by Dennae Pierre Published Nov 15, 2012
Orphan care is not something God calls?a?believer to, but something he calls believers?to. Anyone who has adopted, fostered, or been involved with orphan care at some level quickly realizes that if you attempt it alone you end up burdened, overwhelmed, and lonely. International adoption?s financial cost is too high for most families to afford alone. The foster care system is too complex for one family to navigate by themselves. And the amount of vulnerable children is too high for one person, one church, or even one nation to tackle by itself.? If the orphan crisis is to be addressed, it must be within the context of community. Local churches across the?world?must partner together and individual believers?within?those local churches must operate as one.
That is what excites me so much about Journey Together Ministries. Journey Together is a missional community that has come together for a very important purpose. A missional community is a group of Christians who decide to walk together in their Christian journey and focus their energies on a common mission. Journey Together?s mission is to disciple, equip, and mobilize the church to care for vulnerable and orphaned children. They are not a monthly support group, or a weekly bible study, but a family that has committed to walk along side each other in the day-in-day-out work necessary for orphan care.
Our Together for Adoption team was introduced to Journey Together when they hosted a house conference for us last February. Journey Together Ministries then brought their leadership team to our first boot camp and brought along 16 people to our National?Conference?in Atlanta, Georgia. They have been a great encouragement to our ministry efforts as they continually testify how the theology of adoption has impacted their walks with the Lord and their care for the orphan. It has been an honor to watch their ministry flourish and grow and we are excited at the work the Lord is doing through them.
If you are in the Charleston, South Carolina area we strongly encourage you to check out their ministry and support them by attending their Gala December 1st. All the proceeds will go to benefit their Hope Fund which will be providing matching grants for adoptions within their Journey Together Missional Community. It will be a fun and encouraging evening with guest speakers, dancing, and great food.
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Source: http://www.togetherforadoption.org/?p=15719
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