America's STORYTELLER
Telling Untold Stories in Photographs, Prose and Public Speaking
November 3rd, 2013, thousands of events
will echo across America and around the globe,
all sharing a single goal:
that God’s great love for the orphan
will find echo in our lives as well.
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| Friend Rebecca, Granddaughter Megan, Daughters Faith and Sarah. Copyright 2010 Marcia Norwood |
The seeds of this united Orphan Sunday come especially as a gift from the Church in Africa. While attending a church service in Zambia, an American visitor was struck by the pastor’s passionate call to care for orphans in the local community, which had been ravaged by AIDS and poverty.
Members of the church faced deep need themselves. But as the service ended, one after another stepped forward with money, food and other goods-some even taking off their own shoes and placing them in the offering for orphans.
The visitor, Gary Schneider, was so impacted that he began to help Zambian leaders coordinate Orphan Sunday efforts across Zambia. These efforts spread to the U.S. in 2003 with help from Every Orphan’s Hope and other organizations. (Orphan Sunday is licensed to the Christian Alliance for Orphans as a registered trademark of Every Orphan’s Hope).
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http://orphansunday.org/
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| Shirts I designed for ORPHAN SUNDAY. Copyright 2010 Marcia Norwood |
How can we make a difference
to the 163 million orphans around the world
who wait for their Forever Families?
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| Copyright 2010 Marcia Norwood |
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| Copyright 2010 Marcia Norwood |
Check out the map to look for an
ORPHAN SUNDAY event near you.
Please be patient while the map loads.
There are many events to download.
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http://orphansunday.org/map/
Learn about orphans.
- Chicken Soup to Inspire the Body & Soul
- Choosing to SEE by Mary Beth Chapman
- Message from an Unknown Chinese Mother by Xinran
- The Holy Bible
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or COPY & PASTE the link in your browser:
http://www.biblestudytools.com/topical-verses/orphan-bible-verses/ |
| Copyright 2009 Marcia Norwood |
The story I wrote
about my daughter, Sarah's adoption
was published in...
Chicken Soup To Inspire The Body and Soul
Edited by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen,
Edited by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen,
Dan Millman, Diana von Welanetz Wentworth
ISBN # 0-7573-0141-X
Marcia's Story: The Beautiful Girl in the Mirror" - Page 233
ISBN # 0-7573-0141-X
Marcia's Story: The Beautiful Girl in the Mirror" - Page 233
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| Check Out These DVDs. Copyright 2009 Marcia Norwood |
Ask how you can get personally involved
on what He is doing in the world.
Prayer Guide Resources for ORPHAN SUNDAY
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http://orphansunday.org/resources/prayer-guides/
Adoption changed our family forever.
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| Ed, Marcia, Sarah. Copyright 1999 Marcia Norwood |
Our family needed our chosen children just as much as they needed us.
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| Left: Daughter (Zheng-Kang) Sarah at orphanage in China, 1999. Right: SarahZheng-Kang looking at her reflection, 2001. Copyright 2000 Marcia Norwood |
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| Daughter Fu Ju (Faith) waits at the orphanage in Lioning Province, China. Copyright 2002 Marcia Norwood |
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| Daughter Fu Ju (Faith) eats at the orphanage in Liaoning Province, China. Copyright 2002 Marcia Norwood |
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| Daughter Sarah ZK and Faith Fu Ju on the streets of Shenyang, China, look lost as I stepped away from them to take this photograph. Copyright 2002 Marcia Norwood |
My magnificent obsession, my passion,
is caring for orphans in every way possible,
and finding them loving Forever Families.
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| Orphans at Social Welfare Orphanage, Changsha City, Hunan Province, China, 1997. My Daughter Zheng-Kang (Sarah) is the 2nd from right with a spoon in her hand. Copyright 1997 Marcia Norwood |
to the plight of orphans in 1999,
my signature line changed to reflect my passion:
"UNTIL ALL HIS CHILDREN HAVE HOMES!"
I use my gifts and talents
as a professional speaker and published author
to share about the miracle of adoption.
We are making a difference...
one child at a time.
