According to Christianity Today, The CAFO Summit has been called, “the burgeoning Christian orphan care movement.” Last year, we had the honor of attending and speaking at the CAFO Summer in Nashville, TN. It was an incredible time of inspiration and empowerment as we...
Located in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, the Grace Center is a holistic approach to helping impoverished families and orphaned and underprivileged children in the community. Directed and founded by missionary husband and wife teams Marcie Erickson and Sefinew Birhan and Andrew...
“Everything rises and falls on leadership.” John Maxwell If you were to ask someone who feels called to care for orphans, “What is it you need to learn to care for orphans well?”, what do you think they would say? Looking at people’s...
Who invented the idea of a family? Well, family was God’s idea. Family is His ideal plan. Psalm 68 says, “God sets the lonely in families.” Jedd Medefined, President CAFO (Christian Alliance for Orphans) says, “There are countless reasons for this. It’s seen...
Sometimes, when we see someone we love going through difficult situations, our first reaction is to try to “fix” the problem. We do this out of genuine love and sympathy; we care for them and want to help make the situation better. However, what ends...
