The Child In The Midst Who Needs A Family

UNICEF estimates that the total number of children in institutional care globally is 2.2
million, but they point out that due to under-reporting and lack of regulation this is an underestimate. Studies show that even good quality institutional care can unhelpfully effect a child’s ability to form relationships throughout life. Nothing can replace a real family.
• A child’s first emotional attachment to their main care giver (mother figure) is considered to
be the blue print for all later emotional attachments as the young child learns how to love and
be loved.


‘A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling. God sets the lonely in families, he leads forth the prisoners with singing’.
Psalm 68:5-6

Pray for -
• Children who live in institutions in the country where you live
• The many people responding with compassion to the needs of children within Christian orphanages and ministries around the world. When no families are available this is often the only alternative
• Ministries, organizations and churches who are working to help children find families
• Society to respond to the needs of children who need parenting, to prioritize helping children in their communities to find homes and families
• Children to overcome difficulties or challenges that prevent them taking hold of a
better future, no matter what they might have been through