When My Father and Mother Forsake Me
Chief Executive Orphan
December 21, 2025
Psalm 27:10 — “When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take care of me.” There
Psalm 27:10 — “When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take care of me.” There
About a century ago, much of the Church quietly swallowed an idolatrous idea: that the government could do a better
Why Real Orphan Care Is a Sacred, Inconvenient Calling Caring for orphans has never been a clean, convenient calling. It’s
There is a peculiar wisdom that rises from the margins, the sort of wisdom that rarely earns invitations to podiums
Every time a state social worker has to step into a family’s private life, that’s on us. Each time taxpayers
Neglect accounts for roughly 84% of all child welfare cases—making it the most common form of child … All of
Sometimes it’s not possible to keep a child with their family, and that is certainly a tragedy. Maybe it’s the
Here’s an inconvenient truth: Many of the institutions charged with the care and protection of our future — our children
Do children belong to their parents or to their communities? Are children citizens of a society, or private members of
Rejection from a parent is perhaps the deepest and most enduring emotional wound a child can suffer. For those rejected
Psalm 27:10 — “When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take care of me.” There
About a century ago, much of the Church quietly swallowed an idolatrous idea: that the government could do a better
Why Real Orphan Care Is a Sacred, Inconvenient Calling Caring for orphans has never been a clean, convenient calling. It’s
There is a peculiar wisdom that rises from the margins, the sort of wisdom that rarely earns invitations to podiums
Every time a state social worker has to step into a family’s private life, that’s on us. Each time taxpayers
Neglect accounts for roughly 84% of all child welfare cases—making it the most common form of child … All of
Sometimes it’s not possible to keep a child with their family, and that is certainly a tragedy. Maybe it’s the
Here’s an inconvenient truth: Many of the institutions charged with the care and protection of our future — our children
Do children belong to their parents or to their communities? Are children citizens of a society, or private members of
Rejection from a parent is perhaps the deepest and most enduring emotional wound a child can suffer. For those rejected
