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children, missionary, culture shock

6 Keys To Winning The Heart of Your Children

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People enter parenthood with a vision and dream for their parenting, whether they’re a biological, adoptive, or even a foster parent. But along the way they d...
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Building a Discipleship Pipeline

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Five Essential Elements of Movement for Your Foster Care and Adoption Ministry The goal of your foster care, adoption and orphan care ministry is not simply ...
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CAFO Blog

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Christians Alliance for Orphans is a blog that focuses on orphans around the world. This resource is good for those who work with orphans or are looking to adop...
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orphans, foster, missionary, culture shock

Foster Movement – Episode 1: Aging Out & Finding Connection

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In this pilot episode of the Foster Movement Podcast, we visited with former foster youth, Jessica Francis. Jessica entered foster care at 12 and aged out befor...
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Foster Movement – Episode 10: Changing the Theme Song for Youth in Foster Care

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In this episode, our youngest guest, Trent Taylor, sits down to discuss his life before, during, and after foster care. Trent entered foster care at the age of ...
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Foster Movement – Episode 11: The Power of Promises and Permanency

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This episode has a few fun elements to it! First, Jaimie Lynn Moore, a former foster youth, and her mom share the story of Jaimie’s unique adoption at age 19....
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Foster Movement – Episode 12: Finding Your Fit in Foster Care

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In this episode, Tyrone Flowers shares his story of growing up. Tyrone’s early life was full of hardship as he entered foster care at the age of seven and was...
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Foster Movement – Episode 13: Cultivating Hope in Foster Youth

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In this episode, Chardonnay Rosa shares with us the stories and experiences that shaped her childhood. She describes how her early life was filled with chaos, u...
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Foster Movement – Episode 14: Where the Foster Journey Begins

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Calli Crowder entered foster care at the age of thirteen along with her three sisters. Calli shares why she was placed in care, her relationship with her mother...
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Foster Movement – Episode 15: Inward Motivations

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Joe Rogers was the child of an immigrant and eventually entered Foster Care at the age of twelve. He found love and stability. Listen to Joe share about his exp...
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Foster Movement – Episode 16: The Foster Journey Part 3: Foster Care and Your Family

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Annie Hernandez entered Foster Care at the age of ten and experienced a variety of placements, including a group home. Listen to Annie talk her experience in di...
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Foster Movement – Episode 2: Navigating Biological Family Relationships

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In this episode, we visited with former foster youth and adult adoptee, Mercedes Russaw. Mercedes entered foster care at a young age and was adopted by her fos...
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Foster Movement – Episode 3: Changing Society by Changing Foster Care

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We had the opportunity to sit down with two former foster youth who grew up together in a group home, Jimmy Cisneros and Jacob Mendez. Jimmy and Jacob share abo...
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Foster Movement – Episode 4: Seeing the Truth Behind the Behavior

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We had the opportunity to sit down with Lauren Lawson who grew up living with various family members and then eventually went into the foster care system at age...
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Foster Movement – Episode 5: The Power of One Caring Adult

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Josh Shipp grew up in foster care and made it his mission to get kicked out of every home he was placed in . . . until he finally met his match. In this episo...
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Foster Movement – Episode 6: When You Can’t Turn Away

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Kevin Bueker lived in a middle-upper class family in a nice home, but behind the pristine doors of this ideal world, he was suffering unimaginable physical and ...
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Foster Movement – Episode 7: Finding True Love

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When Diego Fuller arrived at the home of Bishop Aaron Blake and his wife Mary, he heard a message that he hadn’t heard before. They told him when he arrived ...
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Foster Movement – Episode 8: Turning Limited Time into Limitless Impact

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When Alex Lyons entered foster care at 8-years-old he was placed with a Presbyterian choir director named Helen who was in her late 50s or early 60s. Alex love...
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Foster Movement – Episode 9: Helping Youth in Foster Care Find Their Gift

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In this episode, Crystal Williams discusses the heartbreak she experienced when she lost her baby brother and when she entered foster care. At the age of six, C...
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Justice and Inner life – Episode 11: John Eldredge

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In this episode, we are joined by John Eldredge, author of Wild at Heart and other bestselling books, as he and Jedd explore choices that feed an adventurous so...
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Justice and Inner life – Episode 12: Eugene Cho

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In this episode, pastor, teacher, and advocate Eugene Cho joins Jedd Medefind for a conversation at the CAFO2018 Summit. Cho shares ways he’s seen a very good...
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Justice and Inner life – Episode 13: Peter Greer

