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Families Through Adoption is offering to start home studies for Southwest MI families interested in adoption of Haitian orphans

February 22, 2010 - 5:10am — Kyle Douglass

From an email announcement on February 2, 2010 by Char Lanning, Executive Director of Families Through Adoption:

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Thank you for your willingness to help the children of the earthquake in Haiti. It is an encouragement to see so many people express concern and dedication to make a difference in these children’s lives. I will try to highlight the ever changing information with you and update you on Families Through Adoption’s plan to help provide loving care to children in need.

U.S. legislation to open up adoption for Haitian orphans gains momentum

February 22, 2010 - 3:28am — Kyle Douglass

Bill Terpstra, of the Haiti Orphan Task Force (HOTF), has been working with Paul Pennington from Hope for Orphans to gain sponsorship of HR 4603. They currently have 4 senators (2 Republican and 2 Democrat) who are interested in sponsorship and Lamar Smith (Texas), the ranking Republican on the House Judiciary Committee, is also considering co-sponsorship.

Haiti Prayer Forum

February 1, 2010 - 2:41pm — Kyle Douglass

Welcome to our Haiti Prayer Forum. This is a place to post prayers, encourage others and report answered prayer relating to the Haiti crisis. If you would like some help with how to pray, the Haiti Orphan Crisis Response Team has put together a guide with some key issues to focus on. Thank you for joining us in this prayer effort!

To participate, click "Add Comment" below and let us know you've prayed for an issue, write a scripture or even write out your prayer. Be creative!

Haiti Orphan Crisis Prayer Guide

February 1, 2010 - 2:40pm — Kyle Douglass

The following was prepared by the Southwest Michigan coalition called the Haiti Orphan Response Team as a guide to supporting relief efforts with prayer:

Please join us in urgently seeking the Lord for the rescue of orphans in Haiti in light of the current crisis.

Guidelines for prayer:

  • Listen for the voice of the Lord and let Him lead you in prayer. John 10:27, “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.”

Bethany Christian Services Haiti Orphan Crisis Webinar

February 1, 2010 - 1:00pm — Kyle Douglass

Bethany Christian Services hosted a webinar on Wednesday, January 27th, 2010 at 3:00pm to share about BCS as an organization and to inform the public what they are doing to address the Haiti Orphan Crisis. Go to http://misc.bethany.org/files/haiti.html to view the webinar.

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