

Father & Creator
The study, God as Father, will need a starting point. As we go through the Bible to seek out who God is and our relationship to Him as Father, Son and Holy Spirit, we start at the beginning. Understanding the Lord as Creator, and through being our Creator He is Father. Here are some passages we are looking at to develop this part of the study: In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1:1 So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He create


Aging Out in Eastern Europe
We started this series, Glimpses, with the United States because this is where we have access to the most information regarding youth in state care. As we move to show the different situations worldwide, we are grouping countries together to explain the situation as fully as possible. We want to clarify that this information comes from research rather than experience, which means it is incomplete. Try as we might, we can’t account for the children who are off-record or for th

5 Ways to Help!
Hey everyone! We've had people ask about how to get involved with Empty Frames right now! Here are 5 ways to start helping / preparing for this project! Pray! - We are definitely needing prayer right now! For requests please see our shoutout! Host a Tour Stop! - We're signing churches / groups up to hear from Empty Frames Initiative! The aim is to get this tour going from January-May of 2016 - Sign up here! Get Your Passport Ready! - We want you to come and help us make this


About God as Father
As we plan for Empty Frames to address the church and the call on Christians to care for orphans, we realize that we will need more than a one-time conversation over Sunday morning. The call to care for the fatherless is dispursed throughout the Bible. To help engage and launch discussion we are hoping to develope a Bible study that can be utilized by the Church. We will be sharing a series of blog posts that revolve around the topic of God as Father and giving insight by sha


Aging Out in the United States
Youth aging out of state care face a series of challenges, from housing needs to the knowledge of life skills. The collection of posts we will be publishing in the following months will be titled "Glimpses" as we look at the situation being faced by youth aging out worldwide. Today, we’re looking at statistics in the U.S. and a few organizations that are having an impact in this community! Statistics While in the States there is an acknowledged degree of “adulthood” at the ag


Glimpses and Studies
As Empty Frames Initiative grows we hope to post on this blog! Here we will share our vision, stories that are attributed to this field, and updates on our journey. For the next few months we want to take the time to share a series we've titled "Glimpses", this will focus on what is known of adoption and orphan care in countries we are considering partnering with for our first facility. The other series that will be published is thoughts and notes from a study we are working