foster care Archive

With the onset of the corona virus and the sudden need to cancel any in-person counseling or training, our AFFEO affiliates in Romania mobilized quickly

Adoptions in Paraguay at a Standstill  Non-emergency court cases have been halted in many countries—including Paraguay—during the COVID-19 crisis. This means fewer adoptions/foster placements are

The Petrovs are a prime example of how COVID-19 is wreaking havoc among the poor in Ukraine. Andriy and Olena Petrov live in a small

Street children in India have never fared well. And now, due to COVID-19, the situation for more than two million street children in India has

Our teams in Kyrgyzstan are creatively using different venues to assist in this COVID-19 pandemic. Here is a sampling of what they are doing and

Orphans and vulnerable children are always at risk. And right now, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the level of danger for children with severe medical needs

According to UNESCO, more than 1.25 billion children and youth—more than half of the world’s student population—are having to stay away from schools and universities

In our last post we discussed the Institute of Child Developmental Trauma (ICDT) which helps children in Ukraine who have been traumatized. Today we are

Anyone who has adopted knows both the joys and challenges of bringing an infant or child into the family. But what if that child also

We’ve been praying since last October for Ukrainian brother and sister Zhenya and Zhora, whose young lives were turned upside down in an instant when

This past November Nikolai, a Ukrainian colleague, was in a serious car accident with two of his children. Timothy, 19, was in a coma for

Our last prayer post featured our Ukrainian colleague Nikolai who was recently in a serious car accident with two of his children. We’re pleased to

November 8-10, 2019, Christians and Jews in more than 90 nations will unite in prayer for vulnerable children.Since 2002, churches across the globe have joined

Meet Zee and Sam. Fun, energetic, goofy, and they have hearts of gold. Ever since they married five years ago, Zee and Sam have known that

Do you remember Bogdan and his five siblings? In April we asked you to pray that their adoptive family (Yana and Alexander and their adopted

Can you imagine being nine years old and never stepping outside of an orphanage? Or thinking that you have finally found a forever family only to learn

It’s never easy to hear about orphans like Jaison. Abandoned when he was just a baby, he was left completely alone—in India, a country estimated

Your prayers are changing orphan’s lives in Romania! A blossoming orphan care movement is influencing the way Romania cares for its most vulnerable and your

Imagine selling fruit at an open-air market by day, sleeping on the streets by night. Your parents, wrapped up in their own struggles, have sadly

Thousands of Ugandans are hearing about family-based orphan care through a national radio program. The radio hosts discuss topics about engaging the local church to

Seventeen-year-old Bogdan and his siblings (left to right in the photo) Maria (9), Sofia (6), Darina (14), Alexandra (11), and Taras (7) have been living

Because of your faithful praying, our team in India was able to host 11 awareness-raising events last year. That may not sound very exciting to

When Lilmuni’s parents died from a viral fever, she was suddenly completely alone. She tried to take care of herself but soon became weak and

Irina and Maxim felt God calling them to adopt after participating in the Day of Prayer for Orphans (Orphan Sunday in America) in their home country of Russia.

A young girl named Alisia* and her mother were found high in the cold mountains of northwestern Nepal. They were both very ill and needed

Won’t you pray with us that many children like Elizabeth will find loving, forever families across Paraguay as more individuals and institutions catch the vision for family-based care?

Six-year-old Sasha was living in an orphanage in Kyrgyzstan when Adel and Erik met and fell in love with her. Childless, Erik and Adel had

Won’t you pray with us that many like Suborna will have the chance to experience the love and support of foster families?