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Monday, April 29, 2013
Ethiopian Students Need Sponsors
Labels:
Ethiopia,
LifeSong for Orphans,
orphans,
sponsorships
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Last Chance to Register for CAFO Summit
Online
registration closes on Friday, April 26.
Join
us May 2-3, 2013 in Nashville, TN
EXPLORE and celebrate how
God's profound love for the fatherless reveals the
depths of His love for each of us.
LEARN to build up the
local church as a vibrant center of adoption, foster care and
global orphan ministry.
EXPERIENCE the
burgeoning orphan care movement with adoptive and
foster families, enthusiastic advocates, ministry entrepreneurs, and believers
from around the globe.
GROW practical
knowledge and skills for parents, churches, and
organizations in more than eighty workshops and unforgettable plenary sessions
including: David Platt, Randy Alcorn, Michele Bachmann, Bishop & Donna
Martin, Nicole C. Mullen and other global leaders.
Labels:
adoption,
advocacy,
CAFO Summit,
Conferences,
Foster Care,
orphans
Monday, April 22, 2013
Webinar: Making the Best Use of Social Media for Good
Alliance
Webinar Series
The Christian Alliance for Orphans Webinar
Series is designed to help individuals like you create and grow effective
adoption, foster care and global orphan ministry in local
churches.
You're Invited...
Making
the Best Use of Social Media for Good
Date: Wednesday, April 24, 2013 Time:
1:00 PM Central
In today’s world some
of the greatest impact in orphan advocacy is coming from online tools. How can
you best use your voice for good while harnessing the technology at your
fingertips? How can you get your message out effectively with both confidence
and wisdom?
Join Shaun Groves,
Coordinator of Blog Ministries for Compassion International, as he explores how
to use your online voice for good in a way that will magnify your message and
engage your audience.
Presenters:
Shaun Groves, Coordinator of Blog Marketing, Compassion International
Each 60-minute webinar in this series will
give local advocates access to the knowledge and experience of top Alliance
member churches and organizations nationwide, covering key topics on adoption,
foster care and/or global orphan care. Every webinar will be hosted by a local
church orphan ministry and co-presented by one or more national experts on the
subject matter. This pairing will deliver a combination of specialist
information and resources alongside a “here’s how it works in a real church”
perspective.
Labels:
advocacy,
Christian Alliance for Orphans,
ministry,
orphans,
social media,
webinar
Friday, April 19, 2013
Special Health Alert for Ethiopian Children: Codeine
“The FDA recently announced that there have been 3 deaths in young children
related to the administration of oral codeine after tonsillectomy. Children at
risk have a specific enzyme that concerts codeine to morphine more rapidly and
completely than the average person. The prevalence of this gene in
African-Americans, Caucasians, and Asians is typically low (1-6%), but the
prevalence in Ethiopian children is about 30%. It might be a good idea to inform
parents who have adopted from Ethiopia that they might talk to their child’s
doctor about this if their child needs medication for postoperative pain.”
International Adoption Clinic at Children’s Hospital & Research Center Oakland
http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/ucm313631.htm
Labels:
adoption,
Ethiopia,
health alert
Thursday, April 18, 2013
FamilyLife Broadcast Friday on Summit IX and the Christian Orphan Care Movement!
You can catch it on your local Christian radio station’s broadcast or on the Family Life Today site HERE. Locally in the Chicago area, tune in to WMBI 90.1 FM at 11:00a.m.
See you at the Summit!
Monday, April 15, 2013
Webinar: Making Adoption Affordable
The cost may seem daunting, but there are many ways to make adoption affordable.
Please join us on April 16 at 8 p.m. EDT
for our webinar, Making Adoption Affordable.
- A tax expert will speak about the adoption tax credits and other options to consider when financing adoption.
- A family will share their adoption stories and why they didn't wait until they "thought they could afford it."
Can't make it to the live version?
Register to get the link to the recorded version when it's been posted.
Sunday, April 14, 2013
Ethiopia Family Night!
YOU'RE
INVITED!
Bring the
whole family and learn about Loving Shepherd Ministries (LSM) in Ethiopia!
If you're in the
Bluffton (IN) area, please join them for a great evening to learn about Ethiopian
culture, buy ethnic items and sample foods. You'll also have a chance to hear
from Allen and Susan Stoller (LSM Missionaries in Addis Ababa) and learn how you
can be involved in rescuing children and their mothers from
prostitution.
