Adoption and Orphan Care Goals
Hands of Hope Adoption and Orphan Care Ministry, Inc. wants to educate the Christian community on God’s heart for orphans and their needs; motivate them to help orphans in need of families; and support them when they are in the process of, or have already adopted.
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Education Goals- Broaden people's view of why to adopt (beyond infertility issues)
- Inform others of God's heart for adoption (globally)
- Make others aware of the need for adoption (for orphans outside the US)
- Make others aware of the need for support of orphans that will never be adopted (outside the US)
- Inform on the process of adoption (i.e. how to, costs, methods, organizations...)
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Motivation Goals
- Help orphans in need of families
- Helping orphans that will never be adopted (e.g. relief projects or short term missions trips)
- Host orphans in short term situations
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Support Goals- Come along side those in some phase of adoption
- Provide emotional support (pre/post adoption)
- Provide financial resources to afford the upfront cost of adopting
- Provide information, e.g. help with the application process and help others overcome obstacles
- Prayer for families, children that are waiting to be adopted and children that will never be able to be adopted
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