April 2026
Better Ways to Care for Displaced Children (Orphans) (Missions Todayl)
Interview with Elli Oswald, Faith to Action Initiative
March 2026
US Christians rethink orphanage support, but giving patterns lag behind, Barna study finds (Christian Daily International)
Interview with Elli Oswald, Faith to Action Initiative
Rethinking Orphan Care (The Common Good)
Interview with Elli Oswald, Faith to Action Initiative
More Christians think US gov’t should help care for vulnerable children at home and abroad: Barna (The Christian Post)
More U.S. Christians Say Government Should Help Care for Vulnerable Children Than Churches or Individuals (Christianity Daily)
Study: More Christians Believe the US Government Should Help Vulnerable Children (Belief Net)
October 2025
Nurturing Empathy in Our Children Now Can Impact the Next Generation (Church Leaders)
Elli Oswald, Faith to Action Initiative
September 2025
Rethinking Poverty (Church Planter Podcast)
Interview with Brian Fikkert, The Chalmers Center
August 2025
Rewriting the Missions Playbook (Church Planter Podcast)
Interview with Jacob Lierz, LifeMission Church
July 2025
Orphan is actually very often an inaccurate label (The Christian Post)
Joshua Ward, Challenge Ministries/Bulembu
June 2025
Why short-term missionaries should stop visiting orphanages (The Christian Post)
Jacob Lierz, LifeMission Church
Emmanuel Nabieu on a journey back home. (Mercy Cast)
Interview with Emmanuel “Nabs” Mohamed Nabieu, Helping Children Worldwide
Missteps, Confusion and ‘Viral Waste’: The 14 Days That Doomed U.S.A.I.D. (The New York Times)
Interview with Gabriel Walder, Alliance for Children Everywhere
May 2025
Advancing Pope Francis’ Unfinished Legacy for Children’s Care and Protection in Families (National Catholic Register)
Shannon Senefeld, Catholic Relief Services
Aid Cuts Could Disrupt Historic Drops in Child and Maternal Mortality (Christianity Today)
Interview with Gabriel Walder, Alliance for Children Everywhere
April 2025
Serving Others (Karl and Crew)
Interview with Brandon Stivers, Canopy International
March 2025
From an orphanage in Sierra Leone to family-care: Emmanuel Nabs calls on Christians to rethink care for vulnerable children (Christian Daily International)
Interview with Emmanuel “Nabs” Mohamed Nabieu, Helping Children Worldwide
February 2025
The USAID closure leaves a vacuum. What will fill it? (World)
Interview with Gabriel Walder, Alliance for Children Everywhere
January 2025
Interview with Nicholas Evans CEO of Hopeland (Common Good)
Relational poverty can be far more devastating for young children. (The Christian Post)
Kristin Langrehr, 111Project
December 2024
I’ve Spent My Whole Life Dedicated to the Orphaned. I Know Now That Family-Based Care Is God’s Plan for Them. (Church Leaders)
Brandon Stiver, Canopy International
November 2024
What she learned about the orphanage was disturbing (The Christian Post)
Jacob Lierz, LifeMission Church
October 2024
Orphanages in Haiti face impossible decisions but reuniting children with families is the right move (Washington Times)
Heather Nozea, Haiti Family Care Network
What to Do When You Can’t Foster or Adopt (Called to Love: An Adoption Podcast for Christian Parents)
Interview with Brandon Stiver, Canopy International
September 2024
Christians, Let’s Not Stand in the Way of Kinship Care (Church Leaders)
Heather Dyer, A Family For Every Orphan
Int’l adoption rates have plummeted: What can Christians do? (The Christian Post)
Dr. Albert Reyes, Buckner International
How to Navigate the Challenges of International Adoption (Anchors of Encouragement)
Interview with Brandon Stiver, Canopy International
How to Foster Compassion & Empathy in Your Children (Drive Thru Mom’s Podcast)
Interview with Elli Oswald, Faith to Action Initiative
Donors may unknowingly be providing support to trafficking, exploitation of children: study (The Christian Post)
Interview with Rebecca Nhep, Better Care Network
August 2024
