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As Christian organizations mull model, impact of child sponsorship, beneficiaries and research point to gains made
A Compassion UK Trustee has come to the defence of child sponsorship prevalent in many Christian organizations following a recent announcement by ActionAid that it will rethink its child sponsorship programmes that have been running since 1972. In a LinkedIn post,
WEA panel urges return to family-centered disciple making as foundation of the Church
The World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) concluded its morning program on the fourth and final day of the 2025 General Assembly in Seoul, Korea, with a compelling call for a global return to family-centered disciple making — challenging pastors, parents, and
‘Every home must become a missional family’: Church urged to confront family crises through discipleship
On the sidelines of the All India Congress on Church in Mission (AICOCIM), Dr. P.C. Mathew, founder of Urban India Ministries and global family challenge director for the World Evangelical Alliance, warned that the health of the Indian Church hinges
‘We must not lose the generations’: Gwen De Rozario outlines family discipleship strategy at Asia evangelical forum
Gwen De Rozario, Executive Director of the Family & Children Commission of the Asia Evangelical Alliance (AEA), presented a detailed strategy report at the Asia Evangelical Leadership Forum in Seoul on Friday (June 13), calling on church leaders across the
‘Africa’s future lies in its youth’: Compassion Kenya director calls for urgent action on child welfare at Africa General Assembly
At the 13th AEA General Assembly gathering on May 21, Joel Macharia, Director of Compassion International Kenya, delivered an in-depth speech on the status of children in Africa. In his address, Macharia highlighted the pressing challenges facing children across the
Christ-like families are God’s plan to impact generations
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
Families not facilities: Kenya at crossroads as MPs, churches raise concerns about feasibility of government’s plan to close orphanages
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
Christian Alliance for Orphans launches groundbreaking studies on spirituality and child welfare
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 joins CAFO to strengthen church-oriented orphan care initiatives, explore use technology for training
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
All of society benefits from healthy marriages.
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
Add to the growth of Orphan Sunday: November 10 2024
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
Single-parent and childless families already outnumber ‘traditional families’ in Spain
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