The design of an orphans’ home should be not merely to provide the children with food and clothing, but to place them under the care of Christian teachers who will educate them in the knowledge of God and His Son. Those who work in this line should be men and women who are largehearted and inspired with enthusiasm at the cross of Calvary. They should be men and women who are cultured and self-sacrificing, who will work as Christ worked, for the cause of God and the cause of humanity. {6T 287.1}

Hensigten ved et børnehjem skulle ikke blot være at skaffe børnene føde og klæder men at stille dem under tilsyn af kristne lærere, der vil opdrage dem i kundskaben om Gud og hans Søn. De, der virker i denne gerning, bør være højsindede mænd og kvinder, som inspireres med begejstring ved Golgatas kors. De bør være dannede og selvopofrende mænd og kvinder, der vil virke, som Kristus virkede, for Guds sag og for menneskehedens sag.