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Lifesong Overview
This document discusses several organizations that work to support orphans around the world through adoption, education, job training, and community support. They provide orphans with food, shelter, medical care, education, and help transitioning to adulthood. Some of the organizations discussed are Lifesong in Honduras, India, Ukraine, Zambia, and Ethiopia. They mobilize volunteers and church communities to fund adoption costs and support orphans through various programs.
Lifesong Overview
- 1. Bringing Joy andPurpose to Orphans
- 2. Our Method: Mobilizethe “Body” SOME TO ADOPT, SOME TO CARE... AND many TO Support, GIVE, and Advocate for “the front line”
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- 4. “ Our children”will have: 1. No want for food, clothing, medical care, or shelter 2. Fundamental Christian training and discipleship
- 5. 3. Aquality education to provide a foundation for the future
- 6. 4. Continuedlove and support as they transition into adult living
- 7. Some are calledto Adopt
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- 10. Results Over 2,200 Children Adopted
- 11. How does an “Adoption Fund” fit with your church mission/vision? Evangelize the lost Adoption is evangelism at its core... Edify the saved Put faith in action; develop relationships/support Minister to those in need Millions of orphans trapped b/c of financial barrier Be a Conscience in the community As Church is involved, the community will see Jesus is alive and working in His people (Matt 5:16)
- 12. Top 3 ‘barriers’ & their solutions… Barrier: Church staff “plate is already full” to administer fund Solution: Lifesong can manage/facilitate the Fund & carry the administrative load on behalf of church, using mutually agreed upon criteria (reviewing applications, accounting, donor receipts, disbursing funds on behalf of adoption, etc.) Barrier: Church feels uncomfortable/awkward approving/denying their own families (viewing financials, etc.) Solution: Lifesong can provide all the screening, reviewing, approving/denying as a ‘partner’ on behalf of the church, using mutually agreed upon criteria for those decisions Barrier: Adoption Fund is unfamiliar territory Solution: Lifesong has passion, and expertise in adoption funding processes, maximize stewardship, use existing grant/loan procedures, IRS approved, ECFA approved (establishes financial integrity & avoids recreating the wheel) Administration of Adoption Funds for Church at no cost to Church or Fund!
- 13. Strategy Church FundsCommunity Adoption Funds over 140 Church Adoption Funds 50 members to 22,000 members Funding Priorities: Church members and those associated with your ministry Believers within your community Adoptive families within the OTWN network
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- 18. Lifesong Honduras 2ndpoorest country in western hemisphere
- 19. Limited education past6th grade Escalon = Plan to Escalate
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- 21. Stats / OutcomesNational avg: 70% unemployment nationally LS-Honduras avg: 70% EMPLOYED! National avg, college: 1-1.5% LS-Honduras avg - 39% 90% state they are Christians (2yrs after) 80% attending church on regular basis
- 22. Lifesong India 1/3the size of USA 4 X the Population
- 23. 80.5% Hindu, 13.4%Muslim Christian Persecution Devoted staff seizing the opportunity
- 24. Suguna: BibleStudy Leader
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- 28. Lifesong Ukraine BrokenOrphanage System Age out at 16 to 18 within 2 years....
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- 36. Help them transitioninto adult living
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- 39. Indigenous Adoption &Foster Care
- 40. Indigenous Adoption ~Ukraine ~ Awareness thru testimonies & conferences helped 28 couples adopt/foster (90+ children) pre & post adoption training legal & financial help $0 - $1,000 ** U.S. Church Funds could make this possible!
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- 66. What Can OnePerson Really do?
- 67. “ If youthink you are too small to make a difference, you’ve never spent the night with a mosquito!” ~ Kenya Saying ... The ONE Factor ...
- 68. Bringing Joy andPurpose to Orphans
Editor's Notes
- #12 Evangelize the lost: Adoption is evangelism at its core…Bringing the mission field home, where children are loved, cared for, and discipled to know Jesus Christ as their Savior. Edify the saved: Adoption Fund challenges, encourages, and enables Believers to put their faith in action, by stepping out in faith to adopt (fulfilling God’s commands in scripture). The process also provides an opportunity for couples to develop relationships with other Christians as they seek prayer and financial support. Minister to those in need: There are millions of children waiting for forever families who would like to adopt them, but just can’t because of the financial barrier. By helping to reduce that barrier we are helping to rescue those children who are trapped in the cycle of orphan life. Be a Conscience in the community: As the Church becomes obedient to God’s commands concerning the fatherless, the community will see Jesus Christ is alive and working in the lives of His people to care for those children who can’t care for themselves. “As Christians we are often known for what we are against, but the world doesn’t know what we are for. Jesus said ‘Let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven” – FamilyLife’s Hope for Orphans (Matt 5:16)