CHRISTIAN ALLIANCE FOR ORPHANS
The CAFO Blog
Jedd Medefind
The Little Story that Makes the Big Difference
This Sunday is Orphan Sunday and its foster-focused expression, Stand Sunday. What began in a humble church in Zambia will echo in more than 90 countries this year. The growing...
She Took an X-Ray of the Hearts of the CAFO Board…and This is What We Saw
CAFO’s board met this week in Dallas. It’s among the finest groups of leaders I’ve ever had the privilege to learn from and work with: gracious and wise, innovative and...
Rule Your Technology…Or It Will Rule You
What do our personal tech habits have to do with ministry? Little. And far more than we often imagine. We can still run a nonprofit…serve on a board…foster or adopt...
EXPANDED: Guidance for Short-Term Missions Now Paired with Real-Life Models
In March, the Christian Alliance for Orphans released, “Wise Short-Term Missions: 8 Principles for Benefiting Orphans and Vulnerable Children.” As affirmed in the guide, “Short-term missions trips carry potential for...
Troubled by Child Separation? 7 Ways We Can Do Something About It
The hearts of many Americans ached over the separation of children from their parents at the US border. And rightly so. Children that lack the care and protection of family...
Human Trafficking & Orphans: The 2018 Trafficking in Persons Report
As we’ve spotlighted many times on this blog, human traffickers view children that lack families as the ideal target. The new 2018 Trafficking in Persons Report paints a vivid picture...