Life Cycle of Renewal: Adopted
As we transition from the Beloved quarter of our annual Lifecycle of Renewal into the Adopted quarter, we meditate on how we’re called to not just see others with dignity and value, as fully accepted and beloved by God, but also as those adopted into the family of our Father. We’re created in the image of an adopting father, so we too should adopt—whether in the literal sense of adopting a child or individual or in other ways that position us to come alongside and provide tangible support to children, families, and any individuals experiencing the loss of community.
The city of Los Angeles has the largest number of children in its foster care system than any other city in the U.S. This high number is often due to a lack of resources and support and nowhere near enough families to provide a home for those without one. We live in a city of orphans that God loves and wants cared for.
“Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world” (James 1:27).
This quarter provides us with opportunities to learn more about this crisis, connect and wrap around families within our church who’ve already entered into this work, and engage the ways God might be calling us as individuals and as a church to love the literal and figurative orphans of our city the way our father, God did for us.
The Princess and the Police Officer
MAY 19, JUNE 2
This long-standing collaboration with Hope Central Watts church and the LAPD helps bring an unforgettable father-daughter-like dance to various elementary schools within LA County for one common goal; caring for the young women of the community so as to instill value and hope for their future.
Hope for the Journey Conference
MAY 20-21
We’re repartnering with Show Hope to provide free, easily-accessible, and specialized training for anyone interested in or currently interacting in any capacity with adopting families or children within the foster system.
We Foster LA Supply Drive
JUNE 25
We will be collecting items on behalf of We Foster LA, an emergency resource closet serving foster children and the families who love them by assembling and delivering care packages to foster families in LA County based on each child’s age and gender.
Careportal Delivery Team
Are you looking for a way to make a positive impact in a child’s life?
Careportal instantly connects you to the urgent, real-time needs of vulnerable children and families living right in your community. Needs such as a bed, a car seat, rent assistance, and more can provide critical, immediate relief and restore a family back to a strong and healthy state.
Join our Reality LA team for Careportal to help buy and/or deliver basic necessities to families in need.
