Welcome
Welcome to the companion website of the recently released book: One Million Arrows. I'm pictured here with Faith from India, just one of many "Arrows" who helped to inspire the book. Over the coming months, we'll be adding to this website to create a community of people who are passionate about the Arrows Vision and who want to join with us in helping to raise up One Million Arrows.
Please be sure to check back often as we will be working hard to roll out new content, features, and resources. If you'd like to contribute to the content of this site, please contact us. — Julie
Recent Blog Entries
Equipping parents to raise kids for The Mission
- Dealing with Detachment-Moments that Keep Me Going
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Guest Author: Karen Adair
- March 10, 2010 | View or add comments |
- Help Uganda Orphans and Widows First Hand!
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By Julie Ferwerda
- March 7, 2010 | View or add comments |
- Thoughtful Bible Study for Families-A Review
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Guest Author: Melissa Morgner
- February 26, 2010 | View or add comments |
- Stanley Clan Moves Downtown
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Guest Author: Rebecca Stanely
- February 15, 2010 | View or add comments |
Today's guest blogger is sharing about a situation that happened today with her adopted daughter, Anastasia, who suffers from attachment disorder. This is a very trying season for Karen, teaching her daughter how to love and how to feel, and I was moved to tears by her account. Karen says that "sometimes, love isn't enough." But I say, everything Karen and her husband are doing for this child is love, and one day it will all be a demonstration that "love never fails!"
Wow... where do I start ? The last few days have been tough. Healing hearts is a very tiring, hard, and frustrating job! When you adopt older kids you adopt all the baggage that comes with them. Many people don't know how hard it is to parent a child like this. Many people feel that you bring them in and "just love" them and that will be enough. Even with us adopting kids from dissolved adoptions many people around us think... all you have to do is love them. Well, I am here to tell you that "Love is NOT enough."
Want to give money to the mission field directly and see immediate results? Do you have a heart for orphans and widows? Consider joining our Uganda necklace mission today!
Awhile back, I featured a story of Isaac, the Uganda "arrow" whose parents died when he was a child and who wants to make a difference for the mission in Uganda. Isaac and his two siblings, Lionel and Penny, are being given the opportunity to go to school and to have a future, with the help of Sieve Baptist, a church in Alexandria, Kentucky. Today, we can join in helping them!
I think we all have spiritual growth spurts—times where we grow more in love with the Lord and in our knowledge of his truths. My first big growth spurt many years ago was due in large part to the incredible women's ministry at the Bible-teaching church we attended. Our leader challenged, encouraged and exemplified the Lord's love, and yet she was so very real and approachable. It's been years since I've attended there, and she has since moved states away, but the Lord has continued to use this dear sister in the Lord to bless many with her gifts. The resource I'm reviewing today was written by this wonderful woman.
Sherrie Deaton is one of the most amazing teacher's I know. Seriously. She has an ability to encourage and challenge and get right to the heart of God's Word. When she speaks, you know she's spent time with Jesus. She recently launched a ministry called Standing in the Square . The name comes from Ezra 8, where Ezra the priest is in the square reading the law to the attentive people. When he opened the book of the law, all the people stood. And as Ezra read from the law, the people bowed their heads and worshiped the Lord.
For the Stanley Clan from the suburbs of Atlanta, walking in obedience to Christ has taken on a new challenge this year of moving to the front lines of their ministry—inner-city Atlanta. This decision began as a result of working a summer ministry camp for inner-city kids, and now they feel a special call to live in close community with the kids and their families.
Rebecca says, "Our journey into inner-city ministry began with the conviction that if we claim to be Christians, we MUST love our neighbors as ourselves. And the children in our very own city are living in poverty amidst violence, gangs, teen pregnancy, and failing schools.
One Million Arrows is now available from Amazon.com and other online bookstores.
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March 1-7, 2010 Blog Tour
Arrow Spotlight
Hidden Beauty
After an eye-opening week at World Venture's kids' missions camp, hosted at Camp Jonah, teenage sisters, Leslie and Lauren Reavely, co-founded the ministry Hope 2 Others (H20), a practical help ministry to homeless and panhandlers. Here is one of Leslie's inspiring blog entries!
I couldn't help but take it in...a baby sat in her stroller wailing while her mom dug through a pile of blankets and clothes. Barbecue smoke billowed from behind several rows of hanging jackets. Hundreds of people pushed and shoved to get first pick at the hats and scarves. As they swarmed past and bumped into me, my nose resisted wrinkling under the odor that emanated from their stained, tattered coats.
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