Where : At your Church (and many others)
When:November 13, 2011 (or a date convenient to your congregation.)
Why:
What is Orphan Sunday?: It is a special Sunday set aside for Christians to educate, advocate and take action on the
worldwide orphan crisis. Each congregation makes it a special day dedicated to showing Christ's love to thousands
of the 143 million orphan children in the world. Each participating congregation is provided with a poster, bulletin
inserts and educational materials for the Orphan Sunday Event. We will even provide you with a sermon outline and
a DVD presentation to show to the entire congregation. At the end of the service each congregation takes up a free
will offering from the congregation. Some congregations match or partially match the offering from their
benevolence or missions budget.
Our Goal: While we hope to raise $500,000.00 this year between the spring and fall campaigns to care for the
children in our current homes and expand the number of homes, our goal goes beyond that! In reality, half of our
job here at Orphan's Lifeline is to be a voice for orphan children who do not have one otherwise. It is our job to
educate, advocate and raise awareness to as many people as we possibly can. It is only when the plight of the
orphans is common knowledge and many more caring people are involved that we just might see a break in the
cycle that creates orphans. It is always surprising just how many people out there have little or no awarenes of just
how bad of a crisis there is in the world in regards to the orphan population. We know that God cares deeply about
opportunity for congregations to learn about this plight and get involved through prayer, caring for the children
through a special contribution, becoming educated about the crisis, involving the youth so that they, as adults will
continue to show compassion to those who suffer. Each and every congregation that participates, then becomes an
example to others as well.
What is Orphan Lifeline International's part and where does the money go?: Our part is getting your collected
offering to the orphan children in the form of daily care. We have spent nearly a decade developing and fine tuning
our programs to be sure that they are efficient and effective. The orphan children are provided with a family style
home, food, clothing, medicine, education (spiritual also), children's Bibles, mentoring and nurturing, Enterprise
through life-skills training and agriculture and vocation...and much more! Orphan's Lifeline International is a 501
(c) 3 Religious Non-Profit, founded by and under the voluntary direction of a board made up of members of the
Can individuals still participate if the Church doesn't corporately?: While our goal is to involve the entire
congregation to raise awareness and give them all the opportunity to participate...Yes, you can participate even if
the congregation you belong to isn't going to hold an Orphan Sunday. You can do this in a couple of ways. You can
have an Orphan Sunday at your home after services...invite other members, friends and family! If you belong to a
small group, womens group or men's group, you can organize Orphan Sunday following services. We would be
happy to send you the materials!
How Do We Participate?: That's the easy part. Just click here to fill out the quick form and we will get your
participation packet in the mail! God will be glorified and the children and your congregation will receive the
blessings!