A thousand Native American children died. The system that killed them lives on. (The Hill)
Enrique Restoy, Lumos
July 2024
Reimagining Short Term Missions (Missions Today)
Interview with Nathan Nelson, Bethany Community Church
June 2024
How To Approach Short-Term Missions For Lasting Impact (Church Leadership Lab)
Interview with Nathan Nelson, Bethany Community Church
Cofounder of Konbit Haiti and Outreach Coordinator with Faith to Action (The Common Good)
Interview with Stephanie Robinson, Faith to Action
The First Catholic World Children’s Day Is a Call for All of Us (National Catholic Register)
Anne Smith, Changing the Way We Care
May 2024
Foster care: A model in Costa Rica for the US? (Christian Post)
Hazel Cedeño, Casa Viva
It’s Time We Bring the Orphans Home (Church Leaders)
Emmanuel “Nabs” Mohamed Nabieu, Helping Children Worldwide
Haitian aid workers worry American Christian donors could worsen crisis (Religion News Service)
Interviews with Heather Nozea, Haiti Family Care Network; and Frédérique Jean-Baptiste, Changing the Way We Care Haiti
Why an organization founded to care for orphans no longer has a children’s home (Religion News Service)
Vaughan Stannard, Beautiful Gate South Africa
Philip Aspegren, Executive Director of the Family and Child Welfare Organization Casa Viva (The Common Good)
Interview with Philip Aspegren, Casa Viva
Philip Aspegren, Casa Viva (Mornings with Kelli and Steve)
Interview with Philip Aspegren, Casa Viva
April 2024
How You Can Help the Crisis in Haiti (Relevant Magazine)
Stephanie Robinson, Faith to Action
‘It is simply best not to get pregnant’: women left terrified as Haiti’s maternity services collapse (The Guardian)
Interview with Tara Livesay, Heartline Haiti
Parenting for Christ (Covering the World in Christ)
Interview with Kristen Lowry, Send Relief
March 2024
This Women’s History Month, let’s celebrate women’s work for the orphaned and vulnerable (The Christian Post)
Kelley Bunkers, Maestral International
Americans are funding orphanages against expert advice (The World)
Interviews with Barbra Aber, Catholic Relief Services; and Elli Oswald, Faith to Action Initiative
An Orphan Took Over an Orphanage. Its Mission Changed. (Christianity Today)
Interviews with Emmanuel Nabieu, Helping Children Worldwide; Laura Horvath, Helping Children Worldwide; Elli Oswald, Faith to Action Initiative; and Jedd Medefind, CAFO
God’s design for family prevails (WORLD)
Robert Glover, Care for Children
Kristen Lowry with Send Relief and Shelter Yetu (The Common Good)
Interview with Kristen Lowry, Send Relief and Shelter Yetu
February 2024
Thailand has an orphanage crisis. Are Christians to blame? (The Christian Post)
Kimberly Quinley, Step Ahead
January 2024
One Small Act Toward Ending Orphanage Trafficking (The Imprint)
Nicholas Evans, Hopeland
December 2023
Reducing unrest in Haiti starts within families (South Florida SunSentinal)
Morgan Wienberg, Little Footprints Big Steps
If You Think Traveling to Visit Orphanages Is Helpful, It’s Time to Reconsider (Fodor’s Travel)
Interview with Elli Oswald, Faith to Action Initiative
Security in Christ (Covering the World in Christ)
Interview with Heather Dyer, A Family for Every Orphan
Go Deeper than the Shoebox this Holiday Season (Christian Headlines)
Elli Oswald, Faith to Action Initiative
Doing the Most Good with Holiday Giving (Missions Today)
Interview with Elli Oswald, Faith to Action Initiative
National Adoption Month (Mornings with Kelli and Steve)
Interview with Heather Dyer, A Family For Every Orphan
November 2023
Why domestic adoption is a global issue for the Church (The Christian Post)
Marcela Torres Leandro, Casa Viva
Giving Without Hurting This Holiday Season (Eric and Brigitte in the Morning)
Interview with Elli Oswald, Faith to Action Initiative
A Family For Every Orphan with Adoptive Mom, Heather Dyer (The Adoption & Foster Care Journey)
Interview with Heather Dyer, A Family for Every Orphan
Caring for Orphaned and Vulnerable Children (Suebiquitous Podcast)
