Download or read book KnowOrphans written by Rick Morton and published by New Hope Publishers. This book was released on 2014-02-03 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The global orphan crisis is complex. The church’s response should be comprehensive, but is it? In this provocative follow-up to Orphanology, author Rick Morton provides the framework for families and churches to have a gospel-centered response to the growing global issue of orphan care. KnowOrphans addresses three distinct areas associated with global orphanology. Delving deeper into the criticisms of the movement, the need for reform, and what families can expect, author Rick Morton helps shape realistic perceptions of the challenges and rewards adoptive parents face in transnational adoptions. Through illuminating the work internationally adoptive families can expect, KnowOrphans offers solutions for the church in remedying the ills and deficiencies surrounding the church’s role in equipping and supporting families before, during, and after the adoption process. Knowing that the church’s response and attitude should be one that goes beyond adoption, KnowOrphans also addresses the complexities of how Christians are to respond ethically, compassionately, and comprehensively to the biblical call to care for orphans. KnowOrphans is the next step in conversation as this evangelically based movement of orphan care matures and begins to live out James 1:27 globally.

Download or read book Stories We Need to Know written by Allan G. Hunter and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A combination of therapy and expertise in literature, this book explains the six archetypes derived from 4,000 years of literature and how they may guide unhappy people seeking meaning in their lives. Holding up the great books as the best way to understand these timeless story elements, the discussion devotes a chapter to each of the six archetypes: the innocent, the orphan, the pilgrim, the warrior-lover, the monarch pair, and the magician. Story structures are shown to be particularly suited to therapy with adolescents, many of whom have never stepped away from television and the shopping mall long enough to understand their unmet spiritual needs.

Download or read book Dark Souls written by Paula Morris and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2011 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sixteen-year-old Miranda Tennant arrives in York, England, with her parents and brother, trying to recover from the terrible accident that killed her best friend, and while in the haunted city she falls in love for the first time as two boys, one also suffering from a great loss and the other a ghost, fight for her attentions.

Download or read book Demon in You written by Jenna Wilder and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2013-08-23 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jane Williams was never a normal teenage girl. From the moment she was born she was given this task. She had this mission and journey that she had to set out on from the moment she came onto this earth. Though growing up in a foster home she didn't know much about yourself. When Jane was left on the steps as a infant she believed that no one wanted her or loved her. That there was nothing special about her. But all that changes as she grows up. And the more she grows the more she see's. The more the nightmare's and dreams come to her at night and show her the dangers she will come across. Not to mention the overwhelming amount of responsibility that she will have to bare on shoulders. She never thought her teenage life could become anymore troubling then it is now. But with one bad dream. You would have never thought it would lead to so much questions and surprises. An Uncle that is barely your uncle comes into your life. Sprouting out nonsense of destiny and a fight with heaven and hell over her. And it was one thing to have men fight over her. But never once did she think that two of the most powerful things in the world would be fighting to have her. But either one can literally kill her. Not something that you wish to hear during your days as a sixteen year old. And things only begin to grow from bad to worst for her. It seems to be one gigantic roller coaster ride for her. And if you are willing to take that ride then you will see all the rough turns it will take her.

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Download or read book Psychosocial Issues Affecting Orphaned and Vulnerable Children in Two South African Communities written by and published by HSRC Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In collaboration with several partner organizations, the project currently focuses on how children, families and communities in Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe are coping with the impact of HIV/AIDS. The aim of the project is to develop models of best practise so as to enhance and improve support structures for OVC in the southern African region as a whole.

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Download or read book 30 Days of Hope for Adoptive Parents written by Jennifer Phillips and published by New Hope Publishers. This book was released on 2017-02-06 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You finally surrendered. You opened your heart when you said, “Yes, God, I’ll adopt.” But now, you’ve discovered that opening your heart to the idea of adoption is the easiest part of the journey. Now comes the reality of the emotional ups and downs that only another adoptive parent can understand. In 30 Days of Hope for Adoptive Parents, author Jennifer Phillips shares words of encouragement to help adoptive parents navigate the emotional waters of adoption. Regardless of where you are in the process—just beginning or now living with the teenagers you adopted as infants—there are struggles unique to adoptive parenting. Weaving elements of her own journey through adoption, you will find hope as you begin to see God’s adoptive heart toward you.

