Jedd Medefind writes:
These words from an email sent me by a friend in Port-au-Prince highlight the struggle of those seeing the tragedy in Haiti firsthand, grappling with how to share what they are seeing with friends without appearing sensationalistic:
I am struggling to find a balance to educate people. Some things seem too awful to [...]

On my way right now to Austin (TX) to speak at “A Future & A Hope Adoption Conference.” There are over 350 people attending. Eager to see what God is going to do.

Click on the image below to see the full list of breakout sessions for the upcoming “Adopting for Life” conference.

If you have not yet registered for the conference, you can do so here.

I have the privilege of speaking at three wonderful adoption conferences over the next several weeks. If any of these conferences are in your neck-of-the-woods, let me encourage you to consider attending.
Saturday, February 20th:

A Future & A Hope Adoption Conference is hosted by Grace Covenant Church of Austin, Texas. Grace Covenant Church is one of [...]

Anthony Bradley writes:
There are only 36,913 black kids ready to be adopted today because they are truly without parents. If one family in every black congregation would adopt one child, all the black children currently in the system would have a Christian home, especially black males. It really is that simple.
There are approximately 46,000 black [...]

If you live in the Upstate of South Carolina, you might be interested in attending this February 19th benefit concert. Looks like it will be a wonderful event.
NIGHTLIGHT CHRISTIAN ADOPTIONS
And
Children in HIS Image Program
Dedicated to Assisting Families Seeking to Adopt the Orphaned Children of Haiti and Around the World
Present in Concert
Lori Sealy
Chili Dinner and Concert
February [...]

Press Release:
RALEIGH, NC –A volunteer team of U.S. disaster response experts and orphan care providers is coming together to provide strategic help to Haitian churches. The team will equip and train Haitian church leaders to provide local, long-term care for orphaned Haitian children in the aftermath of the January earthquake.
The Haiti Orphan Relief Team (HORT) [...]

Ryan Bomberger writes:
Abortion is not just a women’s issue. It is a human issue. And today, for African-Americans, it is a human crisis. Nearly 40% of all black pregnancies end in induced abortion. That’s over 3x the rate of white women and 2x the rate of all other races combined. There are beautiful alternatives: adoption [...]

Upcoming Webinar Series:
Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert, authors of When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor…and Yourself, will present a free, three-part webinar lecture series on the appropriate relief and development response to the Haiti earthquake disaster. To learn more about this webinar series and to register, go here. This [...]

Francis Chan wrote this children’s story to illustrate what God ordained the church to be in the world. Since God has called the church to care for orphans, I think “The Big Red Tractor” also applies to the current orphan care movement that is growing within the church.

The Big Red Tractor from Jacob Lewis on [...]

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Jedd Medefind, President of Christian Alliance for Orphans, interviewed me on Twitter today about the Haiti Orphan Relief Team (HORT). You can read the full transcript here.