Comments on: Why Does America Have Orphans If It Has Christian Churches?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:29:24 +0000

I agree that orphans are to be cared for and that Christians are called to do so. Another point to remember is that children in foster care are not orphans, they still have parents and are (usually) in a caring family, hence “foster” family. True orphans exist all over the world with no foster care family to care for them…places like Haiti and Africa where children lack even basic care and die a silent death because their lives are considered insignificant by so many. So please, let’s separate foster care from caring for the orphans..there is a wide expanse dividing the two..and foster care children have opportunities that true orphans in third world countries cannot even dream of.

By: Hagere

Hagere — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:57:31 +0000

Hey Brother,

Thanks for bringing this out!!!!!

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 23:54:07 +0000

This is a great post. thanks for bringing it to our attention. Lots to pray about.

By: Anne

Anne — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 20:55:51 +0000

I think you are overlooking all of the red tape that has been placed in the paths of those Christians who do want to adopt. I think that if the process were simplified, more people would be able to adopt.

By: Steph

Steph — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 19:59:27 +0000

I agree to a certain extent. However, even if Christians were to alleviate the current foster care system by taking in its current 115,000 children –> more children would always get dumped into the system.
SO, we should address issues which cause families to dismantle: injustice, poverty, lack of education.

A friend of ours is creating an organization which will help families whose children have been taken by CPS, get their kids back by learning how to be better parents, and through help from social workers and lawyers, will fight parental termination proceedings. This will alleviate major burdens on the foster care system and will create better families.
Christians should be thinking of wholistic and preventative solutions rather than merely addressing the fruit of the problem (although both are needed). Thanks for posting.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 17:28:29 +0000

Great blog! This is an issue that has been disturbing me for a while now. Even christian couples who can’t concieve seem to place adopting foster care children on the very bottom of the list. Surely God wants eveyone to be able to raise an infant in perfect health from the day of birth in order to make effective new disciples right? Hmmmm.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 20:29:20 +0000

As a former foster child, a Christian and a current child advocate, one of my biggest personal disappointments with the Church has been apathy toward foster children, when God Himself has been described in the Bible as ‘Father of the fatherless.’

Lisa
http://sunshinegirlonarainyday.blogspot.com/

By: John santic

John santic — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 18:21:15 +0000

I am struck by your post and have been thinking about the same things lately. It is indeed a shame that the more important elements of God’s law and his heart are neglected. If only hearts would break at the condition we are faced with. Perhaps is we were a little poorer in spirit…

By: andrew

andrew — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 17:56:15 +0000

yeah, preach it man!!!!