75 churches represented<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nWe have almost 800 children in Colorado’s foster care system. But there are also 1500 churches in the Denver metro area. Do the math! I am convinced that we will see the day that there are no children waiting for homes, only families waiting for children<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/u> by 2014. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It’s not hard for a local church to do something! Hope for Orphans, a ministry of Family Life, has taken on the task of resourcing the bride of Christ when it comes to orphan care. I have had the privilege participating in some of their endeavors. They have a very practical book and DVD called,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":79,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-369","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-misc"],"yoast_head":"\n
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<\/a>They have a very practical book and DVD called, "Launching an Orphans Ministry in Your Church"<\/span><\/a>, that is more than worth the ten dollars. They do a good job of walking you through the basic questions and the DVD shares two stories of how churches are offering themselves to the orphans of the world.<\/p>\n