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| We had a party for all the children and staff at our daughter, Sarah Zheng-Kang's orphanage in Changsha City, Hunan Province, China, in December 1999. Sarah ZK is on the right in the yellow jacket. Copyright 1999 Marcia Norwood |
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| "We have BOXES!" Copyright 1999 Marcia Norwood |
"We have boxes!"
the children exclaimed in Chinese at our daughter's orphanage.
"We've never had our own boxes before! Xie! Xie! "
(THANK YOU!)
The children didn't realize at first that the kid's meal boxes
we ordered from Kentucky Friend Chicken
had food and a toy inside.
They were grateful for the boxes.
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| A few of the children pose in this photo with their "boxes" and the KFC staff who delivered the meals, and with our family and friends. Daughter Sarah ZK is in the yellow jacket, Marcia is wearing the blue shirt. Patti Weaver is wearing white jacket. Rick Weaver is on the back row near Ed holding Sarah. Copyright 1999 Marcia Norwood |
We
need
YOU.
Your life
will never be the same.
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| Copyright 2002 Marcia Norwood |
Here are personal stories of...
My Family's Adoption Journey
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Jan 15, 2012
She
was sent to the Changsha First Social Welfare Center, and lived at the
orphange for 5 years-2 months-54 days-15 hours - until she became our
daughter through the miracle of adoption. . My husband, Ed, and I, had
no ...
Jan 21, 2012
Here
are some photos of Chinese Heritage Camp 2004 in Denver, Colorado.
Marcia was invited to teach a class for adoptive parents - at the
request of Dick Fischer, Editor of Adoption Today magazine. Marcia has
written ...
Sep 14, 2013
I
had been pregnant with paperwork for nine months waiting for her
adoption. Zheng-Kang lived at an orphanage, China Welfare #1, for almost
six years until we met. She was blinded as an infant by a blunt trauma
to her right ...
http://tellmeastory-marcia.blogspot.com/
Tell Me A Story: How I Learned Not to Eat Food From the Altar
Tell Me A Story: OPEN YOUR HAND, FAITH
Tell Me A Story: How I Learned Not to Eat Food From the Altar
Jan 23, 2012
The
Chinese Market had an altar to Buddha and other gods at the entrance
for CNY 2012, the Year of the Water Dragon. I teased Dad about not
eating the food on the altar -- because the year before (CNY 2011) Dad
grabbed ...
Tell Me A Story: OPEN YOUR HAND, FAITH
Feb 28, 2012
We
wink at each other. Sarah and Faith dream up imaginary scenarios where
they are biological sisters--separated at birth and joyfully reunited
when adopted by American parents, but Sarah and Faith know their true
life ...
Sep 07, 2013
Most
of our friends and family thought we were crazy to adopt
internationally at our age. Ed and I flew to China on our 29th wedding
anniversary in 1999, to adopt our first Chinese daughter, Sarah
Zheng-Kang. We returned to ...
Feb 20, 2012
JOURNEY
JEWELRY made its public debut in 2004, when Marcia was invited by Dick
Fischer, editor of Adoption Today, to teach a class for adoptive parents
at Chinese Heritage Camp in Denver, Colorado.
Sep 20, 2013
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in 1994, with cleft lip and palate. She lived at an orphanage for the
first eight years of her life. She spoke no English when we chose her.
We became her Forever Family in October 2002, through the miracle of
adoption.
Feb 06, 2012
Our
daughters were both born in China, in 1994 - six months apart - and
might not have known each other if not for the miracle of adoption.
Sarah Zheng-Kang lived in Changsha City, Hunan Province, China for the
first six ...
Jan 27, 2012
Faith became our daughter in October 2002 through the miracle of adoption. We became her Forever Family. .... Our Precious Rescued Puppies Adopted Through LL Dog Rescue. Our Precious Rescued Puppies Adopted ...
Thanks for stopping by!
Come back often, and invite a friend!
Marcia Norwood, Adoptive Parent
America's STORYTELLER
Telling Untold Stories in Photographs, Prose and Public Speaking
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| Copyright 2010 Marcia Norwood |
Celebrating National Adoption Month
Every November, a Presidential Proclamation launches activities and celebrations to help build awareness of adoption throughout the United States.
November: US National Adoption Month
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https://www.childwelfare.gov/adoption/nam/about/history.cfm
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