November 6th - Orphan Sunday

November 6th is Orphan Sunday.

 “defending the cause of the fatherless” (Isaiah 1:17)

1 child matters

1 God and Father to all

1 child matters in a sea of 18.3 million orphans worldwide (Christians Alliance for Orphans)

GLOBAL ORPHANS FACTS

The Numbers

• Total estimated number of orphans worldwide:  163 million
• Estimated number that have lost a mother: 55.3 million
• Estimated number that have lost a father: 126 million
• Estimated number of “double orphans”:  18.3 million
• See breakdown by country here.
  • (U.S. Government “3^rd Annual Report to Congress on Public Law 109-95” and affirmed byUNICEF)

• Number of caring adults it takes to make a life-long difference for an orphan:  1

defend the cause...
1 year & 4 days waiting to bring our bub home