One Child Campaign

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

One Child Campaign Concert - March 30, 2007

Becca David and Jennifer Kelley - What are You Waiting For"

Chrissy Katina and Alisa Childers formerly of ZOEgirl - see beautiful baby Haylee Katina in this first picture!!! You guys are such amazing friends...we love you guys so much!

Alisa Childers...check out her new music at www.alisachilders.com

Alisa and Chrissy leading us in worship

Children's Choir singing "I Am Not Forgotten"

Thank you Liz and Ose for heading this up! It was a highlight!!!

Before Sunday - they are incredible! www.beforesunday.com

Amanda Clark - SE Public Relations Director for AWAA

TG and Dacia Bush and their band kicked off the evening!

The David Family - Project Ethiopia

Caleb and Becca David have been married for nine years and currently reside in Tulsa, OK. They have been involved in world missions since their teen years and have a combined mission experience of over 25 years. These experiences were very instrumental in molding their passion for orphans. Both of them have always known that international adoption was the way they wanted to start their family...that dream is now a reality! On a trip to Ethiopia in 2006, they fell in love with the people and culture of this nation and after realizing the enormous need for the 4.3 millions orphans to find homes, they knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that this is where their child was. In January of 2008, after a year of paperwork, fundraising and waiting...Sakari Ava Misrak David was united with her parents! For them, adoption is all about obedience to what God has called them and the church to do and it is their hope to encourage many other families to take the leap of faith into the miracle of adoption!

To read more about the David Family adoption - check out their blog at www.sakaridavid.com

ADOPTION by Joshua David

God pioneered the adoption process. When Adam sinned, he alienated himself from God and became a spiritual orphan. Many people do not understand why God didn't just fix things right then and there. the reason was that God had given his son, Adam, dominion in the earth, but then Adam through his act of treason, gave up his authority to Satan. It was legal. God was now on the outside looking in. The only solution to restore his son back to Him was adoption.

God creates through His Word. If you will notice, throughout the entire Old Testament, God is getting His Word back into the earth through His prophets. The plan of God was to restore the original orphans back into the family. Every prophecy uttered in the Old Testament was one step closer to the day of adoption. The revelation of the love of God is fully evident when you realize that the entire Old Testament was God going through the adoption process to restore the orphans.

"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ. According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love: Having predestined us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will." Ephesians 1:3-6

Adoption is the process, not the result. This cannot be emphasized enough. It is imperative to understand what adoption truly is and how it changes everything. We can see the adoption process throughout the entire Old Testament, but the process was completed in the New Testament by the blood of Jesus. As Christians, it is important to understand that our salvation was the result of adoption. It was the process of adoption that made us sons and daughters. We are no longer adopted. Once the adoption process was complete, we became family by blood.

"But when the fulness of time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law. To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons. And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father. Where thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ." Galatians 4:4-7

It is the revelation of God's adoption that can take us to further understanding the immeasurable impact that can be made in the world through adoption. Every orphan in this world has a call of God on their lives - a call that could change the world! When a family adopts one of these "little ones", they are investing in that child's call. Many people believe that they cannot make a difference. This is not the case. Remember, Jesus said that the entire kingdom of God is like a seed. For every orphan that is adopted, it is a seed planted in their lives. The fruit that they bear will be on your account because of your investment in their lives. You can be responsible for helping that one child walk in their calling and bring other "orphans" into the Kingdom. When they change the world, you have changed the world. All it takes is one child!

Project Ethiopia

The purpose of Project Ethiopia is to help families adopt from Ethiopia...to bring awareness to the needs of these African children and the importance and significance of adoption. To convey the spirit of adoption and to communicate that one child can truly make a huge impact. Every child has a destiny that needs to be facilitated by a forever family.

Ethiopia Facts:

- Population: 75 million, second largest population in Africa

- It is twice the size of Texas

- 4.3 million orphans due to poverty, AIDS and low life expectancy

- There is an estimated 20 million orphans in Africa of which over 4 million live in Ethiopia

- If you doubled the population of Houston, TX the number of orphans in Ethiopia would still be greater

- It is one of the poorest countries with more than 25% of it's population living on less than $1 per day

- 1 in 10 children will die before their fifth birthday

- 2/3rds of Ethiopian children are malnourished

- Fewer than one in four Ethiopians has access to clean drinking water

We need your help. You can make a difference by supporting and communicating the One Child Campaign. Whether you are an individual, business, family or youth group - you can be a major part of helping us communicate the heart of adoption in your community and areas of influence. You can also be a vital part by financially supporting the vision by organizing fundraisers, purchasing items at our store, etc. You can help us spread the word and make an impact a child's life - it's contagious, we believe that one adoption will inspire another and it will go on and on and on...so, can one child truly make an impact? We believe that it is inevitable.

One Child Campaign
P.O. Box 702441
Tulsa, OK 74170

info@onechildcampaign.com

www.myspace.com/onechildcampaign

One Child Campaign

Wednesday, September 10, 2008