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How to Throw a Birthday Party for an Orphan
When’s your birthday? Our birthdays form part of our identity, and most all of us enjoy celebrating them. But imagine if you had no idea what month, day, or year you were born. You wouldn’t even know exactly how old you were. And if you were an orphan, you’d have no one to tell you. Can you picture life without a birthday? Wouldn’t you feel lost? Like a part of you was incomplete? Children in the Lahore Kinship Project celebrate with a group birthday party! That’s an emotion too many Kinship Kids have to grapple with on top of everything Orphans
Not Just Another International Day. This One Involves YOU-th.
It’s easy to get so lost in your daily routine that you forget to think about the future. It’s even easier to forget that the little people holding your hand or sitting in your lap, your children and your grandchildren, are the generation that’ll be shaping that future. But today is a day to acknowledge just how important it is for our children to speak up about changes they’d like to see in their lifetime. Because August 12 is International Youth Day. What’s International Youth Day? International Youth Day was established in 1999 by the UN General Assembly as a Appreciation, Kinship
Orphans in India are Living Out this Bible Verse
“Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” -1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 How well do you follow this teaching from Paul? It can be difficult to “rejoice always” when your children are fighting. You might forget to pray while keeping up with your busy schedule! And you might not feel like giving thanks when you get a negative diagnosis from the doctor or can’t find the money to make ends meet. None of these things feel like the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. Or Kinship