Speaking at a teen conference many years ago in the city of Abu Dhabi, a young girl walked up to me after my sermon and said, “Uncle, what you shared did not make any sense to me.” After a good
The Kenyan Senate has questioned the government’s ambitious plan to phase out nearly 1,000 children’s homes nationwide urging caution and demanding clarity on the strategy for vulnerable populations. The Senate’s push-back comes amidst divided opinion on the best course of
The Christian Alliance for Orphans (CAFO) Research Cente announced two groundbreaking studies on child welfare research that will examine the impact of spirituality on child welfare leaders and the perspectives of adult biological children from foster, adoptive, and kinship homes. CAFO, headquartered in
Jimmy Moore has been appointed director of church strengthening and support at the Christian Alliance for Orphans (CAFO), a McLean, Virginia-based nonprofit uniting 290 organizations and a global network of churches to care for vulnerable children and families. Moore specifically
The Forum Ehe+Familie (FEF) welcomes and supports the proposal by National Councillor Marc Jost [1] to strengthen marriages, partnerships, and couples. Stable relationships significantly enhance quality of life and substantially reduce economic costs. The network partners of Forum Ehe+Familie encounter
For the Christian community, every day is a good day to pray for orphaned and vulnerable children. Yet one day on the calendar uniquely reminds us of that invitation—Orphan Sunday, which is being observed on November 10 this year. The
According to the latest census data in Spain, for the first time the proportion of so-called ‘traditional families’, consisting of two parents and one or more children, is no longer the majority. The sum of childless couples or single-parent families with one or
China has announced that it will no longer allow children to be sent overseas for adoption, ending a practice that has been in place for over three decades. The policy change stems from the country’s former strict one-child policy, which
The Lausanne Children and Family Network in collaboration with the World Evangelical Alliance’s Family Challenge and Children’s Network, invites you to a seven-week webinar series on the topic of ‘Missional Family’. The webinars will focus on answering the question of