Topic
Orphans
The Good Heart of the Adoption Movement
Kathryn Joyce's book, 'The Child Catchers,' misses out on how adoption benefits women.
May 3, 2013
My Child's Backstory Is None of Your Business
A call for discretion, respect, and neighborly love in adoption.
March 20, 2013
Live Tonight! Life and Justice Roundtable 
Watch six leading thinkers discuss the call to speak for those who cannot speak for themselves. Get a preview and reminder now.
March 7, 2013
Orphans in Limbo
Russia's recent adoption announcements leave American parents confused—and 700,000 Russian children waiting.
March 1, 2013
The Great Tiny Baby Rescue
My journey to a Guatemalan village where starving children are rescued in a race against death .
January 25, 2013
Becoming a City Without Orphans: Connecting Fresno Christians to Foster-Care Children
Through coming alongside social services, Whitney Bunker has mobilized the faith community to live out James 1:27.
June 20, 2012
Q & A: Katie Davis on Raising a Dozen Children at 22
The Nashville native is feeding and caring for thousands and raising children on her own.
October 25, 2011
'Machine Gun Preacher' Under Heavy Fire
Sam Childers, subject of a new movie, is accused of neglecting children at his orphanage in South Sudan.
September 22, 2011
The Adoption Crusade
What a misleading article in the 'The Nation' can teach evangelicals.
April 27, 2011
No Child Left to Die
Half of all babies born with HIV die by age 2. Could we stop that by 2015?
November 29, 2010
The Great Chinese Orphan Rescuer
With more Chinese children abandoned due to birth defects, the work of Siew Mei Ang Cheung and Christian Action is more vital than ever.
November 10, 2010
My Top 5 Books on Orphan Care
Picks from Jedd Medefind, president, the Christian Alliance for Orphans.
July 6, 2010
Churches Adopt Adoption
Churches are getting real about adoption's challenges—and helping families after the child arrives.
July 6, 2010
Idaho's Impact
Haiti scandal overshadows bigger threat to evangelical adoption efforts.
April 26, 2010
210 Million Reasons to Adopt
Haiti's devastating quake reminds us that orphans matter to God.
April 7, 2010
State Department: Now's Not the Time for Haitian Adoptions
Official says first priority should be placing Haitian children with Haitian families.
February 10, 2010
Strong on Zeal, Thin in Knowledge
Lessons from Haiti's arrest of American Christians trying to take children out of the country.
February 3, 2010
Reforming a Girls' Reformatory
A Kansas facility's shuttering reveals the successes and pitfalls of 19th-century moral reform.
October 30, 2009
The Horrors of 'Orphan'
Christian ministry fears the film will stigmatize older adopted children.
August 5, 2009
Youth with a Vision
The stories of two teens who have raised more than $1,000,000 for AIDS orphans in Africa.
January 7, 2009
Urban Orphans Learn to Farm
At the Lazarus Project, the list of prayer requests is long, but food comes first.
November 7, 2008
Taking a Chance on Fu Yang
A photojournalist discovers God's surprises through one special-needs child.
February 22, 2008
Banking on Breast Milk
One ministry's unusual approach to saving AIDS orphans in Africa.
December 14, 2006
Hey, Preacher, Leave Those Kids Alone
Plus: Episcopal bishops' "regret," Georgia ordered to remove "religious" evolution stickers, and other stories from online sources around the world.
April 13, 2006
Mission Agency Airlifts 300 Muslim Tsunami Orphans
Plus: ELCA report recommends status quo on homosexuality, miracle mosques, and other stories from online sources around the world.
April 13, 2006
Haiti Trying to Close Orphanages Where Many Aren’t Orphans at All
The Haitian government has started a campaign to try to keep parents from sending their children away simply because they cannot afford to support them (The New York Times)
Christians across Pittsburgh help evolve approach to adoption
Although the number of international adoptions has dropped precipitously from its peak in 2004 -- that year there were nearly 23,000 versus just 9,319 in 2011 -- the trend in local communities seems to be on an upward swing, as a number of churches here join the "orphan care movement," which encourages the practice as part of the Christian mission. But the movement has evolved from a focus on international adoptions to supporting domestic foster care, as well as finding new and creative ways to support children in need around the world. (Post-Gazette)
Most vulnerable casualty of DC tax battle may be orphans, foster kids
While both parties in Washington, as well as the White House, appear to support the adoption tax credit, the standoff over renewing a much broader package of tax cuts could doom it. (Fox News)
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