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In this episode, Peter Greer – husband, father, president and CEO of Hope International, and recently co-author of Rooting for Rivals – joins Jedd Medefind ...
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Justice and Inner life – Episode 14 – Part 1: Dr. Curt Thompson

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In part one of this two-part podcast, you’ll hear from psychiatrist and neuroscientist Dr. Curt Thompson and Jedd Medefind as they explore the connection betw...
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Justice and Inner life – Episode 14 – Part 2: Dr. Curt Thompson

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In this second part of this two-part podcast, we continue the conversation with psychiatrist, neuroscientist and author Dr. Curt Thompson and Jedd Medefind as t...
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Justice and Inner life – Episode 15: Aixa de López

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In this episode, we hear from Aixa de López, who shares how her family’s journey into adoption has encouraged fellow Guatemalans to consider adoption and oth...
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Justice and Inner life – Episode 16: Gary Ringger

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In this episode, Jedd talks with Gary Ringger, who shares how God led him from the desperation and depression of a crumbling business … to harnessing a thrivi...
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Justice and The Inner Life – Episode 9: Mama Maggie Gobran

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In this episode, Jedd Medefind sits down with Maggie Gobran – known to thousands of children in Cairo as “Mama Maggie” – who shares her soft-spoken mes...
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On Understanding Orphan Statistics

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Christian orphan advocates must accurately understand and communicate orphan-related statistics. Failure to do so undermines the strength of our advocacy and mi...
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Orphan Sunday: Stories of Impact – Episode 1: The Impact of Saying Yes: With Guest Sandra Flach

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Welcome to the first episode of Orphan Sunday Stories of Impact. This really is the perfect story to kickoff Orphan Sunday Stories of Impact. Join guest-host Jo...
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Orphan Sunday: Stories of Impact – Episode 2: When We Say “Yes” to God: With Guest Misty Seale

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Our guest is Oklahoma orphan advocate and soon to be an adoptive mom – Misty Seale. Misty was impacted by that fact that her church did NOT observe Orphan Su...
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Orphan Sunday: Stories of Impact – Episode 3: Zambia’s Gift to the World: With Guest Pastor Billiance Chondwe

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Pastor Billy Chondwe shares about that very first Orphan Sunday in his church over 15 years ago and the impact that it has had all around the world. To liste...
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Orphan Sunday: Stories of Impact – Episode 4: God Writes Our Stories: With Guest Mandy Chapman

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Join us as we hear from foster and adoptive mom, Mandy Chapman. With no intention of marrying or having children, God spoke to Mandy during an Orphan Sunday ser...
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Orphan Sunday: Stories of Impact – Episode 5: Responding to God’s Heart for The Orphan: With Guest Gary Schneider

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Hear Gary Schneider as he joins us all the way from Zambia to talk about the impact that first Orphan Sunday had on him over 15 years ago and how he was moved t...
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Orphan Sunday: Stories of Impact – Episode 6: Awakening the Church in Zimbabwe: With Guests Kevin & Kuteesa Gweshe

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After their church observed Orphan Sunday in Zimbabwe, the Gweshe’s began to talk about adoption. They listened to the voice of God and eventually adopted the...
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Orphan Sunday: Stories of Impact – Episode 7: A Call to Arms for the Church: With Guest Glorya Jordan

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Through Orphan Sunday, pro-life bio parents of 3 boys, DJ & Glorya Jordan had their eyes opened to the gravity of the need in the US foster care system. As ...
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Orphan Sunday: Stories of Impact – Episode 8: Who Will Stand With Me? With Guest Bishop Aaron Blake

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Bishop Aaron Blake and his wife, Mary, fostered 6 teenage boys which transformed their lives and their church. Bishop Blake challenged his congregation to stand...
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engage your church, church, missionary, culture shock

PDF: Engage Your Church

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There is no “script” for how to start and grow an orphan care ministry in your church. No formula. No prescription. Sometimes 1+1=2, and sometimes 1+1=93. S...
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Rethinking Children’s Ministry: Creating an Environment of Felt Safety

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Children’s ministry is perhaps the most vital ministry of the church. It is why families come, why families stay, and unfortunately why families sometimes lea...
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Short Term Missions and Vulnerable Children: New Guidance from the Christian Alliance for Orphans

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This resource was taken from Christian Alliance for Orphans from a post created by Jedd Medefind. This resource is good for anyone planning on going on a missi...
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Shrinking the Problem

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Sometimes the problem feels really big, and our people feel really small. In this webinar you will discover tools you can use to help your people grasp and e...
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The Genius of Internships

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Do you want to discover and unlock the genius of internships within your organization? Join CAFO and Michael True, national leader in internships and talent dev...
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