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Guest post on Amber Haines Blog (http://therunamuck.com)
Today I am humbled to have Greg Russinger, founding member and president of JustOne and One Voice to End Slavery, as a guest poster here at the RunaMuck. I confess that it had never crossed my mind until recently to wonder what it’s like to be a Foster Child in Transit, and I’m grateful for Greg’s perspective.
to read the rest of the post, follow this link “Living as a FCIT”
from Laura Leigh Parker…
As I begin to enter the conversation about how to help the Orphan Crisis, I am reminded of a post I wrote last year. It went something like this:
“A Church in Texas ran a full-page ad in the Dallas Morning News. Big black letters, boldly declaring an apology. No excuses, no requests for money. Just an admission and a plea for forgiveness. In the last two years, this particular church has started to mean what they say by radically impacting their community and the world through finances and programs that give aid, relief, education, and the love of Jesus to thousands.
The full-page ad that greeted the public that day stated simply…
…continuing reading full blog post at
We Were Wrong {The Orphan Crisis}
Video Link: !C//ORPHAN Tom Davis on Call of Every Christian (Part 2)
For more info and to join us in Feb, please visit TheIdeaCamp.com and register.
An interview with local radio station, KLRC, on Orphan Sunday (11.07.10) about orphan care and Bringing Home Beautiful.
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Video Link: !C//ORPHAN Keynote, Tom Davis on Justice
We are honored to have Tom Davis as a guide at the upcoming Idea Camp Orphan Care. We spent a few minutes with him in Austin to hear his heart for the orphan and justice.
Spend a few minutes and consider coming to Idea Camp in Feb. This is just a tip of the iceberg.
NW Arkansas Gladney Family Association Kickoff
Last week we had the joy of being a part of the kick off event for the Gladney Family Association (@Gladney_Center) here in NW Arkansas. It was an opportunity to gather with other families in our community who have adopted or are in the processes of adopting through Gladney. It was a beautiful opportunity to sit with old friends and meet new ones.
We had the joy of having Scott Brown (@jscottbrown) travel up from Gladney’s home office in Ft. Worth to be with us for the evening. Of course Scott holds a special place in the heart of many NW Arkansas families because of his role as the head of African programs for Gladney. This is especially true for Corrie and I because Scott was with us the day that Sosi was first placed in our arms.
There truly is a special bond that develops between families who have traveled down the adoption road, and every time I have the opportunity to spend time with these other families it feels like we begin our relationship at a different place. It’s a place where the value of family and for caring for those without one is the foundation. So, needless to say, this evening was just good.
We are so appreciative of Gladney and the support they provide to those families who they lead through the journey of adoption. I think it speaks volumes that one of the attributes of the Gladney Family Association is that you actually don’t have had to have adopted through Gladney to join the association and benefit from their services. In fact we have some friends with us this evening from other agencies & you would have never known it.
If you are a family who has adopted or is even just thinking about it, take a few minutes to connect with a Gladney Family Association near you. More info on their website (Gladney.com Gladney Family Associations). Watch for upcoming Gladney Family Association events on their website or please contact Wendy Lee (wendy.lee@gladney.org) who directs the GFA for Gladney. If you are a member of the GFA, news of upcoming events will be sent directly to you.
Two final things…
On Feb 25th & 26th, there will be a national orphan care conference in NW Arkansas called The Idea Camp Orphan Care (!COrphan). Gladney will be a voice at this conference and there will be additional opportunities during the conference to reconnect. You can visit the Idea Camp website for registration info.
Also, if you haven’t visited NWAAdoptions.com (@nwaadoptions), there are some great ways to connect with other families in NW Arkansas involved in adoption, foster care, child sponsorship, grandparents of adoptive children and so much more.
Again, thanks to Gladney and we look forward to gathering again soon.
On Feb 25th & Feb 26th, Idea Camp Orphan Care is coming to NW Arkansas!
The upcoming Idea Camp is focusing on Orphan Care and the Church. We will facilitate fresh, honest and transformative conversations with leading thinkers and practitioners on topics including US & International care, community development, trafficking of orphans, adoption, foster care, child sponsorship, special needs, cross-cultural & religious dynamics to care, and many more. Our desire is to live life as God’s loving expressions of grace and hope to our world through tangible acts of care for orphans.
You’re invited to join us on this collaborative movement.
There is a very dear and very special team of people from NW Arkansas who are in Haiti today serving with Help End Local Poverty.
Please take a few moments to follow their story on the Help End Local Poverty Blog
“Orphans are easier to ignore before you know their names. They are easier to ignore before you see their faces. It is easier to pretend they’re not real before you hold them in your arms. But once you do, everything changes.”
David Platt
this morning I walked into Will’s room and found that he had snagged Seth Primm’s music sheets from the “Present in the City - The Fatherless” event earlier this week. Not only had he snagged them, but he had copied the lyrics of “Bound Together” word for word onto another piece of paper so that he “could play the notes”.
Then, to my surprise, he asked if he could play the song for me.
After it was over he asked a simple question…
“When we go to Africa can I play it for all the orphans we meet?”
In this simple question he asks some much bigger questions with the expectations that we will return and when we do we will be serving those children whom he was signing about.
Today, my heart is redirected because of the heart of a 7 year old boy who wants to sing.
I had opportunity to write a guest blog post on our adoption story for this upcoming Orphan Sunday. Take a few minutes leading into this weekend to consider the beauty of a child who needs to be seen as an image of the one who created them.
Thanks Elora Nicole for the honor!
