Orphan care goes hand in hand with understanding poverty. Why? Many–if not most–of the world’s orphans and vulnerable children have experienced devastating physical poverty. If we tackle poverty, it’s possible to actually prevent children from becoming orphans in the first place. Here’s an excerpt from a post I wrote for the Faith to Action Initiative, …
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My husband hit a milestone birthday this year. (I won’t tell you how old he is, but here’s a hint: it rhymes with “warty.”) A few months before his birthday, I had given a speech at my local Toastmasters club called “My Kids Are Like Duct Tape.” He said that his only birthday wish was …
Here’s a presentation that I gave on behalf of the Faith to Action Initiative at the Christian Connections in International Health Conference in June. The topic was “Transforming U.S. Church Values in Orphan Care.” In my own life, both in personal work with foster care and professional work with global poverty, I’ve seen a number of …
