Last week, as I was leaving the CAFO2016 Summit in Orlando, it became apparent upon arriving at the airport that things were backed up. The wait at the ticket counters was substantial and security lines were long. As we all shuffled through the rope lines at security, I encountered something I had not come across […]
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An Open Letter to Social Workers Everywhere
Note: The second annual National HELP Week for Child Welfare professionals is coming up May 8-15. Visit CAFO.org/HELP to learn some easy and practical ways your church can rally around the workers in your community to Honor, Encourage, Love and Pray for them. Also, be sure to check out our H.E.L.P. Notecards specifically created to […]
A Film that Tells Stories Far Too Rarely Told
Some stories are over-told. (#Kardashian, anyone?) Other stories are under-told. Some of the most under-told of all are the stories of families that have chosen not to let orphaned children’s “special need” keep them from belonging. At least one-third of international adoptions last year were of children with special needs. For some Christian adoption agencies, […]
The Power of Tools and Why You Need Them in Foster Care Advocacy
This morning one of my daughters told me that she wanted to climb Mt. Everest someday. When I asked her why, she said, “Because I like to make snowmen.” Sometimes we make things harder than we need to. I remember one time in particular I was hanging a large cabinet in our laundry room by […]
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 in a final victory over death through her faith in Christ. Countless parents and friends share the sorrow of this moment. We not only mourn […]
Glimpses of Heaven and God’s Amazing Love at CAFO’s Summit
Today we have a guest blog post from Debbie Croft, whose first experience of the CAFO Summit came last year… I’d never been surrounded by such international flavor, wrapped in Kingdom purpose and love, until last May. I had flown from California to Tennessee, to attend CAFO’s Summit for the first time. Representatives of every […]