Steve Sikes Blog
Steve Sikes Blog
Crisis: We know the word; many of us have experienced one crisis after another.
Today our front page bulletin and my Mr. Steve are dedicated to different crises. Did you know our world is experiencing an orphan crisis? There are over 143 million orphan children in the world; that’s almost half of the population of our America!
Many of you know, my dad and mom worked in children’s homes for over 36 years. Growing up, my best friends were boys from children’s homes. Small wonder I have a heart for kids who come from unhealthy homes or no homes at all.
When Larry Bertram contacted me recently from Minneapolis, MN concerning Orphan Sunday, he knew my rich history of orphan ministry. He is also a member and past preacher for the Richfield church of Christ in Minneapolis, MN where Scott and Bonita McEndree and family now worship.
Larry works for Orphan’s Lifeline of Hope International (http://www.orphanslifeline.org/orphansunday.html). Orphan Sunday is one day out of the year when thousands of interested individuals and about 200 congregations located across the United States give monies to help the great work that is being done by Orphan’s Lifeline of Hope International.
If you would like to make a contribution or have any questions, see me. Brochures are in the auditorium. “Pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world (James 1:27).”
God is good. Mr. Steve