CHRISTIAN ALLIANCE FOR ORPHANS
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Jedd Medefind
Something to Celebrate: Congress Preserves the Adoption Tax Credit!
With all the hurt in our world, it sometimes feels there are more things to mourn than celebrate. But today, the U.S. Congress gave us good reason to cheer. The...
Rumblings of Deep Change in Guatemala
Last Thursday night, an 8.1 magnitude earthquake sent shockwaves from the ocean floor off Mexico’s southern coast. Harm was significant in southern Mexico. Even in Guatemala City where I was,...
Glimpses of What Happens When Christians “Leave Logos and Egos at the Door”
I’ve always loved those words that helped forge CAFO. The leaders gathered at the first CAFO Summit pledged themselves to serving Christ and orphans … and also to “leave logos...
Unaccompanied Minor Refugees: The Biblical “Orphan” Comes to Us in Many Forms
Understandings of the word “orphan” often differ. Common use points to a child whose parents have both died. A synonym sometimes used in the Bible – “the fatherless” – highlights...
Aging Out: Tragic Numbers…And Real Hope
For youth who “age out” of care, statistics predict a heartbreaking road ahead. Their likehood of experiencing virtually any ill known to humanity is dramatically higher than for their peers...
An All-Too-Rare Example of Contention Moving Toward Consensus
The current Christianity Today spotlights the ongoing shift in orphan care today – from orphanage-centered programs toward solutions that enable care within families. The title reads, “Why Christians are Abandoning...