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orphans by Karen Swank on 7/8/2010
Every year at Cornerstone's Main Stage, the emcee and some
well-made videos all come together with a feverish pitch: "Adopt a
Compassion kid!"
Every year I watch the videos and listen to the guy on
stage pouring his heart out, and every year I think, "Someday I want to
do that." Even, "Some day I want to adopt LOTS of Compassion kids." I
enjoy the dream, and I hide my face when the Compassion folks walk
through the crowd with cards full of adoptable kids. It's always, "I'll
do that someday," and never, "How about tonight?"
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According to Scripture, there are several things that are very near to
God's heart. They include how we deal with sin, our personal response
to the Gospel, and how we treated the orphan, widow, or poor person in
our midst (among others, of course, but those are the ones that
immediately come to mind).
Tom Davis is the CEO of Children's HopeChest , a nonprofit organization dedicated to orphan care ministry. He is a renowned Christian speaker and advocate for orphans and widows. His passion for the poor is contagious, as is his compassion for the AIDS-ravaged continent of Africa.
He has written several books about orphans, poverty, and social justice causes, including Red Letters: Liv...