Interview with Elli Oswald, Faith to Action Initiative
Juggling Heavy Callings Well: Motherhood, Work and Loving the Vulnerable (Moms Grab Coffee Podcast)
Interview with Elli Oswald, Faith to Action Initiative
‘Orphans’ No More (Dallas Morning News)
Dr. Albert Reyes, Buckner International
Help Empower Us and We Will Take Care of Our Own Orphans (The Common Good)
Interview with Elli Oswald, Faith to Action Initiative
October 2023
Mission Trips vs. Strategic Visits (unSeminary)
Nathan Nelson, Bethany Community Church
September 2023
We can all play a role in helping vulnerable children in Oklahoma (The Oklahoman)
Chris Campbell, 111Project, and Jedd Medefind, CAFO
Ekisa Ministries serves children with disabilities in Uganda (Baptist News Global)
Interview with Liv Ricketts, Ekisa Ministries
August 2023
Community Building Amidst the Turmoil in Haiti (Mornings with Eric and Brigitte)
Interview with Stephanie Robinson, Konbit Haiti
Family Strengthening in Haiti (Mornings with Kelli and Steve)
Interview with Stephanie Robinson, Konbit Haiti
Education or Family: The Impossible Choice We Must End (The Imprint)
Peter McDermott, Lumos
Kids in these orphanages aren’t really orphans (The Christian Post)
Kelley Bunkers, Changing the Way We Care
Are Our Summer Mission Trips Doing More Harm Than Good? (Christian Headlines)
Laura Horvath, Helping Children Worldwide
Action for Christ (Covering the World in Christ)
Interview with Elli Oswald, Faith to Action Initiative
Top Ten Headlines with a Christian Perspective (Quick Start Podcast)
Interview with Kelley Bunkers, Changing the Way We Care [minute 13:30]
July 2023
Best Practices in Short-Term Missions (The Georgene Rice Show)
Nathan Nelson, Bethany Community Church [minute 39:00]
For children with disabilities, a family makes the difference (The Christian Post)
Jared Scheppmann, Ekisa Ministries
Should donors stop funding orphanages? Some NGOs think so (Devex)
Interviews with Daniel Lauer, GHR Foundation, and Elli Oswald, Faith to Action
June 2023
30,000 Haitian kids live in private orphanages. Officials want to shutter them and reunite families. (Associated Press)
Interview with Morgan Weinberg, Little Footprints, Big Steps
An Invitation to the Church This Father’s Day (Church Leaders)
Randy Phillips, World Orphans
When Helping Hurts Vulnerable Children (Church Leaders)
Brian Fikkert, The Chalmers Center, Gabriel Walder, ACE, and Jack Eans, ACE
May 2023
Providing orphan care through families (Faith Radio)
Interview with C.H. Dyer, Bright Hope
How to break cycles of generational poverty (The Common Good)
Interview with C.H. Dyer, Bright Hope
3 ways vulnerable mothers changed my view of motherhood (The Christian Post)
Nicole Wilke, Christian Alliance for Orphans
April 2023
Bringing Hope to Vulnerable Children (EWTN News Nightly)
Interview with Erica Dahl-Bredine, Changing the Way We Care
Embrace God’s Best for Orphans on Your Next Mission Trip (Church Leaders)
Danny Rogers, Port City Community Church
A Year After Invasion, Russia Still Hasn’t Destroyed Ukraine’s Most Precious Asset: Its Families (Christianity Today’s The Better Samaritan)
Heather Dyer, A Family For Every Orphan
March 2023
Working to strengthen families (Mornings with Carmen LaBerge)
Interview with Elli Oswald, Faith to Action Initiative
Women’s History Month (Ken and Deb Mornings)
Interview with Elli Oswald, Faith to Action Initiative
Separated from her mother, but not for lack of love (The Christian Post)
Elli Oswald, Faith to Action Initiative
How the Pandemic has Affected Vulnerable Children (EWTN Nightly News)
Interview with Kelley Bunkers, Changing the Way We Care
How to Champion for Orphaned and Vulnerable Children (It’s Time for Coffee)
Interview with Elli Oswald, Faith to Action Initiative
In Haiti, big money for orphanages can endanger children (The Christian Post)
Heather Nozea, Haiti Family Care Network
February 2023
Pushing for children to fulfill their God given potentials (Mornings with Carmen LaBerge)
