Orphan Sunday

This Sunday, November 7th is Orphan Sunday. Across the country, churches have prepared special services for today regarding the plight of the orphan. People are drawing attention to the need for orphan care and adoption. Raising awareness for a need that is greater than ever and praying that eyes will be opened to see the need and act in response.Here's why: Did you know that there are over 140 million orphans around the world? 140,000,000. That's 48.3 million orphans in Sub-Saharan Africa, 73.7 million in Asia, 10.7 million in Latin America and the Caribbean, along with many, many more throughout the rest of the world.

These aren't just statistics; each one "number" encompassed in these huge and overwhelming figures is a real child! A child who does not have parents and is likely growing up in an orphanage. Many of you have seen your own precious children go from being "just a number" in these statistics to being your beautiful little princess or your perfect little prince.


I came face-to-face with the miracle of adoption when my little sisters, Sarah and Chayah, came home from China. They were orphans, but they're not anymore.
How many more children though remain as orphans right now, in this moment? As you read this, there are over 140 million children throughout the world who have been orphaned. We can't just forget about them, pretend it's not real, or tell ourselves that someone else will step up. We have to act.
Once our eyes are opened, we can't pretend we don't know what to do. God, who weighs our hearts and keeps our souls, knows that we know, and holds us responsible to act.
Proverbs 24:12


Below is a new video I made about the 140 million orphans..

for the other videos I have made, please go to the My Videos page

Cry of the Orphan also has just released a new video on orphan care specifically for Orphan Sunday featuring Steven Curtis and MaryBeth Chapman, Francis and Lisa Chan, Mark Schultz, and many others. It is a beautiful video and I encourage everyone to take the opportunity to watch it! It will be available online HERE until November 14th. Or visit HERE to learn more information on Cry of the Orphan's website.

Source for statistics: http://cryoftheorphan.org/Learnabouttheissue.aspx