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WWO 2024: Ambassadors, a Roadmap and a Call to Strengthen the Work with Orphans
This is the last of three articles summarising the World Without Orphans 2024 Global Gathering in Thailand. Read the first part and the second part. On the last day of the Global Forum, the participants gathered together for a beautiful time of Sunday morning worship experience. Greg

Humility and Broadscale Collaboration to Help Every Child Reach Their God-Given Potential
The second plenary session of the 2024 World Without Orphans (WWO) global conference in Thailand, on 1 March, had the overall theme of “prevention” and featured 10 speakers. First on stage was Marcos Vergara, vice president of the Evangelical Churches Association

How Can the Church Respond to the Needs of Vulnerable Children in Every Nation of the World?
World Without Orphans (WWO), held its Global Forum in Chiang Mai (Thailand) from February 29 to March 3, 2024. “Together from Crisis to Hope” wass the topic of the conference and a text from Hebrews 6 the motto: “We have

Forum Panel Talks about Necessary Paradigm Shift from Orphanages to Family-based Care
On the third day of the World Without Orphans global forum that is currently taking place in Chiang Mai, Thailand, a panel discussion highlighted a central issue the orphan care movement is wrestling with today: the need to move away

Addressing the Root of the Orphan Crisis: the Three-Fold Crisis of the Soul
“We are facing three major crises today,” he said. But the crises he was referring to were not the outward contributors to orphanhood and vulnerability among children, such as war, drug abuse, climate change or pandemics – all very relevant

Global Forum on Orphan Crisis Kicks Off in Thailand, Points to Hope Not in Strength or Power but in Work of God’s Spirit
In the evening of February 29, World Without Orphans (WWO) kicked off its third global forum in Chiang Mai, Thailand, with the theme ‘together from crisis to hope.’ Bringing together more than 500 participants from over sixty countries, the event

Forum to Address Key Issues, Provide Hope Amid Global Crises Affecting Orphans and Vulnerable Children
“The state of orphans and vulnerable children was improving for decades, then suddenly one crisis hit after another,” says Karmen Friesen, principal coordinator of World Without Orphans (WWO), a global movement that seeks to mobilize the Church to respond to

Greek Evangelicals Among Majority Opposing ‘Marriage’ Status and Adoption Rights for Same-Sex Couples
Greece legalised same-sex partnerships in 2015 but now the Mediterranean country will give gay couples a marriage status which will allow them to adopt children. It is the decision of prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (centre-right), whose plans are expected to succeed

Belonging is Key – The Lisbon Project
The Lisbon Project, founded and run by Gabriela Faria, supports migrants and refugees arriving in Portugal. It provides comprehensive support to overcome all the barriers people face which make integration impossible: from language lessons to legal aid to help to

Emotional Intelligence Care for Ukrainian Families
Nearly two years on from Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, millions of Ukrainians continue to live with the trauma of war, grief and family separation within and outside Ukraine. Thousands of host families, churches and NGOs are still offering care.

Children’s Network WEA Participated in, Co-Facilitated Workshop at Global Children’s Forum in Ethiopia
Dr. Rebecca Goropevsek participated in the recent Global Children’s Forum event held from November 7-12 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The theme of this year’s GCF was “Families on Mission”, which emphasizes the centrality of the family for evangelism and discipleship

Thousands March for Children in Costa Rica
In capital city San José, evangelicals and Roman Catholics denounced the trafficking of children and other forms of exploitation in Latin America. Both the evangelical and the Roman Catholic communities in Costa Rica (a Central American country of 5 million people) supported