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July, 16, 2010 CCFSA held it’s fourth web based prayer session with Dr. Harold Shank. If you missed the session, you can read the prayer by going to the CCFSA web site, clicking on members, and then forum. Sally Shank has posted yesterday’s “father prayer”. The previous three prayers may also be read.
Halley Simpson, a Maternity Specialist wrote the following regarding child abuse. This is not a time to remain discouraged by the abuse and neglect of children that is taking place in our homes around us, but instead a time for reflection and a preventative course of action. The devastation to Haiti was once again another[.....]
The board of trustees for the Christian Relief Fund is proud to announce that CRF chairman, Dr. Milton Jones, has been brought on staff in a full-time capacity. In addition to being chairman, Milton will serve as CEO/president. Milton’s passion for the CRF mission and track record as a communicator and promoter of CRF has[.....]
National Day of Prayer Dear God of the fatherless, the one who hears all cries, who sees all suffering, whose heart fills the entire world. We bow before you. From one end of the land to the other, we come to you in prayer believing in you. We confess that we believe you are the[.....]
On Monday, March 8, 2010, this world lost a wonderful man. I, along with many, many others, lost a hero, a mentor, and a friend. Jim Bill McInteer has passed from this life into. He lived eighty-eight years. I have known of Jim Bill McInteer all my life. But, it was not until I came[.....]
National Resource Center for Permanency & Family Conncetions Foster Care Fact Sheets The NRCPFC prepared fact sheets about foster care for the National Foster Care Month campaign. For each state and the District of Columbia, you can find the following information: Number of children in foster care Average age and number of children in[.....]
Perhaps you have wondered what it would be like to be a house parent at a childcare agency? I have. Even with over 60 childcare agencies associated with Churches of Christ in our country, I have talked with few house parents. Now we all have an opportunity for an insider’s view. In There Came A[.....]
The 2010 CCFSA Board met in Oklahoma City February 1 and 2. They discussed the strategic plan, webinars for 2010 and the conference which will be held in OKC in 2011.
God has allowed TCH to help brothers and sisters in Belo Horizonte, Brazil to realize a dream they have had for twenty years. That dream was to start a Children’s Home to serve some of the homeless and needy children of their city. The first house, has been completed; and is serving children. Conrad and Brenda Slate,[.....]
Tony Dungy is the former head coach of the Indianapolis Colts. He also coached the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and played for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the San Francisco 49ers. Tony holds the distinction of being the first African-American head coach to win the Super Bowl and the third person in NFL history to win the[.....]