Download or read book Blaze Star Crossed written by Brett Cooper and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-06-08 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When aliens-obsessed sixteen-year-old Blaise Davis is abducted by his birth family, he learns that he is not a twin but a triplet, that his adoption was not interstate but interstellar, and that his birth father may or may not be the greatest villain in the universe. After severely injuring his twin brother Wimpy in a fit of rage four years ago, Blaise is the "normal" one nobody notices, the one who can't stop the neighbor bully or get the girl. But destiny awaits. Blaise and Wimpy were born in a distant galaxy. Their enigmatic birth father, Goby, has big plans. When they are snatched from Earth and then lost in space, Blaise's anger becomes a superpower and Blaise becomes BLAZE - and must find out who he really is, follow his heart and control his rage before Goby can control his mind... and the fate of the universe.

Download or read book The Meek written by Scott Mackay and published by Jabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc.. This book was released on 2018-06-29 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The “provocative” science fiction novel from an award-winning author about the future of humankind—and the future of non-human kind... (New York Times Book Review) The asteroid Ceres was a place where children born in space could grow in a more Earth-like atmosphere. Then a group of genetically-enhanced humans began a violent insurrection. All unaltered persons were evacuated, and the entire facility destroyed. Decades later, a corps of engineers and technicians arrives on the seemingly dead asteroid with the job of rebuilding on the site. But the unwitting crew soon realizes that Ceres is not devoid of life. Now, they are about to confront the results of humanity’s scientific tampering—and the consequences could lead to the end of them all. In this John W. Campbell Memorial Award finalist hailed as “absolutely classic,” Scott Mackay draws readers into a universe in which the ambitions of mankind have given birth to a new lifeform that shares one powerful instinct with its creators. Survival. “Mackay avoids the grandiosity that is an occupational hazard of science fiction writers who dabble in cosmic themes.... Provocative.”—The New York Times Book Review “A fast-paced action adventure.”—The Washington Post “Absolutely classic ... stunning ingenuity.”—The Globe and Mail (Toronto)

Download or read book Dust written by Cory Scarola and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-11-15 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two hundred years after a nuclear apocalypse, everyone was left to their own devices, left to scavenge and survive any way they can. Some banded together and formed towns, some chose instead to wander alone. Gregory Axel chose to wander, and his inglorious life is filled with danger, disappointment, and loneliness. But that’s the way he likes it. And it’s up to him to decide whether or not that’s going to change.

Download or read book Unholy Awakening written by Michael Gregorio and published by Minotaur Books. This book was released on 2010-09-28 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A woman's body has been found at the bottom of a well. The death wounds are startling: two small, round punctures to the jugular vein. . . . Vampire fever is spreading throughout the countryside, and suspicions soon fall on the recently arrived Emma Rimmele. Investigator Hanno Stiffeniis must do everything he can to find the true culprit before the mob's hysteria reaches its breaking point and turns violent. Set in a nineteenth-century world where people truly believed in vampires, Unholy Awakening pits rational, scientific detection against unhindered, violent superstition.

