CHRISTIAN ALLIANCE FOR ORPHANS
The CAFO Blog
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A Thank You to Child Welfare Professionals
HELP Week is a great opportunity to honor and encourage child welfare professionals. In that spirit, Debbie Croft – a newspaper columnist who doubles as a member of the CAFO...
Farewell, Dr. Karyn Purvis
My throat caught and my shoulders dropped when I heard the news today: Dr. Karyn Purvis ended her long battle with cancer, losing her body to the disease, but confident...
WWO Global Forum (and great short video!)
The World Without Orphans Global Forum in Chiang Mai, Thailand this past week was nothing short of marvelous. It stands as yet another poignant emblem of the global re-awakening of...
The Super Bowl and “the Supersex Myth”
Last week, the cover of a magazine jumped at me from an airport news stand. It was an attack on anti-human trafficking advocates. What? I nearly rubbed my eyes. That's...
Moving Photos from Nepal that Reveal Much
When Westerners view the wider world through their TVs and computer screens, they often see little more than images of need. It's civil war and tsunami, poverty and famine. (The...
Something I’m Especially Thankful For (A Glimpse of What Embracing Children Really Should Look Like)
On Thanksgiving, here’s one thing I’m especially grateful for: seeing more and more people step up to support foster and adoptive families. The Bible’s call to care for vulnerable children...