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COVID-19 Is Deadly…in More Ways than You May Realize
COVID-19 Is Deadly…in More Ways than You May Realize Support Emergency Relief As food prices rose and jobs became scarce, parents in Thailand struggled to feed their families. For over two years, we’ve experienced the effects of COVID-19 on schools, businesses, and families. But in the developing world, this disease brought additional dangers and challenges. And for many, a physical illness was the least of their concerns. Violence erupted worldwide trying to enforce guidelines set up to protect people from the virus. Beatings happened in the markets, and robberies and looting were a constant threat. Because of road closures, strict Newsletter
Kinship United’s Response to COVID-19
There are so many negative messages about COVID-19 and you should know that you have given us a chance to share some good news. A number of you have asked about how we could possibly be prepared to deal with the thousands of children and the people scattered around the world in Kinship churches who would be left helpless by a World Pandemic. Whenever we face a crisis like war or disease, I have a saying: “Man, I’m glad my dad’s the King!” That’s because I know I can do nothing without Him. And He must have revealed these needs News
5 Tips for Getting Your Church Involved in Orphan Care
It seems like an easy assumption that any church would jump at the opportunity to care for orphans and widows. But if you've ever tried to get your church involved in orphan care, you may have hit a few unexpected challenges. After years of working with faithful churches who generously serve orphans and widows together with our in-country partners, here are five tips we’ve learned for getting your church involved in orphan care: 1. Be patient Don’t be offended if your pastor doesn’t have time to think this through immediately. Or if multiple committees want to get involved and do Orphan Rescue
Share the Love All Year Round with Our New Monthly Giving Program
Do you know how the Amish relocate buildings? They can move an entire barn across a field with their bare hands. Yes, an entire barn that was already built and standing. People crowd around every single spare inch of the barn’s outer walls, everyone squats, reaches their fingers under the dirt so they can grip around the bottom beam, and on the count of three, they lift. Then, they walk that barn from one side of a field to the other, leaving it completely intact, and using no high-powered machinery. Move a Barn! You may look at a whole home Newsletter
3 Important Things You Should Know About Kinship United
Kinship United began over 20 years ago, and during those years, our team and our incredible supporters have built a strong foundation to help thousands of orphans and widows worldwide. With that many years under our belt, there’s a lot to get to know about our organization! So let’s get started! What are 3 important things you should know about Kinship United? 1. A Kinship Project always starts with a Church You know the verse, “Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress.” (James 1:27) We know Kinship
