So as some of you know and most of you don't I have begun volunteering for The C.A.L.L. right here in Pulaski County. God laid on my heart long ago the passion to care for the fatherless and while there are sweet babies in China in need of love and forever families, there are also children in Uganda, Argentina, India, Brazil, Mexico, Australia, Russia, Ukraine, Britain, and the list goes on and on, but what most people forget is that there are orphans in your country, your city, and maybe even in your neighborhood. The C.A.L.L. focuses on these children in need of forever homes right here in your backyard...There are about 3,500 children in the Arkansas State Foster Care System at any given time.
These children come into state custody through no fault of their own -
it is because of abuse, neglect, or some other safety concern in the home.
For instance, there are about 7,000 children in foster care in Arkansas within a year,
and there are only about 950 foster families available to care for those children!
Plus, there are over 500 children available for adoption through foster care in our state.
It's a crisis shortage!
It's time for the Body of Christ to step up
and meet the needs of these children in our own neighborhoods!
We are asking you, if you are called, to care for one of these precious children
through foster care, adoption, respite care, or volunteering in some way.
You don't have to go to China to fulfill James 1:27 and visit the orphans in their affliction. You can care for the least of the least right here in your hometown. These children have no home, they have no voice, and they have no hope. Will you be part of the movement that Christ has called us to and step up and care for these little ones?
I will continue to keep you updated on ways you can help. There's going to be a telethon coming up that I'm the point person for and we need people on the phones! But I will keep you updated because there are numerous ways that you can help! If you're feeling God tug at your heart to care for these little ones please give me a call, shoot me an email, I'm on facebook or track me down on the street I'd love to get you connected!!! Also, if you're not in Arkansas still hunt me down and I'll find something for you to get involved in locally in your community where ever that is!! I promise these kids will change your life!
email: chartman@familylife.com
ps if you want to know more about The C.A.L.L. you can check out this videohttp://vimeo.com/6576611 or visit their website www.thecallinarkansas.org
and of course if you want to help out showHOPE (the amazing folks I went to China with this summer) they're at www.showhope.org
and if you want to get an orphan care ministry started out in your church may I suggest Hope for Orphans :)
Will you answer The C.A.L.L.??
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