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Can one person really make a difference in the world?

The answer is a resounding YES!

The One Factor traces the impact of a single person, moment, investment and vision as it uncovers the Source of the one factor.

In The ONE Factor you'll read stories of people who are changing their world. You're invited to join the conversation.

Sujets

Religion

Christianisme

Vie de famille

Parentalité et Éducation des Enfants

Parentalité

Inspiration

personal Growth

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Publié par	eBookIt.com
Date de parution	23 mars 2016
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781456626464
Langue	English

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The
ONE
Factor

How ONE Changes Everything

by Doug Sauder

The profits from the sale of this book have been designated to benefit the children in foster care in South Florida.
All the stories in this book are based on actual events, but many of the names have been changed.
Visit 4KIDS of South Florida’s website at 4KIDSofSFL.org .
The One Factor
Copyright © 2016 Doug Sauder. All rights reserved.
Published in eBook format by eBookIt.com
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ISBN-13: 978-1-4566-2646-4
No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means including information storage and retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the author. The only exception is by a reviewer, who may quote short excerpts in a review.
Cover design & layout by Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale Graphics Dept.
Cover photo provided by Fairchild Photography.
Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible , New International Version ® (NIV ® ) copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved.
Scripture quotations marked NLT are taken from the Holy Bible , New Living Translation, copyright ©1996, 2004. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, Illinois 60189. All rights reserved.
Scripture quotations marked MSG are taken from The Message , copyright © 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002 by Eugene H. Peterson. Used by permission of NavPress Publishing Group.

Dedication
To the 4KIDS team, who battles every day on the front lines.
To Anitra and your incredible gift to turn my random thoughts into intelligible English.
To my sons of thunder.
To Susi, the one I get to live the adventure with.
And to the ONE who makes it all possible.

Endorsements
If you’re convinced that one person can’t change the world, get ready to be proven wrong. This book will have you looking at the people you meet, your appointments, your family and your life in a whole new light.
—H. Wayne Huizenga, Jr., Philanthropist, President, Huizenga Holdings, Inc.

I finished the first chapter of The One Factor, put the book down and wept over the story of Amber… and I’m not a weeper. Reading on, however, gave me hope, and reminded me that one person with God is in the majority… no matter the enormity of the battle. This is an inspirational book for everyone. Read it and reap.
—Dr. Bob Barnes, President of Sheridan House Family Ministries

Caring for the orphans and widows is very close to the heart of Christ Jesus. Throughout our nation, the fatherless are crying out for love, hope, and someone to care for them. They are the forgotten and the invisible children. They are the modern day American orphan. The church must answer the call to rescue them in their time of peril and desperation. 4KIDS of South Florida and Place of Hope are reaching out to them with a cup of water in Jesus name. Together, we are making a lasting impact. My prayer is that Doug’s book will serve as a reminder to the church that “the least of these among us” are a priority and that the many highlighted examples of compassion in action will serve to challenge us all.
—Dr. Tom Mullins, Senior Pastor, Christ Fellowship and Founder, Place of Hope

The brother of Jesus, James, tells us not only what “pure and undefiled” religion looks like, but he also declares that “faith without works is dead.’’ There is a genuine connection between the Good News and Good Deeds. “The One Factor” is a wonderful example of how God is using the Church to love orphans. It is a ONEDERFUL example of why good theology and people equity go hand in hand. If you want to see what it means to experience the reality of God in orphan ministry, read this book.
—Paul Pennington, Executive Director, FamilyLife’s Hope for Orphans,
a subsidiary of Campus Crusade for Christ, Chairman,
The Christian Alliance for Orphans Steering Committee

