Call to Me is no. 7 in the Called to Care toolkit, which is designed for use by churches, faith-based organisations, NGOs and community groups, especially in sub-Saharan Africa.
This 76-page ...
"This week the Alliance hosted the first in its monthly webinar series for church orphan ministries. The series is designed to help individuals like you create and grow effective adoption, ...
The gospel of Jesus Christ—the good news that through Jesus we have been adopted as sons and daughters into God’s family—means that Christians ought to be at the forefront of the adoption of orphans ...
Why doesn’t our child return our love? What are we failing to understand? What are we failing to do? These questions can fill the minds of adoptive parents caring for wounded, traumatized ...
The "Field Guide to Child Welfare" is a comprehensive, four-volume resource for child welfare workers and supervisors to use in their everyday practice. The guide describes basic theory, practical ...
This great article by Together for Adoption's Dan Cruver talks about the importance of understanding our vertical adoption (by God) before we think about horizontal ...
This autobiography by Jean Erichsen tells the story of how she went from being a neglected, abused child to become an adoptive mother and an orphan advocate. For more information or purchase ...
Parents who are struggling to connect with their children often find it difficult to find any real measure of hope. In this brief video, Dr. Karyn Purvis talks about the importance for parents to ...
Join guest radio host Dan Cruver as he interviews Dr. Susan Hillis (Senior HIV Scientist at the CDC), Dr. Karyn Purvis, and Elizabeth Styffe. Listen to the audio ...
This resource is to aid social work and child care practitioners and policy makers around the world in planning and providing better care for children—including family strengthening and out of home ...
This article by Together for Adoption's Dan Cruver discusses our adoption in Christ, and the impact it has when we truly grasp that we are God's sons and daughters. Click below to read the ...
Prior to implementing an orphan care strategy, it is important for us to reflect on why we care for orphans. Clearly Scripture calls us to do so, but our obediance is only part of the ...
As president and CEO of Compassion International, a Christian child sponsorship agency, Dr. Wess Stafford is naturally passionate about children. But in his book TOO SMALL TO IGNORE: Why Children ...
Long before you decided to adopt, long before your child was born, God planned to put your adopted child into your home. Your child is an amazing gift from God, but nurturing an adopted child also ...
Children from hard places have unique histories and needs. As a result, parents of these children need to learn how to love and parent them well. This requires that parents not only ...
Priceless, by Tom Davis, tells the fictional story of Stuart Daniels, a photojournalist who has found purpose in life. After suffering the fallout of a tragic assignment, Daniels rediscovered ...
God loves children. But for 80 years too many children and youth have been languishing in the U.S. foster care system. That’s too long. Over 120,000 of them are legally free for adoption and ...
John Piper spoke at Summit VI, this year's annual event put on by the Christian Alliance for Orphans. His message was from Hebrews 11:29-38 and titled: "What Does It Mean to Live by Faith in the ...
This book tells the story of Steven Curtis Chapman and his wife Mary Beth's journey through courtship, marriage, adoption, and loss.
From the back cover:
"I've told my kids for years that God ...
Several common school assignments can make foster and adoptive children feel left out, uncomfortable, sad, and hurt. Projects like the ‘Family Tree’, ‘Bring-a-Baby Picture’ and ‘Trace Your Genetic ...
