CHRISTIAN ALLIANCE FOR ORPHANS
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Homespun Advice on Older Child Adoption
More and more families are embracing the joys and challenges of adopting older children. This journey can carry unparalleled blessings for both parent and child. It can also come with...
Moving Story in the Washington Post: The Christian Orphan Care Movement and One Unforgettable Expression of It
The Washington Post Magazine this weekend will carry a deeply moving story of the adoption of Russian girl with Down’s Syndrome. The piece also provides yet another compelling a window...
Study Shows “Child-Focused Recruitment” Finds Families for Youth in Foster Care
The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption (DTFA) champions a host of efforts to find permanent, loving families for children waiting in foster care. A recent, independent study of DTFA’s work...
Justice and Mercy Flow from the Gospel
The theme for Summit VIII is Justice and Mercy Flow from the Gospel. But why is Gospel the fountainhead? Why not just “goodwill” or “duty” or “idealism”? On one level,...
Kelly Rosati’s New Book, WAIT NO MORE
This blog often highlights the tremendous need to speak more openly about the way beauty and pain that so often come together as we love the orphan. A book released...
Where Your Treasure Is: 2011 ECFA Giving Report Give Powerful Evidence of Blooming Orphan Movement
If our hearts abide where our treasure goes, then the heart of American Christianity is increasingly close to the orphan in distress. The Evangelical Coalition for Financial Accountability (ECFA) last...