From the Author
Have you ever learned of a problem so great that you gave up on finding a solution before you put in any effort?
Global warming, AIDS in Africa, genocide, child abuse.
Sometimes the need is so overwhelming it paralyzes the mind. Resignation takes the place of hope, crippling your good intentions before they can get out of the starting gate.
Could my effort even make a difference?
Wouldn’t it be like a raindrop falling into an ocean?
Unnoticed.
Unremarkable.
Insignificant.
If these thoughts have crossed your mind, then you’re a lot like me. This book was written for both of us because we all need to be reminded that it only takes one to change everything. Just one.
I remember when I first heard it.
It was 1999 and I was a teacher in the public school system. I was sitting in church one Sunday when my pastor spoke about the crisis of “modern-day orphans.” Children taken into foster care in our community were sleeping in offices because there were no foster homes for them. He said the Bible was clear about God’s heart on this matter and that he wanted our church to do something about it. He told us that this was a solvable problem – if we all did our part. As he spoke, my heart burned inside my chest. I knew I had to do something.
That one moment has taken me on a ten-year journey. Providing homes for modern-day orphans has become my driving passion. Through the years I have been inspired by others who dared to stare into the face of an overwhelming problem, fight through their feelings of helplessness, and then choose to act. Time after time I’ve seen “first steps” lead to unimaginable outcomes. This is the one factor—the power God unleashes when a solitary individual follows His call. I have seen the power of one tip the balance from staggering problem to attainable solution.
When I took that first step, I had no idea what I was getting into—the thousands of children who would receive shelter, the hundreds of young people who would experience a life-changing relationship with the God who made them, the dozens of children who would find a forever family… and the one who would become my son.
This has been the most exhilarating thing I’ve ever done. One vision has changed my professional and personal life forever. This process has not been pain free or easy, but then again, neither is life. This is a book born of the journey itself— about what can happen in a few short years to transform the biggest problem in your community, the biggest problem in your world.
I have no idea what one step there is for you, but I trust that within these pages, within these stories, that the one thing God wants you to do will grow clearer.
And when He speaks to you, say yes.
Doug
THE ONE FACTOR
How could one man chase a thousand? 1
—Moses
Does one vote make a difference?
Can one leader change the course of a nation?
Can one nation influence the history of the planet?
We’ve been taught that the answer is yes, but let’s be honest, when it comes right down to it at election time, don’t you secretly wonder, Will my vote really matter? As I drive to the polling booth, I have the strongest temptation to turn the car around and go home because my one little vote won’t really swing the election, will it?
One has more significance than any of us realize. It has the power to make the small become big, when a seemingly insignificant straw suddenly breaks the camel’s back. Consider the following ones :
One Investment… 1492… Columbus… Discovery
One Action… Rosa Parks… Bus Seat… Justice
One Idea… 2,000 Failures… Thomas Edison… Illumination
One affects thousands.
One also has the power to make the big become small. It can reduce an insurmountable problem to a single face—the face that inspires the solution.
Slavery… Abraham Lincoln… One Nation
Polio Pandemic… Dr. Salk… One Vaccine
Aids in Africa… Bono… One Movement
World Poverty… Sponsorship… One Child
Thousands narrow to one.
A Solvable Problem
Every community has its problems. Think about the biggest problem in your world.
Can it be solved?
Most of us balk at the notion because many problems intimidate us by their sheer enormity. For the sake of this book, we will look at a huge problem that exists in every community.
Orphaned children.
Stop for a minute and review the scale of the problem:
143 million orphans worldwide
514,000 “temporary orphans” in foster care in America
115,000 “legal orphans” waiting to be adopted in America
This is a mind-blowing, heartbreaking reality that many of you might not have been aware of. Unfortunately, if you’re like most of us, statistics like these rarely inspire action. As sobering as they are, they are too overwhelming, too impersonal, too distant. They may produce a twinge of guilt and maybe even provoke further research, but they rarely lead to action. Usually it is the one factor that gets us involved.
In the late 90s it was difficult to pick up a South Florida newspaper and not cringe at the sight of another foster care disaster.
Children sleeping on office floors
Children being sexually abused
Children missing
A state system bound with its own red tape was not equal to the task of caring for its most vulnerable members. There were simply not enough good foster homes for the hundreds of children who needed them. Homes were chronically overcrowded, and some families took children solely for financial gain. The eyes of the state and nation were riveted on this broken system.
The Solution
It starts with one . One is always the catalyst. It could be your neighbor who takes in Max, a foster child. Max plays with your kids. Sometimes he ends up at your house for dinner. He is now more than just an abstract foster care statistic. Max is real. You get to know his story and you see his life being changed. One day something inside of you says,
I could do this! There must be another Max out there.
What happens next can take you on a journey that will inspi