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Does your
church have a Children's Pastor? If so, sometimes
getting him or her involved is helpful.
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In your
Church Bulletin, address the following: Are there any
families interested in adopting, have adopted, hearts
for orphans that could meet once a month? First
Meeting can be set up as a Potluck or Pizza
Party!!!
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At that
very first meeting establish: What is our mission?
Organize a team to do it together!!!
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Get the
number of how many adoptive families or people
interested in adopting are in your church? Do a survey
at your church!!!
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Ask
Michelle at Children's Hope to find out if there are more Children's
Hope families in your area.
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After you
know a number that you are dealing with, put folks into
categories of 1) The Mentors 2) The "to be" Mentored 3)
People who want to help orphans & want to get involved
with Orphan Sponsorship.
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Do a
Bulletin Board of Families getting ready to travel &
then pray for those children. Put Pictures up after the
family is home as a Welcome Home Celebration for the
whole church to celebrate.
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Have a
Booth set up every Sunday, Team Members to take
turns. Give out Children's Hope literature, have
profiles of kids that need sponsorship families/ set up
appointments if anyone wants to talk about adoption/
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Seminar 1
X per month:
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Church Outreach Volunteer can show Children's Hope
video, use speakers points, and materials.
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Have
a Specialist come in and talk on Attachment Issues
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Panel
of Adoptive Parents
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CPA
comes in to talk on Adoption Tax Credits
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Use
Children's Hope Bible Study Info on CD & start a Bible
Study specifically on Orphan Ministry
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Contact
Area Churches to see if adoptive families want to join.
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Contact
local newspapers for advertising.
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Create a
resource list for families to use.
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Set up
prayer tree with Michelle at Children's Hope for Orphans
to pray for.
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Host a
dinner party with Michelle at Children's Hope.
This will be a time to gather where orphans are prayed
for and adoption/orphan sponsorship is talked about.
International meal is prepared.
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Teacher
packets will be ready to be presented to school in
May!!!
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Set up a
Children's Hope display in your community church.
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Have a
table at church with pictures and stories of orphans
needing families.