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Read some stories of rescue in Ethiopia here. Join LSM on
April 26th as they band together to care for these vulnerable women and
children! Share the event on facebook here! |
Friday, April 12, 2013
Oak Park Adoption Agency Announces New Program in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Adoption-Link will partner with Acres of Hope/The African
Alliance for Life
to provide hope to orphaned children in The DRC
Adoption-Link, a full service Hague-accredited adoption agency in Oak Park, Illinois, has joined forces with Acres of Hope (AOH), a charitable organization dedicated to supporting the vulnerable people of Liberia. Recently AOH expanded its mission to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, calling its program there “The African Alliance for Life.”
The Democratic Republic of the Congo, DRC, is the second largest country in Africa with a population of nearly 72 million. Despite a wealth of natural resources the country has experienced devastating political instability and over 5 million DRC citizens have perished due to war and associated famine and disease. The African Alliance for Life will work with authorities to identify and find help for vulnerable children, including the verification of orphan status for children who have lost their families.
to provide hope to orphaned children in The DRC
Adoption-Link, a full service Hague-accredited adoption agency in Oak Park, Illinois, has joined forces with Acres of Hope (AOH), a charitable organization dedicated to supporting the vulnerable people of Liberia. Recently AOH expanded its mission to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, calling its program there “The African Alliance for Life.”
The Democratic Republic of the Congo, DRC, is the second largest country in Africa with a population of nearly 72 million. Despite a wealth of natural resources the country has experienced devastating political instability and over 5 million DRC citizens have perished due to war and associated famine and disease. The African Alliance for Life will work with authorities to identify and find help for vulnerable children, including the verification of orphan status for children who have lost their families.
“The
goal of our new partnership is to aid and support families and orphans in The
DRC through social responsibility and, where
appropriate, adoption,” noted Noreen
Davidson, Executive Director of
Adoption-Link.
Stephanie Francois, Director of International Programs for
Adoption-Link, commented on the new relationship.
“We are so excited about our new DRC program. We are partnering with an
established organization with a huge heart for the DRC and Africa!
We look forward to finding families for the many children waiting for
permanent, loving homes.”
Potential adoptive families who may be interested in the DRC Program can find detailed information on the Adoption-Link website, www.adoption-link.org. DRC will accept qualified families consisting of married couples or single women. There is no upper age limit for qualified adopting parents to meet United States Citizenship and Immigration Services requirements.
Adoption-Link is accepting new applications from qualified adoptive families for all of its programs, including DRC. Families interested in adopting from DRC are invited to contact Ms. Francois at the Adoption-Link office, 708-524-1433, or email her at Stephanie.Francois@adoption-link.org. For additional information please visit www.adoption-link.org. Adoption-Link will be hosting an Information meeting on Thursday, April 11 from 7-9pm. Potential attendees may register online or via email at info@adoption-link.org.
Potential adoptive families who may be interested in the DRC Program can find detailed information on the Adoption-Link website, www.adoption-link.org. DRC will accept qualified families consisting of married couples or single women. There is no upper age limit for qualified adopting parents to meet United States Citizenship and Immigration Services requirements.
Adoption-Link is accepting new applications from qualified adoptive families for all of its programs, including DRC. Families interested in adopting from DRC are invited to contact Ms. Francois at the Adoption-Link office, 708-524-1433, or email her at Stephanie.Francois@adoption-link.org. For additional information please visit www.adoption-link.org. Adoption-Link will be hosting an Information meeting on Thursday, April 11 from 7-9pm. Potential attendees may register online or via email at info@adoption-link.org.
Monday, April 8, 2013
STUCK Documentary Coming to Chicago
The award-winning documentary film, STUCK, is the story of the
struggles and rewards of international adoption. It is travelling to 60 cities
over 3 months, beginning March 1. It will be in Chicago on April 26 at the Music
Box Theater.
STUCK follows the stories of four orphans from Haiti, Vietnam and
Ethiopia and their heartbreaking struggles to come home to their families. To
view the trailer, purchase theater tickets, or download the film for personal
viewing, please visit www.stuckdocumentary.com.
Prominent Americans including Gerda Weissmann Klein (Jewish Holocaust
survivor, author and human rights activist) and Jedd Medefind (Christian
Alliance for Orphans) have endorsed the film. Their inspirational words can be
viewed at http://vimeo.com/61031241(Gerda) and http://vimeo.com/59461549. (Jedd).
