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The Wall Street Journal on the Christian Orphan Movement
The Wall Street Journal on Friday carried an amazing article on the Christian orphan movement. Its central thesis echoed the thrilling truth frequently noted on this blog: much like the...
30,000 Orphans Sent Back to Russian Orphanages
News outlets are carrying the troubling report that one of every three children adopted by Russian families from Russian orphanages in the past three years have been returned to state...
Global Orphans: The Numbers
One of the slipperiest elements of orphan advocacy is the statistics often quoted to describe the number of orphans worldwide. These often-varying estimates are sometimes misstated and frequently misapplied. For...
NY Times on Haiti Adoptions: Missing the Bigger Story
Yesterday’s NY Times article on U.S. adoptions from Haiti was a mixed bag. (My letter to the editor of the NY Times is below). The article did raise many of...
Encouraging News on the Adoption Front from Bethany
New adoption statistics from Alliance member Bethany Christian Service brought cheers from orphan advocates this week. As reported by Bethany and covered in the Christian Post, January to June 2010...
China’s Changing Orphan Situation
Two write-ups on orphans in China came across my radar today. Both carry special significance for people with a heart for China’s orphans. They also underscore a broader reality orphan...