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Haiti: Update on Situation on the Ground
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:36:08 +0000
Although a lengthy read, the following blog post paints a stark portrait of realities on the ground in Haiti, mingling anguish at the pain with reminders that we can act in meaningful ways on behalf of Haiti’s people. It was written by Dieula Previlon, the International Initiatives Pastor at Irving Bible Church (IBC) and a [...]
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Remarkable News from Colorado
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:05:14 +0000
For Christians committed to loving kids in the U.S. foster system, a story in today's Denver Post may be one of the best news reports of the year. The story recounts information conveyed on a prior Alliance blog post, describing how the number of children awaiting adoption in the Colorado foster system has been cut [...]
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Haiti: Inter-Country Adoption and Evils on the Ground
Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:12:16 +0000
Two news items-one via blog and the other a newspaper report-came on the same day recently. It would seem that their jarring contents must be coming from different parts of the world. But both come from Haiti.
From Paul Myhill's blog:
“I need to tell you something,” the teary-eyed girl said to Campus Crusade’s country director [...]
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Piercing Article on Opposition to International Adoption
Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:29:50 +0000
For individuals that care about the complex issues surrounding international adoption, this article by Philip Holmes is a must-read. While urging that significant caution and safeguards should be part of any approach to inter-country adoptions, Holmes lays bare many of the flawed (and sometimes disingenuous) reasons given for policies that ultimately minimize inter-country adoption. [...]
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Detained Orphans and Alternatives to Adoption
Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:21:05 +0000
It's a relief to hear that the group of six Haitian orphans stopped this week while leaving for their adoptive families in the U.S. will be in their new homes soon. One line from today's AP story on the matter particularly struck me:
“Police briefly detained the women [who'd been accompanying the children] and the orphans [...]
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Deeper Analysis: All 33 Children Transported by Arrested Baptists Had Family
Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:47:57 +0000
The AP this weekend reported that all 33 of the children being transported out of Haiti by the arrested American group had living relatives. This finding is being used, appropriately, to broadcast one very important point: the importance of family reunification efforts. Most children classified as “unaccompanied minors” following a natural disaster do have living [...]
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How to Share What They’re Seeing on the Ground in Haiti
Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:09:33 +0000
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 put in writing. [...]
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Ongoing Posts from the HORT Team
Sat, 20 Feb 2010 22:16:16 +0000
If you aren’t already, I’d strongly encourage you to read the updates and snapshots of life on the ground in Haiti coming from the HORT Team. As one team member emailed me yesterday, “Without exaggeration, I would have to say it is at least 20 times worse here than what you see on CNN.”
Here is [...]
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Dr. Karyn Purvis and Empowered to Connect
Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:44:02 +0000
Dr. Karyn Purvis is one of the nation's foremost experts helping adoptive parents to connect fully with their children. Dr. Purvis will be leading several highly-sought after workshops at Summit VI in Minneapolis, with topics that range from addressing the trauma orphans have faced to helping adopted children connect and share fully with their new [...]
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The Families for Orphans Act
Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:27:38 +0000
The Families for Orphans Act is currently before key committees in the U.S. House and Senate. This bill would create a special office in the U.S. State Department charged with making sure that U.S. foreign aid policies and funds consistently emphasize the goal of ensuring children grow up in families. The office would promote initiatives [...]
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