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Friday, August 3, 2012
From an Orphan to Promising Ballerina
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This story is about Michaela DePrince, who went from being an orphan in Sierra Leone to becoming one of the most promising dancers in the U.S.
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Connecting God's Children is a Christian ministry that strives to raise awareness of the need for forever homes for children, living in both our local community and abroad, and to share knowledge, equip and unite communities to respond to God's call to care for orphans. As Christians, it is our responsibility to love, foster, and care for all children everywhere. It is our ministry to connect orphans with forever families and to prepare all God's Children for life's journey.
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Once our eyes are opened, we can’t pretend we don’t know what to do. God, who weighs our hearts and keeps our souls, knows that we know and holds us responsible to act.
Proverbs 24:12
Proverbs 24:12
Facts About Orphans and Vulnerable Children
There are 143 million orphans and 400 million vulnerable children in the world, according to UNICEF
By population, orphans would be the 8th largest country in the world
China -1,321,851,888
India -1,129,866,154
USA - 301,139,947
Indonesia - 234,693,997
Brazil - 190,010,647
Pakistan - 169,270,617
Bangladesh - 150,448,339
ORPHANS - 143,000,000
Russia - 141,377,752
Somewhere in the world, a child dies every 5.2 seconds due to malnutrition, disease, or neglect.
16,600 die every day
Over 6 million kids will die this year alone!
Each day 38,493 children age out of orphanages or government protection programs.
Over 14 million this year
Most with little or no skills to survive
In Russia, of those who age out of the orphanage system
10-15% commit suicide by age 18
60% of girls become prostitutes
70% of boys become hardened criminals
In the United States, there are 520,000+ kids in foster care
120,000 are immediately adoptable
In the New York foster system, 60% of the kids who age out end up homeless.
By population, orphans would be the 8th largest country in the world
China -1,321,851,888
India -1,129,866,154
USA - 301,139,947
Indonesia - 234,693,997
Brazil - 190,010,647
Pakistan - 169,270,617
Bangladesh - 150,448,339
ORPHANS - 143,000,000
Russia - 141,377,752
Somewhere in the world, a child dies every 5.2 seconds due to malnutrition, disease, or neglect.
16,600 die every day
Over 6 million kids will die this year alone!
Each day 38,493 children age out of orphanages or government protection programs.
Over 14 million this year
Most with little or no skills to survive
In Russia, of those who age out of the orphanage system
10-15% commit suicide by age 18
60% of girls become prostitutes
70% of boys become hardened criminals
In the United States, there are 520,000+ kids in foster care
120,000 are immediately adoptable
In the New York foster system, 60% of the kids who age out end up homeless.
Adoption Information/Resources
- A Chosen Child, Inc.
- Adopt US Kids
- Adoption 4 Kids of South Florida
- Adoption Institute
- Adoption Learning Partners
- Adoption Medicine Program & Clinic
- Adoption Nutrition
- Adoptions Together
- Adoptive Families Magazine
- Affording Adoption - grants and loans
- Association for Treatment and Training in the Attachment of Children
- Bethany Christian Services
- Child Welfare Information Gateway
- Chinese Children Adoption International
- Community Based Care of Seminole
- Community Partnership for Children
- Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute
- Dave Thomas Center for Adoption
- DCF (where to find a MAPP class in your area)
- Dr. Jane Aronson, orphan doctor
- Equality for Adopted Children
- Explore Adoption
- Families for Russian and Ukrainian Adoption
- Families with Children from China
- Family Services of Metro Orlando
- Florida Baptist Children's Homes
- Florida Department of Children and Families
- Florida State Foster Adoptive Parent Association Inc.
- Foster Care Alumni
- Foundation for Foster Children
- Haiti Adoption
- Help Us Adopt (financial assistance)
- His House Children's Home
- Intervention Services
- Joint Council on International Children's Services
- Loving Stork Adoptions
- National Council for Adoption
- National Foster Parent Association
- No Hands But Ours (resources for Special Needs adoption and Waiting Children in China)
- North American Council on Adoptable Children
- Philippines' Department of Social Welfare and Development - Requirements for adopting
- Rainbow Kids - The Voice of Adoption
- The Adoption Exchange
- The Elison Project (financial assistance to those adopting special needs from China)
- The Guardian Ad Litem Program
- The Orlando Adoption Network
- U.S. Department of State's website for intercountry adoption information
- World Wide Orphans Foundation
Ministries and Organizations
- A Glimmer of Hope (Ethiopia)
- A Mother's Love (China)
- Abba Fund (adoption financial assistance)
- Adoption Fathers
- Amazima (Uganda)
- Angel Food Ministries (food relief in the U.S.)
