Caring for Orphans

James 1:27 NIV
Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.

You can-

-adopt! Really, you can! Domestically, internationallly, fostering, there are many options to bring a child into your family. Consider adopting an older child.

-support adoptive families. Be excited during joyful times, and stand by in the hard times.

-treat new adoptive parents just like you treat parents of newborn birth children. Bring casseroles, celebrate new additions, understand that they are tired, help out with the other kids.

-sponsor a child with World Vision, make Operation Christmas Child boxes, or mentor a child through Big Brothers/Big Sisters. Your involvement will show a child that he or she has NOT been forgotten.

-learn. Read, discuss, travel and explore this world. Open your eyes, heart and mind to those less fortunate.

-conserve. Consider buying less and giving more. Consider giving donations in a friend's honor rather than a gift. Consider giving Fair Trade goods and handicrafts as gifts.

-teach your children. Teach them about children around the world, to be thankful for their blessings, and that they can help too!

-PRAY. Pray that God opens your heart to ways that you can help, pray for these lonely children, pray for the workers who bring God's love.