HOPE FOR 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
Dennis Rainey writes, "The number of children worldwide without families to love and care for them is overwhelming. There are 5.5 million orphans in Africa, 3.5 million orphans in Asia, 1.5 million orphans in Eastern Europe, 400,000 orphans in Latin America, and 135,000 children available for adoption in the U.S. foster care system. It’s easy to forget that each and every one of these children is precious to the Savior. Throughout Scripture we see God as “ … the helper of the orphan” (Psalm 10:14). I am convinced that Christians should be leading the international dialogue about our responsibility to provide a home and a family for those who have none."
In accomplishing this goal, Hope for Orphans aims to help you in three primary areas:
- Your Heart: We proclaim what the Bible says about God's heart for the fatherless and challenge believers to align their hearts with His.
- Your Head : We provide practical, biblical information regarding the process of adoption, foster care, and church-based orphan ministry.
- Your Hands: We provide assistance in addressing the physical, emotional, social, developmental, and spiritual needs of the fatherless in the United States and around the world.
THE JAMES FUND
Family Christian Stores, through The James Fund, partners with its customers in a shared mission: Reaching out to orphans and widows by showing them the love of our Heavenly Father.
In addition, The James Fund provides adoption assistance to partner agencies as well as hands-on orphan care and quality of life initiatives that make differences in the lives of orphans and widows.
The James Fund, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded by Family Christian Stores in 2003 to meet the needs of orphans and widows in the communities it serves.
