Orphanology: Awakening to Gospel-Centered Adoption and Orphan Care

By Rick Morton, Tony Merida, David Platt

Book Overview

Orphanology unveils the grassroots movement that's engaged in a comprehensive response to serve hundreds of millions of orphans and "functionally parentless" children. You'll see a breadth of ways to care with biblical perspective and reasons why we must. Heartwarming, personal stories and vivid illustrations from a growing network of families, churches, and organizations that cross culture show how to respond to God's mandate. The book empowers: - churches--to plan preaching, teaching, ministering, missions, funding adoption, supporting orphans; - individuals and families--to overcome challenges and uncertainties; - every believer--to gain insights to help orphans in numerous ways. Discover how to - adopt; - assist orphans in transition; - engage in foster care; - partner with faith-based fostering agencies; - become orphan hosts. Along with their families' adoption stories, Merida and Morton give steps for action and features on churches doing orphan ministry, faith-based children's homes, orphan-hosting groups, and other resources.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1596693029
• ISBN13: 9781596693029
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: New Hope Publishers (AL)
• Length: 194 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"