On Sunday, November 4, Christians worldwide will be standing for the orphan on Orphan Sunday. As Christians, we are a people called to defend the fatherless…to care for the child that has no family…to visit orphans in their distress. Could you encourage your church or group to join us in remembering and supporting the world’s[.....]

Orphan Sunday On November 6, join CRF and churches around the world in praying for the fatherless. On Orphan Sunday, Christians stand for the orphan. We are a people called to defend the fatherless… to care for the child that has no family… to visit orphans in their distress. We are a people called to[.....]

CRF would like to encourage your church or group to stand for the orphan on Orphan Sunday, November 7th. November is National Adoption Month and many churches will be taking the opportunity to remember orphans in their services. On Orphan Sunday, churches and gatherings around the world will be standing together with a single goal:[.....]

Agape Golf Tournament   We encourage you to join us for a day of fun, but also to support local foster children, orphans and families.   Adam’s Drugs, one of our Double Eagle Sponsors, will sponsor a $10,000 Hole-in-One Challenge. The player receives $5,000 and Agape receives $5,000 for the first Hole in One on[.....]

The following lesson could be used for a church setting about Christian Childcare   Steven R. Covey, known for his advice about effective living along with training and day planner products, popularized the line, “The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.”  That complicated sentence speaks volumes once it is understood. [.....]

Fulfilling wishes of the homeless is faith-affirming By Jennie Keeran | the Christian Chronicle When we see homeless people, we often want to turn away and not see the pain that they endure. We sometimes think that they want to live that way. But reason dictates that no one in their right mind wants to[.....]

Children’s Homes Need Support, Understanding by Noble Patterson Gospel Advocate (1990) pp. 18-20 “Used with permission, Gospel Advocate magazine, Nashville, Tenn.”   Children’s homes in the brotherhood are not of recent origin.  In fact, during the entire period of the existence of churches of Christ on this continent, orphanages have been in operation.   The[.....]

Call Them Orphans by Benny Glover Gospel Advocate January 1, 1991 “Used with permission, Gospel Advocate magazine, Nashville, Tenn.”     Some have suggested that we no longer care for “real orphans.”  Occasionally, this statement has been made as a reason for not supporting children’s homes.   What does it take to qualify as a[.....]