In this post Brooke Olonde, a course contributor at Austin Bible Institute, shares about some of his personal struggles with identity as a young child growing up as an orphan in Africa. I think many of the insights he shares are extremely important to keep in mind when caring for orphans of any race or region. We need to show them where their true identity is found…in Christ alone!
One of the toughest things for me growing up was finding an identity. It was even tougher growing up in Africa where by identity was predetermined by who my father was. As a fatherless child, I developed a wounded heart since I could not understand who I was. Read More…