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James 1:27 (ESV)
“Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world” Mission Statement:
Our mission as an orphan ministry is to bring together a diverse group of people with the common
desire to serve the foster and waiting children in our community and worldwide. We want to attend to
the fatherless by raising awareness of their current needs, providing support to families of adopted and
foster children, committing to pray for them, and connecting these children and families to the life and
love of Christ.
We are primarily focused on these four areas: Awareness
One goal of this ministry is to raise awareness regarding the need for families in our area to serve as foster and adoptive parents to children locally and internationally. There are more than 130 million orphans in the world today. There are 2.3 billion Christians and 80 percent of the Christian wealth is in the United States. In the Dallas-Fort Worth area alone, there are 4,000 children in foster care. More than a thousand of those children are waiting for families to adopt them. Support
There are a number of families currently at Prestonwood that have adopted or currently foster children or are pursuing adoption and foster care. This ministry will provide support for these families as well as education to deal with the unique nature of foster care and adoption. Prayer
As part of this ministry, we will be praying for these families and the children who are currently awaiting adoption or are in foster care. We will also incorporate widows in our church to assist with the prayer needs. At each meeting, we plan to pray specifically for the needs of these widows. Connecting
There are many families with foster and adopted children that are not connected to a local church. Through various events, we would like to reach out to those families and connect them to the life of Prestonwood.
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