orphans the forgotten ones

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The Forgotten Ones

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“…whoever welcomes a little child in my name welcomes me” - Matthew 18:5 “I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.” - Matthew 25:40

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“Religion that God the Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.” - James 1:27

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According to UNICEF There are currently 145 Million Orphans Worldwide

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If Orphans were a Country - by Population China 1,321,851,888 India 1,129,866,154 USA 301,139,947 Indonesia 234,693,997 Brazil 190,010,647 Pakistan 169,270,617 Bangladesh 150,448,339 ORPHANS 145,000,000 Russia 141,377,752

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Somewhere in the world a child dies… Every 5.2 seconds

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9/11/2001 2,972 people died in NYC, DC attacks Today Over 16,600 children will die … yet you won’t hear it on the news

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12/26/2004 298,000 people died in the Asian Tsunami Over 300,000 children will die … in the next 21 days

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From 1939-1945 Hitler executed 6 Million Jews Over 6 Million children will die … This Year Alone

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A child dies every 5.2 seconds 22 since this presentation started Every 2.2 seconds an orphan ages out of the system worldwide Each day 38,493 age out and are sent away Over 14 Million this year In Russia, of those who age out 10-15% commit suicide by age 18 60% of girls become prostitutes 70% of boys become hardened criminals

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In the US, 520,000+ kids are in foster care 120,000 are immediately adoptable In the NY Foster System 60% of kids who age out end up homeless In some of the Wealthier Counties in America 65% of children in foster care must be housed outside of the county due to a lack of willing foster homes.

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There are over 27 Million victims of human trafficking worldwide 13 Million are children Over 1 Million children are added to this number each year

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“Science may have found a cure for most evils, but it has found no remedy for the worst of them all… the apathy of human beings.” - Helen Keller What about the Church? Does the Church have an answer?

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What will the church of Jesus Christ do about 145 Million Orphans? How about you? Will you get involved?

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Help Orphans With Stop Slavery To find out more about how your church, small group or organization can help Orphans go to OrphanSunday.org, who created this movie. To Help Sponsor an Orphanage go to www.StopSlavery.org