A widow named Mary
“Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.” Do you believe ALL of James 1:27? It was early in my marriage when this passage first came to life for me. A good friend of […]
Ukraine Without Orphans Movement
This is a man I greatly admire. I had the privilege of meeting with him at Starbucks last year as he was passing through the U.S. Sergey Demedovich is a pastor, adoptive father and orphan advocate from Ukraine. He helped start a movement called “Ukraine Without Orphans” which has spread into Russia and is […]
Five Ways to Ensure the Orphan Crisis will NEVER be solved by the church.
1. Focus on building more orphanages and less on getting children into forever families. 2. Avoid the following books of the Bible: James, Exodus, Isaiah, Job, Psalm, Matthew, Acts, John, Jeremiah, Esther, Deuteronomy, Hosea, Malachi, 1 Timothy, Lamentations, Proverbs, 2 Kings, Judges, Numbers, Ezekiel, and Genesis. 3. Pray for orphans without families around the […]
One Giant Leap in Russia
FINALLY! This is a GREAT sign for the orphans of Russia. Sometimes you have to look beyond what seems like “bad news” to find some really good news. A couple of weeks ago, Russia shut down inter-country adoptions from the United States. But, there has been an interesting message resonating from the leaders of the […]
What’s going on in Russia?
In lieu of the recent decisions by the Russian government regarding inter-country adoptions of Russian orphans, I would like to turn your attention to some great advocates and friends of Patch Our Planet. The Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute is on the front lines of this fight and are equipped to make a difference in […]
