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June 2010 Issue:

Upcoming Events of Interest The Baby Conference                       VIsion Forum Ministries                       July 8-10, 2010 in San Antonio, TX Hope for Orphan's Paul Pennington will be a keynote speaker at this event. For more information, please visit www.visionforumministries.org/events/bc/.   Together for Adoption Conference  October 1-2, 2010 in Austin, TX                   The Conference theme this year is "The Gospel, the Church, and the Global Orphan Crisis." For more information, please visit www.togetherforadoption.org/?page_id=11.       Featured Resource The Middle Mom: How to Grow Your Heart by Giving it Away                                           By Christie Erwin                                             This wonderful and poignant book tells the story of God’s grace in the life of one Arkansas foster mom and the children that God has entrusted to her family’s care over the years.  For more information, please click here..

Note from Paul Pennington, Executive Director

Some of the very best things in my life have happened as a result of some of the hardest things in my life. There was a day that Robin and I learned . . .

	New Post-Adopt Material Fills Long Dark Void By Jason Weber One of the questions I have made it a habit of asking orphans ministry champions in the church over the past several years is “What is something you need that hasn’t been created yet?”
	Twin Cities Summit VI a Huge Success The Christian Alliance for Orphans’ Sixth Annual Summit was held in Minneapolis on April 29-30.  Over 1200 believers gathered . . .
	Churches go to their Knees on Behalf of our Nation’s Foster Children The third week in May marked the third annual National Foster Care Prayer Vigil, which was again observed by followers of Jesus . . .
	Local Church Orphan Ministry Spotlight:  Flatirons Community Church (CO) By Johnston Moore God’s word says that He uses all things together for good for those who are called according to His purpose.  For Tony Harbour, it was the death of his father at age 12, and his adoption of two children from China, that led him and his wife Stacee to . . .
	International Adoption Updates In light of the ever-changing world of international adoption, we want to highlight some of the recent changes and issues related to adoption in six countries in particular: Ethiopia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal, Russia and Swaziland.
	Children Help Bring Hope to Haitian Orphans By Johnston Moore One of the most exciting things we see as we partner with God and His church in bringing hope and love to orphans, is when children truly “get it.”  For a group of children in . . .