This Sunday is Mother's Day, a time to honor our parents, by focusing on our Mothers. It can also be a day of expression in many ways, expressions of honor, love, admiration, plus a host of others. The front of the card I got for my Mom this week has a black & white photo of three toddlers sitting on a couch. Each one has a different expression on their face. The caption below describes their looks, "grumpiness, confusion and pure happiness..."
The back of the card has a short caption on it about the photo and the author Liz Simpson. "Liz and her friends were trying to get a group smile out of their kiddos when a funnier photo came along . . . one that speaks perfectly to the experience of parenting. Liz says of this photo her friend Angie snapped, "Anyone who has raised children can easily agree that they've felt each of these emotions, and many times all within the same day!" I think that most would agree that a day filled with all three would be a day to remember. I hope you get to make it a day to remember with your Mom and your kids.
Yet, for close to 40 million orphans around the world it will be another day without a Mom or a Dad. The expressions of honor, love and admiration might have been pushed out of their mind by the loss of Mom and Dad at an early age. These children are not in a hopeless condition, the Father to the fatherless is there for them. The expression of hope in the Father comes from the group of believers the Father has strategically placed around each child. The church can bring that expression of honor, love and admiration back into the life of the child, by offering them a bridge that leads them to Christ.
You can make a difference in the life of an orphan by equipping churches around the world to provide that bridge in the life of an orphan. By giving $44.00 to the World Orphans Bridge Fund you can help a local church rescue and care for orphans in their community. You can be part of the expression of hope in the Father to the fatherless.
To give to the Bridge Fund go to www.worldorphans.org





