A trauma and counselling programme in Cameroon has integrated forgiveness and art to restore lives of traumatized internally displaced people and other survivors of conflict in Central and West Africa including Cameroon’s Anglophone conflict that broke out in 2018.
There may come a point in a parent's life when their child has disappeared and the relationship is strained to breaking point, but there is always hope in the love of God. Read on and find ten things to help when struggling with a difficult child.
Every woman needs access to essential resources that enable her to choose life for her unborn child and assist her and give hope during her pregnancy and parenting journey. Providing ways to overcome language barriers that hinder access is essential. Irina Perez is doing just that for Spanish speaking women in her part of the USA.
In observance of the International Day of Families on May 15, PC Mathew, founding director of Urban India Ministries (a leading family ministry in South Asia) and head of the World Evangelical Alliance Family Challenge, shares his insights on Christ-like families and their impact on generations around the world.
In this next article on children and personal smart devices we see that access has become something of a rite of passage for many children. Affordability might mean children can have a smart device, but it doesn't mean they should. Parents concerned for the long-term well-being of their children must consider the implications of unfettered access to all the internet has to offer—for good or ill.
A group of Evangelical Christian leaders expressed concern about the Trump administration’s executive stop work orders affecting foreign aid programs, after meeting the U.S. President at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington D.C. on Feb. 6. During a joint online press briefing the same day, they acknowledged the need for reform but warned that the abrupt funding cut risked upending long-standing effective programs that have saved lives across the world.
On Sep. 5, 2024, China officially announced adjustments to its international adoption policy. Moving forward, except for foreign nationals adopting children who are direct relatives within three generations or stepchildren, the country will no longer send children abroad for adoption. According to statistics, since the Adoption Law legalized international adoptions in 1992, over 160,000 Chinese children have been adopted by foreign families.
The ministry Project Compassion uses soccer to reach young people in Aglomerado da Serra, the largest favela in Belo Horizonte, delivering a message of hope in Jesus Christ.
President Donald Trump issued an executive order on his first day back in office to suspend the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) for at least four months, a move that has raised concerns among refugee advocates. The suspension, announced Jan. 20, led to an immediate halt in the resettlement of 1,660 Afghan refugees, including unaccompanied children hoping to reunite with families in the U.S., according to media reports.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed a bill on Monday restricting smartphone use in schools, aligning with a global movement to limit devices in educational settings. The law, set to take effect in February, will apply to elementary and high school students across the nation.
Jimmy Moore has been appointed director of church strengthening and support at the Christian Alliance for Orphans (CAFO), a McLean, Virginia-based nonprofit uniting 290 organizations and a global network of churches to care for vulnerable children and families. Moore specifically aims to leverage technology to help churches better engage in orphan care.
Fuller Theological Seminary is launching a new Center for Peacebuilding and Conflict Transformation, aiming to equip Christian leaders to respond faithfully to rising conflict, division, and polarization in both church and society. In partnership with the Ideos Institute, the evangelical and multidenominational seminary announced plans to integrate peacebuilding into its academic programs and public initiatives.
