CHRISTIAN ALLIANCE FOR ORPHANS
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Guatemalan Christians Blazing a Trail
One frequent expression of our deepest prayer at CAFO is this: the local church in every nation known as the primary answer for the orphans of that place. That vision...
All is Gift: Return from a Two Month Sabbatical
I returned this week from two months of sabbatical. (You can read a bit more on the purpose of this time HERE.) I’ll confess I feared re-entry might carry a...
Why Sabbatical? Plunging into Two Fallow Months
My heart is full of gratitude as I plunge today into a two-month Sabbatical. This time comes as an immense gift. I pray it will be rich – perhaps in...
Seven Vital Gift Habits: What Can We Do To Grow Down?
A central theme of CAFO2016 was growing down before upward. (See the talk, “Growing Down.”) It's fair to ask, why would this matter for people already so committed to justice...
Is Your First Desire to Grow Upward…Or Down?
The CAFO2016 talk “Growing Down” explores why it is that, if we hope to persevere in long journeys of justice and mercy, we must grow down before we grow upward....
Growing Down: CAFO2016 Keynote
From CAFO2016 Remarks: The world does not need more Christian leaders grown tall; it desperately needs Christians grown deep. We need Christians who can persevere amidst disappointment. Who can continue...