There is repeated mention in the Torah of providing for orphans and including them in the Feasts, making sure that they were always treated justly. God’s “Father heart” mandated that caring for the fatherless be an important act of charity and a holy duty. The love demonstrated has to be unconditional, with no thought of reciprocity nor recompense. James 1:27 is perhaps the most well-known verse on this theme, “ Pure and undefiled religion before God and the father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.” Why would this type of religion be pure and undefiled? Perhaps because orphans and widows cannot repay kindnesses done. The New Covenant continues emphasizing the heart of God for the fatherless and widows. We are still in touch and Micaela has taught her children to call us Safta (Grandma) and Saba (Grandpa)! We met with them on our last Mercy Mission and showered the five of them (three children) with “ mah-tah-NOTE,” gifts from YOU! It was considered a great “ mitzvah” to provide for her wedding. Micaela has a mother, but her father died in an accident when she was little. Many years ago, Jewish Jewels sponsored the wedding of an “orphan bride” in Israel. Having no father defines what an orphan is. (See Lamentations 5:3, 7.) The actual word “orphan” is only used four times in the New King James Version of the Bible, while the word “fatherless” is used 40 times. In traditional Hebrew biblical thought, a child who has a mother but no father is considered an orphan. The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob highlights two of the His major roles: He is a Father, and He is a Husband. “ You shall not afflict any widow or fatherless child” (Ex. The Lord makes it clear that He insists on justice for the fatherless and widows: “ …Cursed is the one who perverts the justice due the stranger, the fatherless, and widow…” (Deut. The Hebrew word for “defender” is da-YAHN, literally, judge.
The Hebrew word for “fatherless” is yeh-toe-MEEM, and the word for “widows” is ahl-mah-NOTE. King David gave us the most quoted psalm about these beloved ones of God: “ A father of the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in His holy habitation” (Psalm 68:5). The Lord is reminding us this month that He has not forgotten anyone-especially orphans and widows. If you feel so called please donate here (be sure to write House of Zion in the notes).Dear Mishpocha (Family), Orphans and Widows Through financial support you can sow into a ministry that is aiming to change lives. We need to provide a building for shelter and safety, hire a support staff, and bring in the children who are in need. God has been guiding us and providing so much already for HOZ, yet there is still much work to be done. Is that now what is means to know me?” declares The Lord.” Jeremiah 22:16įinances to build House of Zion see blueprints Kingdom Building “He defended the cause of the poor and needy, and so all went well. We believe healing the family as a whole and reintegrating children back in to the home is God’s heart and we desire to follow His lead as He heals, restores, and redeems. This will heal the home and allow our staff to work alongside the family in a rehabilitation process that will lead to sustainable and long term success.
Through intimate relationship building our staff will share the love of Jesus and witness true transformation from the inside out not only with the children but their guardians as well. Our family strengthening program will seek to redeem families and reconcile the home with our Savior and strengthen the relationships between child and guardian. Our vision is to see lost children be reconciled with their savior, families, and society To see children in the home with loving guardians to care, discipline, support, and comfort is the heart behind House of Zion. A child was not made to live on the streets or in an institution.
Why are these children on the streets? Where are their parents? How did they get here? What are their stories? How can we help?Īfter much prayer, conviction, and listening, God has revealed to us the importance and value of family. At least half of Kenya’s street children are addicted to huffing glue which helps curve hunger pains and numbs them from their own reality. In Kenya alone, there are an estimated 300,000 street children. God’s heart aches for the rejected, lost, and orphaned children all over the world. He has sent me to bind up the broken hearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives, and release darkness for the prisoners, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn and provide for those who grieve in ZION…” Isaiah 61:1-3 “The spirit of the sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor.
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