Orphan Care Ministry
For years, Destiny's House has participated in Orphan Care ministry. Listed below are some of the
current ministries:
1) Supporting China Care Foundation - through speaking engagements, fundraising events and
sponsoring orphans through their foster care program. Monetary donations and gifts have also been
given directly to China Care. Numerous children have been adopted though China Care and are now
home with their families due to direct contact with Destiny's House Orphan Care Program.
2) Newly trying to support Field of Grace, Africa - a very new program. Grassroots organizations such as
this need much care ... down to the essentials like office supplies, baby supplies, encouragement, etc.
This organization is connected with "Until all have homes" - a program advocating for the placement of all
orphans into homes, including those which are typically difficult to place.
3) Supporting Everyday Blessings - a child placing, child caring agency. They provide foster homes
through Hillsborough County, Florida. Our membership has been instrumental in advocating for and
helping families become foster families. One member served as the Chairman of the Board for this
agency for 3 years.
4) Foster and Adoption Resources - (FAR) is a not-for-profit foster and adoption parent support group. It
provides resources, information, training and support to foster and adoptiive families. Members of
Destiny's House have been helping this ministry since it's inception in 2004 in all it's various capacities.
5) Daily help and support of families who have adopted orphans.
6) Contributions (donations and monetarily) given to families who are in the process of trying to adopt an
orphan.
7) Speaking engagements - promoting foster care and adoption, explaining the plight of the orphan's
situation.
current ministries:
1) Supporting China Care Foundation - through speaking engagements, fundraising events and
sponsoring orphans through their foster care program. Monetary donations and gifts have also been
given directly to China Care. Numerous children have been adopted though China Care and are now
home with their families due to direct contact with Destiny's House Orphan Care Program.
2) Newly trying to support Field of Grace, Africa - a very new program. Grassroots organizations such as
this need much care ... down to the essentials like office supplies, baby supplies, encouragement, etc.
This organization is connected with "Until all have homes" - a program advocating for the placement of all
orphans into homes, including those which are typically difficult to place.
3) Supporting Everyday Blessings - a child placing, child caring agency. They provide foster homes
through Hillsborough County, Florida. Our membership has been instrumental in advocating for and
helping families become foster families. One member served as the Chairman of the Board for this
agency for 3 years.
4) Foster and Adoption Resources - (FAR) is a not-for-profit foster and adoption parent support group. It
provides resources, information, training and support to foster and adoptiive families. Members of
Destiny's House have been helping this ministry since it's inception in 2004 in all it's various capacities.
5) Daily help and support of families who have adopted orphans.
6) Contributions (donations and monetarily) given to families who are in the process of trying to adopt an
orphan.
7) Speaking engagements - promoting foster care and adoption, explaining the plight of the orphan's
situation.
Destiny's
House Church
is a member of
the Christian
Alliance for
Orphans.
House Church
is a member of
the Christian
Alliance for
Orphans.
If you would like to help in
Destiny's House Orphan
Care Ministry:
Beth Gore 813.967.0880
bethgore@mail.com
Destiny's House Orphan
Care Ministry:
Beth Gore 813.967.0880
bethgore@mail.com
Copyright by Destiny's House Church
© 2006
Webmaster: Beth Gore
Created: April 2008
Last updated: May 5, 2008
© 2006
Webmaster: Beth Gore
Created: April 2008
Last updated: May 5, 2008
Taken from "Today's Reflection"
April 10, 2008
By Beth Gore
Those of you who know me well know that
my heart has always been about trying to
take care of those who have no voice ...
especially the children - like the pre-born,
the foster children, the orphans. We've
done lots of ministries over the years in our
church - formal and not, to support these
causes.
Afterall, what is Matthew 25 speaking
about? Clothe, feed, visit ... you certainly do
all that when you take in a foster child. Or
James 1:27? Pure religion.
Recently, I found an organization called
Christian Alliance for Orphans. You'll never
guess their "motto" ... "speak for those
who cannot speak for themselves". I just
KNEW that was a God thing! Destiny's
House Church has applied for membership
into this group.
Today I got an email saying that for a
church to become a member, we have to
have an orphan care ministry. Did we?
Truth is ... we do ... we always have. It's just
such a part of the overall ministry ... it never
occurred to me to include it as something
we do. Just like I'd not think to include "we
do baptisms, funerals, weddings, prayer,
etc." on our website.
But it got me thinking ... just because *I*
think of this as a part of EVERY ministry,
doesn't mean it is. Therefore, point taken.
We now have a page called "Orphan Care
Ministry". It's still under construction.
Please feel free to submit ideas that need
to be included in this page - including things
we already do that I haven't listed OR things
you'd like to see included in our ministry.
There are so many orphans who need our
help. We all just need to do our part and
help one at a time. In talks I give
sometimes on the subject, I tell the story of
the Starfish. Perhaps you've heard it.
Story goes: a man was walking along the
beach where there were thousands of
starfish washed up. One at a time, he
picked one up and tossed it back into
ocean so it could survive. Another man
questioned him, "Why are you doing this -
there are thousands and you could never
make a difference." The first man picks
up another one and says, "But I can make a
difference to this one."
Choose to make a difference, one life at a
time!
April 10, 2008
By Beth Gore
Those of you who know me well know that
my heart has always been about trying to
take care of those who have no voice ...
especially the children - like the pre-born,
the foster children, the orphans. We've
done lots of ministries over the years in our
church - formal and not, to support these
causes.
Afterall, what is Matthew 25 speaking
about? Clothe, feed, visit ... you certainly do
all that when you take in a foster child. Or
James 1:27? Pure religion.
Recently, I found an organization called
Christian Alliance for Orphans. You'll never
guess their "motto" ... "speak for those
who cannot speak for themselves". I just
KNEW that was a God thing! Destiny's
House Church has applied for membership
into this group.
Today I got an email saying that for a
church to become a member, we have to
have an orphan care ministry. Did we?
Truth is ... we do ... we always have. It's just
such a part of the overall ministry ... it never
occurred to me to include it as something
we do. Just like I'd not think to include "we
do baptisms, funerals, weddings, prayer,
etc." on our website.
But it got me thinking ... just because *I*
think of this as a part of EVERY ministry,
doesn't mean it is. Therefore, point taken.
We now have a page called "Orphan Care
Ministry". It's still under construction.
Please feel free to submit ideas that need
to be included in this page - including things
we already do that I haven't listed OR things
you'd like to see included in our ministry.
There are so many orphans who need our
help. We all just need to do our part and
help one at a time. In talks I give
sometimes on the subject, I tell the story of
the Starfish. Perhaps you've heard it.
Story goes: a man was walking along the
beach where there were thousands of
starfish washed up. One at a time, he
picked one up and tossed it back into
ocean so it could survive. Another man
questioned him, "Why are you doing this -
there are thousands and you could never
make a difference." The first man picks
up another one and says, "But I can make a
difference to this one."
Choose to make a difference, one life at a
time!
| We just got back from the Christian Alliance for Orphans Summit IV. My head is spinning with the information ... mostly what presses my heart is the 143 million orphans in the world. As I thought about our ministries in Orphan work ... I began to get almost embarassed. Yes we've helped, a lot. But it's just not enough. So ... from here forward, I'm thinking BIG, BIGGER, BIGGEST! Check back soon to see what else we're up to! |
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