ROCK COMMUNITY GROUP
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 22ND 6:30-8PM
In the Ministry Center
We meet quarterly for food and fellowship, next date tbd. We eat together as families and then the kids have activities while the parents share and have fellowship. If you and your family are touched by adoption and/or foster care – this if for you! Join us. Questions: rock@livingwatersmn.com
Reclaiming Orphans as Commanded by our King
ROCK: “Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress…”James 1:27
“I think about my own story and the pieces of my family history that I’m reclaiming, my identity of reclaiming roots and understanding of who I am. I was and always first claimed by Jesus, but there is a journey of reclaiming that for yourself and going through all the paths to understand that.” Kylie Peterson – adult adoptee
Adoption by a Christian family is a great way for children to become adopted children of God. Not all are called to adopt, but anyone can love and minister to orphan children through prayer, advocacy, giving to meet needs and helping others who adopt.
Adoption Resources
adoption.state.gov
A comprehensive website that will guide you through questions about the requirements and process of international adoption broken down my country.
mnadopt.org
Minnesota Adoption Resource Network (MARN). MN ADOPT is dedicated to supporting and sustaining the families who adopt Minnesota Waiting Children
positivelyadopted.com
Organization dedicated to educating and supporting adoptions of HIV+ children
Grant and Loan Programs
ROCK Grant: An adoption grant open to members/attenders of LivingWaters church.
*information/forms are located at the bottom of this page
Lifesong
lifesongfororphans.org
*Interest Free Loans and Matching Grant program
The James Project
jamesprojectmn.org
*Awards grants to Minnesota families for both domestic and international adoptions regardless of financial need
Gift of Adoption
giftofadoption.org
*Awards grants to support domestic and international adoptions
Show Hope
showhope.org
*Adoption Grants: Awards grants to support domestic and international adoptions
*Shirts of Hope:You can sell Show Hope t-shirts to raise money for your adoption
Kaitlyn’s Fund
hkatelynsfund.org
*Awards grants to support domestic and international adoptions to Christian couples