Each morning, my five kids and I read a passage of Scripture and discuss it over breakfast. We enjoyed John 17 yesterday alongside our oatmeal, and camped out on the words Jesus prayed for everyone who would come to follow him over the centuries. Jesus’ yearning desire was this: “that they may be one as […]
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A Game Changer: Social Enterprise
Words like “sustainability” and “social enterprise” are all the rage in some circles, but they often prove easier to talk than do. And for many nonprofits, creating a profit-generating enterprise just may not make sense. But when it is done well, social enterprise can be a game changer. Want to know what that can look […]
Stone Soup and CAFO2015 Champions
Like everything CAFO does, the CAFO2015 Summit is a lot like the great old children’s story, Stone Soup. In the story, three weary soldiers arrive in a village, seeking food. At first, it appears the villagers have nothing. But when the soldiers place a giant pot in the town square and begin talking up how […]
Lizzy: The Value of a Life
Amidst myriad CAFO2015 Summit details, I can’t help but pause to share a glimpse into what happened last night in Guatemala. A precious little girl died. And yet all that surrounded that death also held such beauty that joy and ache came together – as they so often do when one enters the territory of […]
CAFO Members Serving in Ebola Impacted Regions
News outlets increasingly bring to light the harsh toll that Ebola is taking on children. The Washington Post this week headlined, “War-Torn Liberia Already Had Too Many Orphans. Then Came Ebola.” It describes: In a country still recovering from 14 years of civil war, Ebola is posing a new threat to children, with challenges never […]
More Support of In-Country Orphan Care from Inter-Country Adoption Advocates, and Vice-Versa
Not many years ago, one would sometimes observe advocates of inter-country adoption and of in-country orphan care huddled on different sides of a room. There was at times a sense among both groups of competition: a zero sum contest between the two. Many felt that if one won—attracting more attention and support—then the other would […]