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4 Things OCA Never Asks For…

OCA equips Christians to act on the biblical command to care for the fatherless. Whether it is bringing a family together by providing an adoption loan or grant, building a community of support for adoptive and foster parents or providing coaching and relational support to youth or a family in crisis, OCA connects Christians to step into ministry.

OCA never asks a church partner or alliance…

TBT Compassion Cup 2016

Dr. Seuss once said, “as in golf, as in life, it is the follow through that makes the difference.” Since 2015, Orphan Care Alliance has hosted an annual fundraiser. The Compassion Cup Golf Scramble serves as a way for people who care about our ministry to connect and show their support for the mission of OCA. In 2016, seventy-two golfers made up the eighteen teams who raised $19,058.59 to impact…

Four reasons OCA matters

 My parents separated when I was 3 years old.

I have heard it said that children won’t remember much, if anything, from their early childhood, but I remember the night my father left like it was yesterday.

Yelling, screaming, lamps thrown, tables flipped. I spent most of that night in a closet, and then I ran into the open waiting arms of a neighbor who made me feel safe.

OCA matters to me…

Orphan Advocacy and You (part 2)

(read part 1) So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. John 8:38 What will you do with that freedom? Use this advent season to pray about your role in caring for families and children. Please consider praying through this list I have put together for you – in 2016, make your new year’s resolution to be about others, bettering the lives of others and spending yourself, your time and…

6 holiday tips for adoptive families

Adoption and the Holidays from OCAKids on Vimeo. Underlying issues like adoption, thinking about birth parents, sensory issues, new culture can cause extra aspects of stress to a family’s holiday celebrations. OCA wanted to provide some ways you and your family can plan for the upcoming holiday festivities with freedom and ease. These suggestions come from the personal experiences of Family…

The Golden Shoe Award, KDF 2016

We are excited about the upcoming KDF miniMarathon and we need you! This year, we challenge each OCA Hub to help us race to the finish line of raising $25,000!

The Hub that raises the most money between now and April 30th, will win the 1st Annual Golden Shoe. The winning hub will receive “bragging rights” and an actual golden shoe.

This is a fun friendly competition to not only raise needed…

Crestwood OCA Connect Group UPDATE

Thank you for your interest in the OCA Connect Group which meets at the Oldham SECC Campus on the first Tuesday of each month.  Our next meeting is coming up next week, and if you need to take advantage of the free childcare, please email Angie Martin at [email protected] at your earliest possible convenience.  We really are supposed to have the reservations to her the Friday before our meeting,…