Download or read book Gossip Girl Psycho Killer written by Cecily von Ziegesar and published by Poppy. This book was released on 2011-10-03 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to New York City's Upper East Side, where my friends and I live, go to school, play, and sleep-sometimes with each other. It's a luxe life, but someone's got to live it . . . until they die. So begins Gossip Girl, Psycho Killer, a re-imagined and expanded slasher edition of the first groundbreaking Gossip Girl novel, featuring all new grisly scenes and over-the-top gore by #1 New York Times bestselling author Cecily von Ziegesar. Just as in the original story, Serena returns from boarding school hoping to make amends with her BFF Blair Waldorf--things just haven't been the same since Nate Archibald came between them. But here's where our dark tale takes a turn: Serena decides that the only way for her to make things right with Blair is to eliminate Nate. If that means killing him, well, c'est la vie. Her attempted murder doesn't go unnoticed by Blair, however, who isn't about to let Serena kill whoever she wants-not when there's Cyrus Rose and Chuck Bass and Titi Coates and everyone else who's ever irritated Blair to get rid of first . . . . American Psycho's Patrick Bateman has met his match in Manhattan's newest, most fabulous trendsetting serial killers, Blair Waldorf and Serena van der Woodsen.

Download or read book Night Falls on the City written by Sarah Gainham and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vienna during the war, when Nazis arrive in Austria, a Viennese actress Julia Homburg, maneuvers to keep her husband, a Jewish Socialist politician, safe.

Download or read book The Cycle of Fire written by Janny Wurts and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2021-03-09 with total page 977 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in one volume: three novels in the “epic tale mixing fantasy and SF . . . full of action, splendid scenes of magic and engaging secondary characters” (Publishers Weekly). Stormwarden A young girl, her brother, and a Firelord’s descendant are caught up in the rescue of the Stormwarden Anskiere—and the unbinding of the demons that could destroy all of humanity. Keeper of the Keys As Jaric struggles to accept his father’s heritage, Taen’s brother is possessed by the demons who use him as a pawn to hunt down and slay the Firelord’s heir. Shadowfane Jaric faces the Cycle of Fire that drove his father to madness, while Taen Dreamweaver is targeted by her brother and his demon overlords, psionically endowed aliens who have been revealed as mankind’s ancient conquerors. Praise for Janny Wurts “Janny Wurts builds beautiful castles in the air. . . . Every detail is richly imagined and vividly rendered.” —Diana Gabaldon “A gifted creator of wonders.” —Raymond E. Feist “It ought to be illegal for one person to have this much talent.” —Stephen R. Donaldson

Download or read book Legacy of Love Biblical Wisdom for Parenting Teens and Young Adults written by Kimberly Hahn and published by Emmaus Road Publishing. This book was released on 2023-02-01 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every stage of parenting presents its own challenges, but raising teens and young adults can be a unique time that many are unprepared for. In Legacy of Love: Biblical Wisdom for Parenting Teens and Young Adults, Kimberly Hahn draws from Proverbs 31 to help families navigate the transition from childhood to adulthood. Topics in Legacy of Love include developing compassion for the poor and undertaking works of mercy, friendship and courtship, and growing into new relationships with in-laws and extended family. Perfect for personal or group use, Legacy of Love will help you foster fruitful and lasting relationships with your children as they grow into young men and women.

Download or read book The Nowhere Man written by Gregg Hurwitz and published by Minotaur Books. This book was released on 2017-01-17 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes 7 free chapters of HELLBENT, the latest in the international bestselling Orphan X series. Spoken about only in whispers, the Nowhere Man can only be reached by the truly desperate, he can —He will do anything to save them. Evan Smoak is the Nowhere Man. Taken from a group home at twelve, Evan was raised and trained as part of the Orphan Program, an off-the-books operation designed to create deniable intelligence assets—i.e. assassins. Evan was Orphan X. He broke with the Program, using everything he learned to disappear and reinvent himself as the Nowhere Man. But his new life is interrupted when a surprise attack comes from an unlikely angle and Evan is caught unaware. Captured, drugged, and spirited off to a remote location, he finds himself heavily guarded and cut off from everything he knows. His captors think they have him trapped and helpless in a virtual cage but they don’t know who they’re dealing with—or that they’ve trapped themselves inside that cage with one of the deadliest and most resourceful men on earth. Continuing his electrifying series featuring Evan Smoak, Gregg Hurwitz delivers a blistering, compelling new novel in the series launched with the instant international bestseller, Orphan X.