Orphan Sunday

Today is Orphan Sunday.  It is a way to rediscover the importance that Jesus desires for us to care for orphans.  Today should not be the only day that we seek out ways to help an orphan.  Jesus says that we should be doing this 365 days a year, not just one day a year.  There are millions of children who are fatherless, abandoned and neglected.  Many will die from malnutrition, neglect, lack of medical care and also a broken heart.  The early church was known for its sacrifical care of orphans and widows.  But what role do they play now?  What roles are we ourselves playing now, to take care of the orphans?

There are millions of orphans who have no one to love them, parent them and tell them about the love of Jesus.    Here are a few reminders of God's word that command us to take care of the orphans ~

"Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress." (James 1:27)

Psa 10:18 You defend the fatherless and oppressed, so that mere mortals may no longer terrorize them"Remember those…who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering." (Hebrews 13:3)

Psa 146:9  The Lord protects those residing outside their native land; he lifts up the fatherless and the widow, but he opposes the wicked. "Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bring your children from the east and gather you from the west. I will say to the north, "Give them up!" and to the south, "Do not hold them back." Bring my sons from afar and my daughters from the ends of the earth"  Isaiah 43:5-6
 
Mal 3:5 “I will come to you in judgment. I will be quick to testify against those who practice divination, those who commit adultery, those who break promises, and those who exploit workers, widows, and orphans, who refuse to help the immigrant and in this way show they do not fear me,” says the Lord who rules over all.

Job 29:12 for I rescued the poor who cried out for help, and the orphan who had no one to assist him;

Deu 26:12 When you finish tithing all your income in the third year (the year of tithing), you must give it to the Levites, the resident foreigners, the orphans, and the widows so that they may eat to their satisfaction in your villages.


 
Our family wants to rescue an orphan who desperately needs a family of her own.  Little Anna was born in Eastern Europe 5 years ago.  Her parents refused to take her home from the hospital because she was born with Down syndrome.  She has remained in this orphanage since she was 17 days old.  Orphans in EE are typically transferred around the ages of 4-6 to mental institutions that make the baby house orphanages look like Disney World.  Our family is trying to rescue Anna before her country transfers her to one of those dreadful, awful places that you and I cannot even imagine what a horror this would be.  Can you please help us? If you are able,  you can make a tax deductible donation by clicking on the link below with Annas's picture.  From now until December 15 we will send anyone that makes a donation a pink awareness bracelet that reads "Saving Anna".  Everyone that makes a donation between now and Dec. 15 will also have their name entered into our drawing for a prize give away.  We will be giving away one 16gb iPad with wi-fi.  Wouldn't this make a great gift for someone on your Christmas list?  Could you please help us rescue this little girl before she is transferred to an institution?  Will you please tell your friends and family about our fundraiser by sharing our link?  If by the grace of God we reach $10,000 we will upgrade that prize to give away one Apple Macbook pro!! 
 

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We also ask that you pray for our family as we travel through this journey.  There have been a few stumbling blocks along the way and we were hoping that we would have a travel date soon.  Please pray that our path is more smooth as we close in on this journey to rescue a princess!