CHRISTIAN ALLIANCE FOR ORPHANS
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Jedd Medefind
4 Take-Aways from an Ugly Story
The Times of London recently released an article I’d consider essential reading for any person desiring to engage deep needs in our world’s most broken places. “How the Global Aid...
What Matters Most? A CAFO2018 Manifesto
The great blessing of our era is also its great curse: boundless choices. Manifesto? Sounds grandiose, and we're not much for that here. But the depth of the problem calls...
Research Finds Significant Adoption & Foster Care Engagement in US Churches
Lifeway Research last week released findings of new research on American churches with the headline, “Adoption, Foster Care Commonplace in Churches.” The research found that about 4 in 10 Protestant...
Eight Major Trends in the Christian Orphan Care Movement 2017
When it comes to issues affecting vulnerable children, 2017 was anything but static. Strong currents left a mark on adoption, foster care and global orphan care – both within the...
New York Times Op-Ed on Adoption
The New York Times this weekend ran a compelling op-ed, Let’s Restart the Adoption Movement. It reminds of a simple truth often overlooked in policy debates or conversations about trauma: ...
Orphan Sunday is Here!
It is here! This is the weekend that Orphan Sunday will be observed around the globe...along with other expressions of God’s special love for vulnerable children. Along with the diverse...