Orphan Sunday & National Adoption Month

So, we're still kind of 'new' at this whole *adoption* thing. ;)

It appears that this coming Sunday, Nov. 4th is 

"Orphan Sunday," 

all across this nation. 

Read more about it at the official site:
http://orphansunday.org/

More here:
http://www.bethany.org/main/orphan-sunday

And here:
http://www.christianpost.com/news/orphan-sunday-what-the-lord-wants-us-to-do-60586/

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*** Do any of your churches do anything special to bring awareness about our world's (150 MILLION) orphans 

on this day?  If so, what do you do?  ***

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This upcoming month- November- is National Adoption Month!

I've selected a few links, articles, and sites for you to use as resources to find out more.  Please take a minute to become better informed about what is going on in our own country, as well as all around the world.  Let's not turn a blind eye.  We are seriously in an Orphan Crisis.  The numbers are staggering.  They are not statistics...they are children.  We are fortunate that it isn't our child in that situation.  But what if it was?  Wouldn't you hope and pray with every last breath that someone would care for them?  

It is a desperate, horrible situation, but it is not hopeless.  

We can all do something.  

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http://www.childwelfare.gov/adoption/nam/

http://national-adoption-month.adoption.com/

https://www.adoptioncouncil.org/

http://adoption.about.com/od/adopting/a/allaboutnam.htm

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-piraino/national-adoption-day_b_1100475.html

..."A small sample of celebrity adoptees includes Steve Jobs, Sarah McLachlan, Darryl McDaniels (aka DMC, of the rap group RUN-DMC), Faith Hill, James Michener, Jesse Jackson, John Lennon, Malcolm X, John Hancock, Edgar Allen Poe and Langston Hughes. Even two presidents have shared this experience: Gerald Ford and Bill Clinton..."  ~ Huffington Post

Imagine if those above were never adopted 
into a family.  
How would their life differ?  

Where would they be now?

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150 million children are waiting.  What can we do?

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Thanks for taking a minute to better inform yourself & 

making sure to spread awareness to others.
We're in this together, friends!  

Forever a student, 

~ 6 in Love ~