Interview starts at 20:00 with Frédérique Jean-Baptiste, Changing the Way We Care Haiti
Impact of the earthquake in Turkey & Syria on families (The Common Good)
Interview starts at 9:30 with Elli Oswald, Faith to Action Initiative
Supporting Children and Families After a Natural Disaster (Smart Talk with Trey Ingraham)
Interview with Elli Oswald, Faith to Action Initiative
Turkey and Syria (Mornings with Tom and Tabi)
Interview with Elli Oswald, Faith to Action Initiative
This expert says orphanages can actually hurt a country after a crisis (The Common Good)
Interview starts at 20:00 with Frédérique Jean-Baptiste, Changing the Way We Care Haiti
Christian charities on frontlines providing earthquake relief in Turkey, Syria: ‘Families are afraid’ (Christian Post)
Matt Stephens, World Vision
January 2023
Together We Can—and Must—Transform Domestic Adoption Abroad (Christianity Today’s The Better Samaritan)
Simon Njoroge
Supporting Family-based Care in Haiti (CBN Global Lane)
Interview starts at 17:50 with Frédérique Jean-Baptiste, Changing the Way We Care Haiti
How Violence Soaring in Haiti Impacts Orphans and Families (EWTN News Nightly)
Interview with Frédérique Jean-Baptiste, Changing the Way We Care Haiti
December 2022
In Haiti, a crisis of violence, chaos, and cholera goes largely ignored by outside world (Religion News Service)
Interviews with Frédérique Jean-Baptiste, Changing the Way We Care Haiti, and Lesly Michaud, World Vision
This Christmas, redemption in broken families (The Christian Post)
Chris Page, Agape Children’s Ministry
Caring for orphans isn’t just social justice, it’s divinely ordained (The Washington Times)
Jedd Medefind, Christian Alliance for Orphans
Caring for Orphaned and Vulnerable Children (Moody Radio’s Ken and Deb Mornings)
Interview with Jedd Medefind, Christian Alliance for Orphans
November 2022
The Gift of Adoption on the Last Day of National Adoption Month (EWTN News Nightly)
Interview with Jedd Medefind, Christian Alliance for Orphans
Meeting needs as close to home as possible (The Common Good)
Interview with Jedd Medefind, Christian Alliance for Orphans
National Adoption Month (Mornings with Eric and Brigitte)
Interview with Jedd Medefind, Christian Alliance for Orphans
Ukrainian kids are being forced into Russia for adoption (The Common Good)
Interview with Heather Dyer, A Family For Every Orphan
Are Orphanages the Best Way to Help At-Risk Kids? (Missions Pulse)
Laura Horvath, Helping Children Worldwide
October 2022
Empowering families by reimagining missions (Get Your Spirit in Shape, United Methodist Communications)
Laura Horvath, Helping Children Worldwide
It’s time for the Church to reimagine orphan care (The Christian Post)
Laura Horvath, Helping Children Worldwide
Group wants awareness of family care options instead of orphanages (Great Plains United Methodist Conference)
Laura Horvath, Helping Children Worldwide
September 2022
Orphanages are a ticket to education for many. Here’s why we need to change this. (Religion News Service)
Laura Horvath, Helping Children Worldwide
August 2022
In mission work, we must begin and end with God (The Christian Post)
Tory Ruark, Standards of Excellence in Short-term Mission
The misconception about orphans (Fairfax County Times)
Interview with Emmanuel “Nabs” Mohamed Nabieu, Helping Children Worldwide
Making Orphanages Obsolete: Recovering Family-Based Care for Vulnerable Children (Our Urban Voices Podcast)
Interview with Elli Oswald, Faith to Action Initiative
July 2022
Why You May Need to Rethink Your Summer Mission Trip (Relevant Magazine)
Stephanie Robinson, Faith to Action Initiative
How can we be civil and respectful to people with which we disagree? (The Common Good Podcast)
Interview with Elli Oswald, Faith to Action Initiative
Short-term Missions (Moody Radio Mornings with Tom and Tabi)
Interview with Elli Oswald, Faith to Action Initiative
Short-term Missions With a Long-term Impact (Moody Radio Mornings with Eric and Brigitte)
Interview with Elli Oswald, Faith to Action Initiative
