by Michaela Shake | Feb 17, 2020 | Orphan Care Issues
Dear Boaz Family, On the heels of Valentine’s Day, let’s talk a bit about love. I know that Valentine’s Day is generally about eros (romantic love), but we’re going to discuss storge (familial love) and agape (God’s endless love) instead. Humans were made to be loved....
by April Jurgensen | Nov 11, 2019 | Orphan Care Issues, Ways to Help Orphans
Have you ever experienced the same nightmare over and over again? Perhaps for a week or even a few, you dreaded going to sleep because as soon as you closed your eyes, you knew you would be trapped in the hauntingly dark forest with no way out. If you’ve ever...
by Guest Author | Oct 28, 2019 | Orphan Care Issues, Ways to Help Orphans
To many, orphan care conjures up calm, beautiful pictures of smiling children being fed and cared for and loved. Once we bring these sweet children into a home where they are loved and safe, it can’t help but go well from there, can it? It turns out that it can. ...
by April Jurgensen | Sep 9, 2019 | Orphan Care Issues, Ways to Help Orphans
“I couldn’t do what you do. I would bring all of them (orphans) home.” I often hear this phrase when talking with friends, acquaintances, and strangers about the short-term trips I take with The Boaz Project. If I had a list of phrases that I wish people would not...
by April Jurgensen | Jul 1, 2019 | Orphan Care Issues, Prayer
Let me start by saying that I’m not anti-Wikipedia. While I recognize it’s become the brunt of a few jokes and probably shouldn’t be relied upon as the most authoritative voice on all topics, it has its place. For example, when you’re in a hurry and just want a quick...
by April Jurgensen | May 20, 2019 | Orphan Care Issues
Photo: Nickol Teague Being a friend of The Boaz Project, you are no stranger to the term “orphan.” In fact, not only are you familiar with the term, but you understand that definitions vary. For example: a child could be a “single orphan,” meaning that there has been...
by April Jurgensen | May 13, 2019 | Core Values, Orphan Care Issues
What about the Orphans in My Own Home Town? Having worked with orphans internationally for nearly 20 years now, I’m often asked, “But what about the kids right here in the U.S? There are some kids in terrible situations here, too.” And I figure for every person who...
by April Jurgensen | Apr 29, 2019 | Ministry, Orphan Care Issues, Updates
“Then he said to me, ‘Prophesy to the breath; prophesy, son of man, and say to it, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Come, breath, from the four winds and breathe into these slain, that they may live.’ So I prophesied as he commanded me, and breath entered them;...
by April Jurgensen | Apr 15, 2019 | Orphan Care Issues, Updates
In Rome, prior to 374 A.D. there was a practice that existed of leaving children on the street if they were malformed, female, or an inconvenience. It was the early church who was known for taking these children off the street and bringing them into their own homeIt...
by April Jurgensen | Dec 10, 2018 | Orphan Care Issues, Updates, Ways to Help Orphans
Elijah, a boy who loves soccer and singing is one of six children. One day, while preparing dinner Elijah’s mother added poison to the food, in hopes of killing her children and relieving herself of all responsibilities. Shortly after, she left to join a cult. Elijah,...
