Children grow best in families, not orphanages.
The Pledge
I believe God designed families as the best environment for children and young people to receive the love, belonging and protection they need in order to flourish.
Therefore, on behalf of vulnerable children around the world, I commit to support efforts which strengthen families, invest in family-based solutions, and combat the root causes of their vulnerability.
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The Pledge
I believe God designed families as the best environment for children and young people to receive the love, belonging and protection they need in order to flourish.
Therefore, on behalf of vulnerable children around the world, I commit to support efforts which strengthen families, invest in family-based solutions, and combat the root causes of their vulnerability.
“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.” -James 1:27
Signing the pledge connects your voice to hundreds of others standing for what’s best for orphaned and vulnerable children around the world.
Your commitment today is the start of a ripple effect and a powerful statement that children belong in families.
“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.” -James 1:27
Signing the pledge connects your voice to hundreds of others standing for what’s best for orphaned and vulnerable children around the world.
Your commitment today is the start of a ripple effect and a powerful statement that children belong in families.
Out of Orphanages and Into Families
God’s concern for the orphan is among the most prominent themes of Scripture. Christians have generously and selflessly responded to this call since the early church and have continued to respond over the years through foster care, adoption, and support of orphan care ministries around the world.
In the past, building orphanages was often a first response to meeting the needs of orphaned and vulnerable children globally. However, it’s estimated that 80% of children living in orphanages have at least one living parent and almost all have extended family members.
The truth is while there are many reasons a child may end up in an orphanage, poverty is often the underlying cause. While orphanages may meet the physical needs of children, even the best orphanages are not able to meet the emotional and social needs of a child as well as their family can.
Can you imagine believing that the only way to provide your child
with an education, food, and shelter was to place him or her in an orphanage?
Yet, Christians around the world are responding to the needs of these children in new and creative ways, adapting to prevent harm to children and ensuring that they remain in or are placed in safe and loving families. A family is vital for the physical, mental, and social development of a child.
We can step into a new era of supporting orphaned and vulnerable children. The growing movement among the global church has recognized the importance of family in the life of every child and strives to ensure that children are cared for within families.
It’s time to shift from prioritizing orphanages and children’s homes to strengthening families so they can better care for their children.
Out of Orphanages and Into Families
God’s concern for the orphan is among the most prominent themes of Scripture. Christians have generously and selflessly responded to this call since the early church and have continued to respond over the years through foster care, adoption, and support of orphan care ministries around the world.
In the past, building orphanages was often a first response to meeting the needs of orphaned and vulnerable children globally. However, it’s estimated that 80% of children living in orphanages have at least one living parent and almost all have extended family members.
The truth is while there are many reasons a child may end up in an orphanage, poverty is often the underlying cause. While orphanages may meet the physical needs of children, even the best orphanages are not able to meet the emotional and social needs of a child as well as their family can.
Can you imagine believing that the only way to provide your child
with an education, food, and shelter was to place him or her in an orphanage?
Yet, Christians around the world are responding to the needs of these children in new and creative ways, adapting to prevent harm to children and ensuring that they remain in or are placed in safe and loving families. A family is vital for the physical, mental, and social development of a child.
We can step into a new era of supporting orphaned and vulnerable children. The growing movement among the global church has recognized the importance of family in the life of every child and strives to ensure that children are cared for within families.
It’s time to shift from prioritizing orphanages and children’s homes to strengthening families so they can better care for their children.
By signing the pledge, you are adding your voice with Christians around the world who want to see children cared for in families.
You’ll receive one email after signing the pledge with more information about the limitations of orphanages, the importance of family, and ways to take action.
For more information, email info@globalchurchpledge.org
“…learn to do good; seek justice, rescue the oppressed, defend the orphan, plead for the widow.”
-Isaiah 1:17
By signing the pledge, you are adding your voice with Christians around the world who want to see children cared for in families.
You’ll receive one email after signing the pledge with more information about the limitations of orphanages, the importance of family, and ways to take action.
For more information, email info@globalchurchpledge.org
“…learn to do good; seek justice, rescue the oppressed, defend the orphan, plead for the widow.”
-Isaiah 1:17