great things
dad’s must be involved
reform is hard, but can happen (Heidi Cox)
the church is the only sustainable institution in the community
seek preservation of the family 1st
Foster parenting is one of the best things you can do to bless children (Susan Duke)
When I say I can’t do this, God says thank you
…so as we go back to our families, our npos, churches, etc
God Cares More about who you are that what you do
(story of meeting Charlie, who the world would call a janitor)
…picking up the discarded pieces
But you are now the guide…
“We can’t meet Kingdom Needs with Empire Values of Performance & Production” - Rick McKinley
(bring in kids)
and like this picture of a family and the child who is need of a father, it is also a picture of you and me. Because without Jesus, without His adoption of us, we can not do this task in front of us.
“you see, the world need’s Jesus. It doesn’t need another program to fix it, but it needs a revolution to redeem it.” - Rick McKinley
Until we find our adoption in jesus, there will be no peace or rest for our souls.
this picture is not of some orphaned child, it is a picture of me…it is a picture of you.
And with Jesus, we become a son/daughter of the only One who can truly accomplish His purpose.
“Man designed orphanages for children, but God designed Children for Families”
In Exodus, the people call out in their oppression & God heard their cry.
God hears the cry of these children.
“O Come, O come Emmanuel” as we cry for our Father, we in turn answer the voice of those calling for an earthly father.
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Let us listen to that cry through the story of Seth & Joy
Corrie & I had an opportunity to share our story leading up to our involvement in Idea Camp Orphan Care
a post by Elora Nicole about their upcoming journey of adoption from Ethiopia
“I am not an Orphan Care expert” a post for The Idea Camp Orphan Care (!C//Orphan)
I hope you can join me in February. Camp Details can be found by clicking here.
