Foster Care & Adoption

We all know that the gospel is a message that we must share with non-Christians. One of the most practical ways to share the love of Jesus is by taking children in our homes who would otherwise have no place to go. Through adoption, not only can we give them a home with us, but we can also point them to the eternal home with Jesus. Interested? Jessica Prather, a social worker in our church, has some thoughts:

We have a conviction through scripture to care for the orphans in our world
We believe that scripture calls us as Christians to care for and love children (James 1:27). One way that our church would encourage responding to this call is through fostering and adopting Arizona’s vulnerable children. Our state is in a crisis and in desperate need of Christian families to step up and become foster and adoptive parents.  Our prayer is that our church would be filled with families who become foster and adoptive parents to children in need of loving homes.

First Steps
If you are interested in becoming a foster/adoptive parent, the first step is to attend an orientation to gather more information regarding foster care and adoption (2012 orientation schedule can be found here). The other option is to schedule an intake meeting with a Christian Adoption Agency (agencies listed below), and the intake coordinator can explain the process to you.

Resources
We hope you find these resources informative in helping you on your way to becoming foster and adoptive parents.

Agape Adoption Agency
Christian Family Care Agency
Bethany Christian Services
Adoption Tax Credit
Together for Adoption

If you have any questions regarding foster care and adoption you can contact Jessica Prather via email.