Orphan Care and Adoption Conference

Calling All Crafters! Benevolent Bazaar Needs You! Are you crafty? Would you like to join some fellow local crafters to help orphans? We are working now on developing a team of people who would like to make hand-made items that we can sell through our GCOA Benevolent Bazaar which helps fund local adoptions and orphan care projects. We need you!  Contact Jodi Plum, our Crafting Coordinator, if you are interested. Jodi can be reached at plumemb@aol.com. The Love Closet: Got Any Kid Stuff to Spare and Share? GCOA is now collecting new and gently-used items that we can distribute to support and bless families in our area who are stepping out in faith to take in orphans and foster children, sometimes with very short notice. We are in need of cribs, carseats, high chairs, bouncers, swings, toys, clothing, etc. If you are cleaning out your closets, please think of us!  Please contact Sheila Steen who is the coordinator for our new Love Closet program. Sheila can be reached via email at sheilasteen@gmail.com.

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Youth Rally @ Epic

The weekend following Orphan Sunday, come to the Orphan Sunday Youth Rally and learn how young people can make a difference in the lives of orphans! The event will feature live bands as well as several great speakers who will inspire students to take action on behalf of orphaned children. Opportunities for involvement with missions will be highlighted and you will be able to shop for cool stuff the proceeds of which benefit orphans and local adoptions. Students who attend are encouraged to bring a pair of new shoes to donate to our Shoes for Orphan Souls Fall Shoe Drive. For each pair donated, students will receive a ticket that makes them eligible for the We Heart Orphans drawing which will feature fabulous prizes! Please tell your friends! Hope to see you there!

See the Calendar of Events for more information!

Orphan Sunday: Voice for the Orphan Event- coming up!

Orphan Sunday is a national day devoted to standing united as Christians on behalf of the fatherless. Hundreds of events will be held on November 7th across America and beyond, all sharing a single goal: that God’s great love for the orphan will find echo in our lives as well. Join Christians here on the Gold Coast as we gather together from churches throughout our region to discuss the plight of orphans both domestically and internationally and what we all can do to help. The event will feature great speakers, live music and the We Heart Orphans Benevolent Bazaar where you can buy unique gifts that support orphan care and help fund local adoptions. Free information and resources will be available on many areas in ministry including praying for orphans, sponsorship, missions to orphans and adoption. Families will also be able to learn more about applying for funding to start an adoption through the Gold Coast Orphan Alliance Community Adoption Grant Fund. We hope you will join us and be a part of what God is doing here in our community on behalf of His precious children. As always, we hope you will encourage your friends and families to join us at this event as well!

Free childcare is available with pre-registration. To register for childcare or for more information about the event, please contact info@weheartorphans.org. Families interested in childcare, please email us with the names and ages of your children so we can plan for taking care of your little ones while you attend the event.

It has been a while since the last post, but I just wanted everyone to be sure to check the calender- it is updated with the latest GCOA events!

Our Website Is Now Up!

Hello GCOA family! Our website is now up and running! We will no longer be using this blog as our website is now live. Please check us out at www.weheartorphans.org.