Give a child the opportunity for a family and a future.

Let's lift our voices together.
Orphan Sunday: November 6, 2011
Orphan Sunday is a day for your church to focus on the plight and reality of orphans around the world.
With a focus on God’s heart for the orphan and the call to Christians to act on their behalf. Please consider standing together with the Christian Alliance for Orphans in recognizing Orphan Sunday on November 6th this year.
Perhaps your church would choose to schedule on a different Sunday in November (National Adoption Month) or on more than one day throughout the year as in May (National Foster Care Month). No matter what your schedule, consider hosting an Orphan Sunday at your church.
Let's lift our voices together.
163,000,000 children:
Are orphaned, abandoned, or vulnerable.
We must help. Some are only in need of
resources to be able to stay with their
families. Others need a loving forever
family through adoption.
"Defend the oppressed.
Take up the cause of the fatherless;
plead the case of the widow."
Isaiah 1:17 - NIV
Bethany may be able to help with your Orphan Sunday
We may be a resource for things like:
- Interviews with adult adoptees to share how their lives were changed through adoption
- A guest speaker who works with orphans or adoption
- Brief videos for sermon inclusion: topics include foster care, adoption, family preservation, sponsorship, and more.
- Video presentation
- Providing a follow-up adoption information meeting after the service
- Information meetings or training resources for workshops
- Sponsorship opportunities
If you would like Bethany to partner with your church to reach the Orphan, please
Contact us >
For ideas of what to include in the service:
- See our Celebrating Adoption Guide for prayers, songs, and sermons related to adoption.
- Find many helpful ideas on what to include on the Orphan Sunday website.
- A Bible study focused on Isaiah 1:17, Proverbs 31:8-9, James 1:27
- Videos showing Orphan and vulnerable children needs
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