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Location	Spokane, Washington
Introduction	CHRISTIAN HISTORY GIVES US AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF HOW TO CARE FOR ORPHANS WITHIN OUR CULTURAL CONTEXT. AT CTR WE HAVE CHOSEN TO CALL OUR ORPHAN CARE MINISTRY, "OFF THE WALL" TO REFLECT THE EARLY CHURCH'S POWERFUL WITNESS. /// "....Unwanted infants in ancient Rome were often disposed of via the practice of “exposing.” Whether undesirable because it was malformed, female or simply inconvenient, the child would be left alone, outside the city walls, without defense before glaring sun, icy winds or roving animals. In 374 AD, the Christian emperor Valentinian banned the practice. But for centuries prior, a marginalized group gained a reputation for rescuing these children: Christians. The early church was known, even among many who despised it, as a people who defended the orphan. Believers went outside the city to find infants abandoned there, taking them in, and often raising them as their own. This witness was one powerful factor in the vibrant life and growth of Christianity in its first 300 years, and at other high points in history as well. It can be that way again." By Jedd Medefind \| President, Christian Alliance for Orphans l

Location

Spokane, Washington

Introduction

CHRISTIAN HISTORY GIVES US AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF HOW TO CARE FOR ORPHANS WITHIN OUR CULTURAL CONTEXT. AT CTR WE HAVE CHOSEN TO CALL OUR ORPHAN CARE MINISTRY, "OFF THE WALL" TO REFLECT THE EARLY CHURCH'S POWERFUL WITNESS. /// "....Unwanted infants in ancient Rome were often disposed of via the practice of “exposing.” Whether undesirable because it was malformed, female or simply inconvenient, the child would be left alone, outside the city walls, without defense before glaring sun, icy winds or roving animals. In 374 AD, the Christian emperor Valentinian banned the practice. But for centuries prior, a marginalized group gained a reputation for rescuing these children: Christians. The early church was known, even among many who despised it, as a people who defended the orphan. Believers went outside the city to find infants abandoned there, taking them in, and often raising them as their own. This witness was one powerful factor in the vibrant life and growth of Christianity in its first 300 years, and at other high points in history as well. It can be that way again." By Jedd Medefind | President, Christian Alliance for Orphans l