More than a movie, this is a movement – a movement to ensure that every child
has the possibility to grow up in a loving family. Viewers are asked to move
beyond politics and borders, and address the lives of children who are stuck in
a broken system.
The STUCK film is designed to raise awareness – and outrage – over the
deplorable system of international adoption. Bureaucracy, inefficiencies and
politics keep children incarcerated in orphanages around the world when loving
families are willing and eager to adopt them.
The award-winning documentary film was created by Both Ends Burning, a
non-profit dedicated to international adoption reform. Founder and President
(and STUCK Executive Producer) Craig Juntunen is passionate that it is
every child’s fundamental right to have the opportunity to grow up in a loving
family. As producer of the movie, his vision is for STUCK to be a
change-agent in reforming the current broken process of international
adoption.
During the day, the STUCK team will visit local media, houses of
worship, community organizations and universities to create a sense of community
involvement and pride in adoption. If your group is interested in organizing or
hosting an event, please contact Rochelle Rickoff, Volunteer Manager at Rochelle.rrr@gmail.com.
The STUCK Tour bus will end in Washington, D.C. when the petition
signatures collected during the trip will be delivered to legislators on Capitol
Hill during the Step Forward for Orphans March on May 17th.
What are some easy things you can do to help?
· Come see the movie! Advance-purchase film tickets are available and
highly encouraged. To see when STUCK will be near you and to buy tickets
for the film, please visitwww.stuckdocumentary.com/.
· Volunteer to be part of the STUCK team when the film comes to
your city athttps://bothendsburning.org/initiatives/stuck-tour/volunteer/.
· Sign the petition at http://www.change.org/petitions/make-a-child-s-right-to-a-family-our-priority
or text “orphans” to 67463 to sign the petition right from your phone! The goal
is to have 1 million signatures by May 17th.
· Join us for the National March for Orphans in Washington, DC on May
17th. Register athttps://bothendsburning.org/initiatives/the-step-forward-for-orphans-march/.
· Spread the word. This movement is highly dependent on social
networking:
o Like our Facebook page here, share it on your page, change your
Facebook cover photo to our “Official STUCK cover photo” and share your city’s
event tab with your friends.
o Follow STUCK on Twitter/Instagram(@Stuck2013) and use
hashtags #StuckTour, #JoinTheMovement, #STUCK, #SaveAChild, #CelebrateFamily.
o E-blast this information to your family, friends, colleagues, houses
of worship, community organizations and interfaith networks. The sky is the
limit!
· If you cannot attend a film screening, download and view the film
for individual use atwww.stuckdocumentary.com.
For more information, call the Both Ends Burning office at 877-908-5161 or visit the STUCKWeb site at www.stuckdocumentary.com.
Saturday, April 6, 2013
The Children's Closet
The Children’s Closet is an organization supported and utilized by churches and community groups throughout the Northwest Suburbs of Chicago. It is hosted at Calvary Community Church in Schaumburg IL . They work with agencies such as DCFS, Safe Families for Children and organizations caring for families in need with children.
The Children’s Closet provides clothing free of charge to help families who are providing temporary homes for children in need. They also provide children's clothing to low income families in need.
If you are in need of children's clothing or would like to donate clothes, please contact Lisa Phalen at phalen245@att.net.
Labels:
clothing,
Foster Care,
Safe Families
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Monthly Pot-Luck Gathering At Willow Creek
The
Vulnerable Children’s Ministry
Invites you to a
Monthly Pot-luck Gathering
for those interested
and involved in
Adoption, Foster Care,
Safe Families and Orphan Care
Join us as
we welcome the Gorbatenko family from Willow Creek,
and hear
their story of adopting three of their
children from Russia. It’s a story
of God’s faithfulness and their test of faith to bring home the children born
in their hearts.
You won’t
want to miss their exciting adventure!
*********
We will
also be celebrating Compassion Sunday. If you currently sponsor a child through Compassion International or any other
sponsorship program, please bring the
picture(s) of your sponsored child(ren) to the meeting. If you are not currently sponsoring a child,
you will have the
opportunity
to sponsor one through Compassion.
Sunday, April 21, 2013
5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Willow Creek
Community Church
67 E. Algonquin Road, So. Barrington, IL 60010
Room F150 (park in the F lot and follow the signs downstairs
to room F150)
Pot-Luck Dinner begins promptly at 5:00. Please bring a dish to pass. Beverages will be provided.
Childcare is
available if you R.S.V.P. to vcministry127@gmail.com
with the number of children and their ages.
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