{"id":11,"date":"2010-03-09T18:02:18","date_gmt":"2010-03-09T18:02:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/jazztheologian\/2010\/03\/gods-heart-for-orphans.html"},"modified":"2010-03-09T18:02:18","modified_gmt":"2010-03-09T18:02:18","slug":"gods-heart-for-orphans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/jazztheologian\/2010\/03\/gods-heart-for-orphans.html","title":{"rendered":"God&#8217;s Heart For Orphans&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Churches are on the way to emptying out the foster care system in Colorado. &nbsp;Five years ago I founded <a href=\"http:\/\/project127.com\/\">Project 127<\/a>&#8211;A ministry designed to organize followers of Jesus to answer God&#8217;s call to care for orphans&#8230;to live out James 1.27. &nbsp;When we started there were over 800 legally free children waiting for homes in Colorado, today the number is 365. &nbsp;The movement has now spread to hundreds of churches. &nbsp;<b><i>God is up to something&#8230;How is the Church caring for orphans in your community?&nbsp;<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Here&#8217;s how it all began&#8230;this video is worth your time! 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