- 2:09 PM jasonryoung - Meredith Andrews did a great job leading worship this morning.
- 2:10 PM jasonryoung - Elizabeth Styffe, Director of Orphan Initiative at Saddleback Church, is walking up to speak.
- 2:12 PM jasonryoung - 3 types of people: people who talk about doing great things; people who think about doing great things; people who do great things
- 2:14 PM jasonryoung - those who are disciples offer something different to orphans
- 2:15 PM jasonryoung - we were spiritual orphans until Jesus rescued us
- 2:15 PM jasonryoung - we are mobilizers
- 2:17 PM jasonryoung - Christian orphan care is about connecting, aligning, reviving, and excelling.
- 2:17 PM jasonryoung - we have a mandate. we have a goal.
- 2:18 PM jasonryoung - orphan care is more than just about support.
- 2:19 PM jasonryoung - we are to connect people to God, connect people to people, connect people to the church, connect people to orphans.
- 2:19 PM jasonryoung - connection is the essence of the Gospel
- 2:21 PM jasonryoung - in orphan care, we are missing the connection to the child’s heart.
- 2:21 PM jasonryoung - we long to belong
- 2:22 PM jasonryoung - love has to be learned in relationships
- 2:29 PM jasonryoung - Dr. Karyn Purvis up sharing on how to connect with an orphan
- 2:33 PM jasonryoung - children who are scared will look crazy
- 2:35 PM jasonryoung - Elizabeth is back up speaking
- 2:36 PM jasonryoung - help an orphan connect deeply, connect permanently, and connect intentionally
- 2:37 PM jasonryoung - all behavior has meaning-what is an orphan’s behavior really saying?
- 2:39 PM jasonryoung - the big elephant in the room is…orphan care is hard. orphan care is something every believer can and must do. james 1:27 is a definition of the Christian life not a command.
- 2:41 PM jasonryoung - watching video of Elizabeth’s family, biological and adopted children.
- 2:43 PM jasonryoung - this video makes me want to adopt from ethiopa too
- 2:45 PM jasonryoung - when loves takes you in song by steven curtis chapman is playing-peopele are crying
- 2:49 PM jasonryoung - we should speak into each other’s lives to drive us toward orphan care
- 2:51 PM jasonryoung - principles to align to: use acrostic ORPHAN
- 2:51 PM jasonryoung - Open your eyes and heart
- 2:52 PM jasonryoung - Rely on the church
- 2:53 PM jasonryoung - i want all orphan care to be done by the church
- 2:53 PM jasonryoung - the hope of the world is through the local church
- 2:55 PM jasonryoung - there is a local and global view we should have of orphan care
- 2:58 PM jasonryoung - the church has…the largest distribution channel
- 2:58 PM jasonryoung - a large people base
- 2:58 PM jasonryoung - God cares about numbers
- 2:59 PM jasonryoung - still using the acrostic ORPHAN…
- 3:00 PM jasonryoung - Prevent children from becoming orphaned
- 3:02 PM jasonryoung - if you care about orphans you must care about hiv
- 3:03 PM jasonryoung - Help with relief
- 3:04 PM jasonryoung - when we do for the local church what the local church should be doing, we are sinning
- 3:04 PM jasonryoung - every church should bear this burden/responsibility
- 3:05 PM jasonryoung - a new idea…stop starting with resources…start at the primary level…the church mobilized
- 3:06 PM jasonryoung - there are 400,000 professional missionaries but that will not reach all orphans. there are 2 billion people in local churches. that can impact the orphan care need.
- 3:06 PM jasonryoung - make the local church in that area the hero
- 3:07 PM jasonryoung - Affirm the family-push children toward permanency
- 3:09 PM jasonryoung - Negotiate ways for ordinary people to be mobilized
- 3:10 PM jasonryoung - orphan care is messy
- 3:11 PM jasonryoung - make your goals as BIG as your God!
- 3:11 PM jasonryoung - Elizabeth is done speaking
- 3:14 PM jasonryoung - Mariela Clark from Peru is sharing testimony about their work
- 3:18 PM jasonryoung - people like Mariela are heroes! they love orphans who bring so much baggage to the orphanage.
- 3:23 PM jasonryoung - God will hold us responsible for this generation…what are we doing for the children/orphan of this generation?
- 3:24 PM jasonryoung - we are not alone in this work. what can I do? many options. regardless, do YOUR part.
- 3:28 PM jasonryoung - we do what we can and leave the impossible to God
- 3:29 PM jasonryoung - Mariela is done speaking
- 3:30 PM jasonryoung - we are praying for Mariela and her husband, Jorge, and their work in Peru
- 3:36 PM jasonryoung - here are some dates: May 17-24, 2009 (national prayer vigil for the foster care system and the children in them); April 29-30, 2010 (Orphan Summit VI to be hosted at John Piper’s church in Minneapolis, MN); November 8, 2009 (first annual national orphan Sunday for churches and organizations)
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