CHRISTIAN ALLIANCE FOR ORPHANS
The CAFO Blog
Month: November 2013
Response to Request from Senator Graham to CAFO
In May, CAFO testified before the U.S. Senate Foreign Operations Sub-Committee on U.S. action for orphans and vulnerable children globally. (See text of the testimony here.) Following the hearing, the...
New York Times Magazine Offers Refreshingly Honest Look at Christian Orphan Care Movement
The best journalism gets beneath the surface of hype, political agenda and cliché to explore issues that matter. A recent article in the New York Times magazine does that with...
East Africa Child Adoption Conference begins today!
Today, East Africa Christian leaders will gather to champion growth of a culture of local adoption within East African churches for children who lack families. In partnership with CAFO, the...
Prayers for the Philippines
The world has watched aghast at the destruction worked by typhoon Haiyan in the central provinces of the Philippines. It carries a special gravity for my family, since my wife...
A Poem Woven of Ache and Beauty
The CAFO “Families for Children” Conference today in Orlando pulsed with energy, stories and rich instruction on how churches can effectively act for foster youth and families. One thing I’ll...
Fostering Change: Great Article on the Rising Church Engagement for Foster Youth
The online journal Shared Justice – produced by the excellent team at the Center for Public Justice – carries a great article on the significant growth of Christian involvement in...