How to serve vulnerable children around the world (My Faith Radio Mornings with Carmen)
Interview with Elli Oswald, Faith to Action Initiative
Best practices for churches in serving vulnerable children around the world (The Georgene Rice Show)
Interview with Elli Oswald, Faith to Action Initiative
June 2022
A Conversation with Elli Oswald (Defender Podcast)
Interview with Elli Oswald, Faith to Action Initiative
This Simple Solution to the Orphan Crisis Is Not What You Would Expect (Christianity Today’s The Better Samaritan)
Emmanuel Mohamed Nabieu, Helping Children Worldwide
This story will make you want to be a foster care family (Christian Post)
Tara and Jorge Garcia, Identity Mission
May 2022
The Global COVID-19 Summit left children off its agenda. The church should not. (Religion News Service)
Dr. Albert Reyes, Buckner International
April 2022
Ukrainian orphans, displaced children need aid, not adoption, advocates say (Washington Times)
Interviews with A Family for Every Orphan, Faith to Action, World Relief, and World Without Orphans
Extraordinary Acts of Love in Ukraine, Directed at the Most Vulnerable – Children and Orphans (Church Leaders)
Heather Dyer, A Family for Every Orphan
March 2022
Family-Based Care for Children in Need (Global Mission Podcast)
Interview with Elli Oswald, Faith to Action Initiative
Mirroring the love of the Father through the mystery and beauty of adoption (My Faith Radio Mornings with Carmen LaBerge)
Interview with Jedd Medefind, Christian Alliance for Orphans
Hour 1: A Family for Every Orphan (Moody Radio South Florida Mornings with Eric and Brigitte)
Interview with Heather Dyer, A Family for Every Orphan
Christian Ministries: Say No to Orphanages (Christianity Today)
Interviews with Bethany Christian Services, Faith to Action, World Relief, World Vision US, and World Without Orphans
COVID-19 Has Orphaned 5.2 Million Kids Worldwide. What Will the Church Do About It? (Charisma News)
Nathan Nelson, Bethany Christian Church Seattle
Families are the real heroes of the ‘COVID orphan’ crisis (The Christian Post)
Anu Silas, Vanitashray
February 2022
Three Ways to Care for Children Orphaned by COVID-19 (Christianity Today’s The Better Samaritan)
Lanre Williams-Ayedun, World Relief
January 2022
A ‘sense of family’ isn’t a family: Rethinking orphanages and orphan care (The Christian Post)
Francis Chan, Crazy Love Ministries
Christians Can Show the World They’re More Than “Pro-Birth,” just in Time for March For Life (Christian Headlines)
MacKenzie Magnus, Council Road Baptist Church
CBN NewsWatch AM
Elli Oswald, Faith to Action
Children in Orphanages Exploited for ‘Labor & Sex’ (CBN News: Global Lane)
Elli Oswald, Faith to Action
A New Year’s resolution for American pastors (The Christian Post)
Evans Baggs, Port City Community Church
December 2021
The Better Samaritan’s Top 10 Blog Posts of 2021 (Christianity Today The Better Samaritan)
Tara Livesay, Heartline Ministries Haiti
Family is the gift every child deserves this Christmas, and you can help give it to them (The Christian Post)
Phil Aspegren, Casa Viva
November 2021
Are Orphanages Really the Best Answer to the Orphan Crisis in Haiti? (Christianity Today The Better Samaritan)
Tara Livesay, Heartline Ministries Haiti
How Christian nonprofits are leading international orphan care (ERLC)
Interviews with Elli Oswald, Faith to Action, and Herbie Newell, Lifeline Children’s Services
September 2021
How to Best Help COVID Orphans (The Gospel Coalition)
Justin Lonas, The Chalmers Center
Christian aid groups ask U.N. panel to eliminate overseas orphanages and institutionalization (The Washington Times)
Stephen Ucembe, Hope and Homes, and Elli Oswald, Faith to Action
How to help children in Haiti: 3 lessons from 2010 (The Christian Post)
Elli Oswald, Faith to Action
August 2021
Churches Should Make Orphanages Unnecessary (Relevant Magazine)
Chris Palusky, Bethany Christian Services
Christians Must Help End the Orphanage Era (Sojourners)
Stephen Ucembe, Hope and Homes