- Aprons for Africa
- Ashley Rhodes-Courter, child advocate (and former foster child)
- Because Every Mother Matters (birth kits for Uganda)
- Bethel (the blind and orphaned in China)
- Better Care Network (source of information for people working on issues related to children who lack adequate family care)
- Big Brothers, Big Sisters
- Both Hands Foundation
- Caroline's Promise
- Castaway Kid
- Children's Hope Chest
- Christian Alliance for Orphans
- Compassion 575
- Compassion International
- Connecting God's Children
- Cry of the Orphan
- Every Orphan's Hope
- Family Promise and Interfaith Hospitality Network
- Faraway Place (Ukraine)
- Firm Foundations (Romania)
- Florida Guardian ad Litem Foundation
- For His Glory Adoption Outreach (Haiti)
- Forgotten Children
- Foster Care Council of Southwest Florida
- Fostering Media Connections (Foster Care)
- Girls Education and Mentoring Services (GEMS)
- Global Aid Network
- God's Kids
- Grace Landing
- Half the Sky Foundation
- Happy Families International Center
- Heart Gallery of Metro Orlando
- Heartline Ministries (Haiti)
- Henan Kids
- Here I Am Orphan Ministries
- His Kids Too (Ukraine)
- Hope for Orphans
- Hope Unlimited for Children
- HORT - Haiti Orphan Relief Team
- I Drink Because I Care (campaign for wells)
- I'm Thirsty Too (raises money for water)
- Invisible Children (Uganda)
- Invisible Kids (foster children)
- Jeremiah's Child (foster care)
- Kidmia (Ethiopia)
- Lifesong for Orphans
- LOOK (Love for Older Orphanage Kids)
- Love Haiti
- Love Without Boundaries (helps orphaned and impoverished children in China)
- Loving Shepherd Ministries
- Mission for Orphans
- New Hope Foundation (China)
- Orphan Outreach
- Orphans Deserve Better
- Polis Institute
- Raising Malawi
- Real Hope for Haiti Rescue Center
- Red Letters Campaign
- Retail Orphan Initiative
- Romanian Orphan Ministries
- Safe Harbor International Philippines Foundation
- Samaritan's Purse
- Saving Grace in Uganda
- Share the Blessings
- Show Hope
- Sweet Sleep
- Tapestry
- Tender Hands (India)
- The Community Food and Outreach Center (food assistance in Central FL)
- The Fresh Air Fund (inner city children)
- The GrandChildren of God (Ukraine)
- The Mentoring Project
- The Spoon Foundation
- Together for Adoption
- TOMS Shoes (shoes for children in need)
- Village Schools International
- VIVA (A global movement of Christians passionately concerned for children at risk)
- VIVA's North American site
- Warm Blankets
- Weaving Families Adoption Ministry
- World Orphans
- World Vision
- World Wide Village (Haiti)
- Zoe Foundation
Blogs
Businesses That Support the Orphaned
Films that Raise Awareness
- A Walk to Beautiful (Ethiopia)
- Bliss (Turkey)
- Born Into Brothels (India)
- China's Stolen Children (China)
- Chop Shop (U.S.)
- Darfur Now (Sudan)
- Dear Fancis (Africa)
- Emmanuel's Gift (Africa)
- Girlhood (U.S.)
- God Grew Tired of Us (Africa)
- Hotel Rwanda (Africa)
- I Am Because We Are (Malawi, Africa)
- Lilya 4-Ever (Estonia)
- Live and Become (Ethiopia, Sudan, Israel)
- Lost Boys of Sudan (Africa)
- Maria Full of Grace (Colombia)
- Maya (India)
- My Flesh and Blood (U.S.)
- Orphans of Nkandla (Africa)
- Precious (U.S.)
- Salaam Bombay! (India)
- Slumdog Millionaire (India)
- The Blind Side (U.S.)
- The Children of Leningradsky (Russia)
- The Day My God Died (India)
- The Devil's Miner (Bolivia)
- The Final Inch (India)
- The Forgotten Woman (India)
- The Invisible Children (Africa)
- The Italian (Russia)
- The King of Masks (China)
- The Thief (Russia)
- Up the Yangtze (China)
- Very Young Girls (sex trade, U.S.)
- War Dance (Uganda)
- Water (India)
- We are Together: The Children of Agape Choir (South Africa)
- Without the King (Swaziland)
- Yesterday (Africa)
Recommended Reading
- Adopted for Life: The Priority of Adoption for Christian Families & Churches by Russell D. Moore
- Beneath the Mask: Understanding Adopted Teens by Debbie Riley
- Beyond Consequences, Logic, and Control: A Love-Based Approach to Helping Attachment-Challenged Children With Severe Behaviors by Heather T. Forbes
- Castaway Kid by Rob Mitchell
- China Ghosts by Jeff Gammage
- Fields of the Fatherless by Tom Davis
- from ashes to africa by Josh Bottomly
- Girls Like Us by Rachel Lloyd
- Invisible Kids by Holly Schlaack
- Orphanology by Tony Merida and Rick Morton
- Out of Many, One Family: How Two Adults Claimed Twelve Children Through Adoption by Bart and Claudia Fletcher
- Scared: A Novel on the Edge of the World by Tom Davis
- Terrify No More by Gary A. Haugen and Gregg Hunter
- The Connected Child by Dr. Karyn Pervis
- The Lost Daughters of China by Karin Evans
- The One Factor: How One Changes Everything by Doug Sauder
- There Is No Me Without You: One Woman's Odyssey to Rescue Africa's Children byMelissa Fay Greene
- Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson
- Three Little Words by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
- Toddler Adoption: The Weaver's Craft by Mary Hopkins-Best
- Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew by Sherri Eldridge
Please send blog submissions and book, film, documentary, and ministry suggestions to connectinggodschildren@gmail.com.
For questions and information about CGC, adoption, foster care, or orphan care email info@cgcministry.org
For questions and information about CGC, adoption, foster care, or orphan care email info@cgcministry.org
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