Adoption/Orphans
NEWSLETTERS
November 2008
May
2008
Members of
Open Arms Adoption, Foster Care & Orphan Ministry Vision and Purpose
Educate
the church and community
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Open Arms Adoption/Foster/Orphan Ministry
In our world today, it is estimated that there are more than 153 million orphans and waiting children. Every one of these forgotten children is God's most precious treasures that exist. They too are part of God's family and as believers we are called to be the first to reach out to orphaned and abandoned children around the world. God has always had a plan in place to protect and provide for the orphan. His plan is and always has been that we, His followers, would seek and serve those orphaned, foster, and waiting children in His name, regardless of personal cost.
Calvary Church Open Arms Ministry exists to provide hope for orphans and educate the church and community concerning adoption, foster care and orphan care.
Our vision is to reach out to orphaned and abandoned children around the world. In addition, we will provide support and education to families who are called to adopt or foster.
Let us reach the world for
Christ, one home and one child at a time. Has God called you to adopt
or foster? We are all called to visit the orphans in their distress as
it reads in James 1:27. What are you doing to make a difference?
Wait
No More:
Finding
Families for
Missouri's Waiting Kids
Click Here to Register Now
Right now, more than 1,400 legal orphans in Missouri foster care are waiting for adoptive families. Missouri has over 8,000 churches, and God has given clear commands for Christians to take care of His orphan children.
So if the command is clear and the need
is apparent, why are these kids still waiting?
Join us on Saturday, June 6th, 2009, at Calvary Church (Mid Rivers Campus) in St. Peters. You'll hear more about the kids who are waiting, the process of adoption from foster care, and ways to support adoptive families. In addition, agency and county representatives will be on site to answer questions and help you get started.
So come explore what the Lord may be asking you to do. Together, we can ensure that no child in Missouri is waiting for someone to call mom or dad.
Wait
No More:
Finding Families for Missouri's Waiting Kids
Saturday, June
6th, 2009 from 10 am -2 pm
Calvary
Church (Mid Rivers Campus), St. Peters
A father
to the fatherless…is God in his holy dwelling…God sets the
lonely in families…
Psalm 68.5-6
Be sure to check back in a few weeks for event registration!
LOOKING
TO BE A SOUL MATE? BE A SOULS MATE
During the entire month of June Open Arms Orphan Ministry will be collecting at all three Calvary campuses, new shoes (infant to adult sizes for teens), shoe laces and new socks for orphans around the world in 40 countries, a ministryof Buckner Orphan Care International. Ask friends, family and co-workers to help out by donating a pair.
Visit http://www.ShoesforOrphanSouls.org for more information on becoming Solemates.
Contact Us
If you have the heart for these children and would like to be part of this ministry, contact:
Kim Smith (636)939-4343 ext. 1250 or OpenArms@CalvaryMidRivers.org
Site Last Updated: May 8, 2009