Embrace: Arms Open Wide

Embrace will walk side by side with believers as they pursue God's heart for orphans by:

Informing—Is there a need?
Approximately 147 million orphans worldwide (World Orphan Relief)
408,425 Children in Foster Care in the United States (Administration for Children and Families 2010)
Financial and material needs (adoption fees, clothing, food, etc.)

Educating—What can we do?
Embrace will help educate the local church and area community in areas such as:
-Educating families on the foster parent licensing process
-Explaining the home study process to prospective adoptive families
-Providing information about specific orphanages and their needs
-Sharing ongoing ways to be involved in partnering and supporting

Partnering—How can we WRAP our arms around others doing orphan care?
We can partner with others through:
W-Wrestling in prayer for them
R-Providing Respite care
A-Acts of service (i.e. gathering clothing, making meals, doing laundry, providing childcare)
P-Promises of God—encouraging others

Supporting—What is needed financially?
You can be involved financially by:
Raising money for Abba funds (interest-free adoption loans/grants)
Sponsoring a child
Sponsoring an orphanage


Embrace is an orphan care ministry under the direction of Brookhaven Wesleyan Church.