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Orphan Sunday - November 8, 2009

CONTACT: Rocky Gill
 (903) 530-3450, Email Rocky
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 
 HOPE FOR 100 CHAMPIONS “ORPHAN SUNDAY” IN TYLER
 Part of Hundreds of Events Across America Taking A Stand for the Orphan
 
(TYLER, TX, OCTOBER 30, 2009) A prairie fire of grassroots events calling individuals to care for orphans and foster youth will sweep the country on Orphan Sunday, November 8, 2009. Hundreds of “Orphan Sunday” activities will be hosted by churches, organizations and individuals across America, highlighting the plight of orphans and how people can make a difference in their lives. Locally, Hope For 100 is sponsoring special services at Green Acres Baptist Church. In conjunction with National Adoption Month, people who have been adopted will be recognized in all three services.
 
Hope For 100 founder Rocky Gill remarked, “Orphan Sunday is a milestone event. Since Hope For 100 was launched in January at GABC, we have found loving, Christian homes for more than 70 orphans and foster children. We are rapidly closing in on our goal and Orphan Sunday will provide a significant boost of awareness to our efforts. In the near future, we hope to report full success of this important campaign to find loving, Christian homes for 100 orphans and foster children.”
 
November 8 marks the first time hundreds of orphan-focused events will be held nationwide on a single day. These events range from sermons and Sunday School classes in churches to concerts, prayer gatherings and service projects. A “Live from Nashville!” music event featuring Steven Curtis Chapman will be streamed nationally and is available free to the public at the Green Acres Baptist Church Lighthouse beginning at 4 p.m. on Sunday, November 8.
 
There are more than 500,000 children in the foster system in the U.S., with nearly 130,000 waiting to be adopted. Globally, an estimated 15 million children have lost both parents. Supporters hope the vast number and diversity of “Orphan Sunday” events will create a powerful echo, waking both awareness and action on behalf of children who have no family.
 
The Orphan Sunday movement is spearheaded by the Christian Alliance for Orphans, a coalition of more than 50 orphan-serving organizations, including Hope For 100.
 
PLEASE NOTE: Jim Caviezel, adoptive father of two special needs children and actor from Passion of the Christ, will be the guest speaker on Orphan Sunday during all three GABC services. At his request, he will have NO contact with the media; NO interviews, photos or video will be allowed. He has also request NO pre-publicity Thanks for respecting his request.