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New York Times Magazine Offers Refreshingly Honest Look at Christian Orphan Care Movement
The best journalism gets beneath the surface of hype, political agenda and cliché to explore issues that matter. A recent article in the New York Times magazine does that with...
East Africa Child Adoption Conference begins today!
Today, East Africa Christian leaders will gather to champion growth of a culture of local adoption within East African churches for children who lack families. In partnership with CAFO, the...
A Poem Woven of Ache and Beauty
The CAFO “Families for Children” Conference today in Orlando pulsed with energy, stories and rich instruction on how churches can effectively act for foster youth and families. One thing I’ll...
Christianity Today on “How Can Churches Best Support Parents Who Adopt from Overseas?”
This month's Christianity Today contains three perspectives exploring ways that church communities can encourage and aid adoptive families. The response I wrote for CT is below and I'd definitely encourage...
“Child Catchers” Author in NY Times Opinion…and Response
Amidst our deeply polarized era, it’s refreshing to see how often orphan care and adoption transcend traditional divides. The new CHIFF legislation, for example, has drawn together a bi-partisan group...
Reuter’s Reports on Adoption “Re-Homing”
Reuter’s recently released a series of “investigative reports” on the deeply painful dilemma of adoption disruption. The series explored the “re-homing” that sometimes takes place when an adoption fails, as...