At our Ministerial Roundtable in February, a group from the Department of Family and Children Services brought to our attention the immediate need for more foster and adoptive parents here in Cuyahoga County. Up until this meeting, most pastors in the room had no idea we had an epidemic on our hands. In fact, as it stands, there are approximately 600 children right now in our communities who are in need of a permanent family.

Check out this video of one local couple, the Piper’s, who recently decided to adopt two brothers, Shawn and Logan. They attend the Vineyard Church in Parma Heights, pastored by Tom Wadsworth. The Piper’s show us how the orphan problem can be fixed - one child at a time. Or in their case, two children at a time!