CHRISTIAN ALLIANCE FOR ORPHANS
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What’s the theme of CAFO2024?
Can you see the blacksmith’s shop? Fire, steel and sweat … hammer and anvil … clang and concussion. The Blacksmith knows what it’s all for. He labors for a future...
Help shape the future of the movement
For the past 20 years, we’ve seen God’s faithfulness in leading our community. From the first 38 leaders who gathered and pledged to “leave logos and egos at the door”...
Nourish your soul in 2024 with these must-read books
As CAFO President Jedd Medefind regularly says: all ministry is a pouring out. Life spills from us into others to bring them health. But when life pours out of us...
8 simple ways to care for your soul this holiday season
As you navigate the chaotic hum of the holidays on top of the already all-encompassing work of caring for vulnerable children and families, taking time to care for your soul...
Unhurried: Living with the Long View
Hurry corrodes all that is best in life. Gratitude. Calm. Attentiveness. Joy. Love. Hurry eats them like acid. They steadily wither beneath anxious, relentless motion. “Hurry,” observed Dallas Willard, “is...
Glimpses of What Happens When Christians “Leave Logos and Egos at the Door”
I’ve always loved those words that helped forge CAFO. The leaders gathered at the first CAFO Summit pledged themselves to serving Christ and orphans … and also to “leave logos...