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The "Crisis Driven Orphanhood: Estimates and Policy Response to Protect Children" webinar was held virtually on February 26, 2025. Video coverage of the event is now available.

It has been one year since the Global Forum for a World Without Orphans in Chiang Mai, Thailand, where God gathered 460 global leaders from 63 countries to work together to strengthen families and end orphanhood. The Forum showcased best practices from around the world and brought regions together to help achieve this vision.

I dreamt last night that I was visiting an orphanage for disabled children; children with such severe physical handicaps, they were almost frightening to look at. I was drawn to one particular boy sitting on the floor. As I stared into his eyes, I was overcome with pity, and real pain for his lonely and miserable existence.

Start 2025 by taking care of yourself! It’s much like experiencing a loss of cabin pressure on an airplane during an emergency. To help others, you must first put on your oxygen mask. If you don’t, you may perish, and others may not be saved.

“He has sent Me to heal the broken hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound.” (Isaiah 61:1) As we train churches, parents, practitioners, and other community members about understanding and supporting children who have experienced trauma, we sometimes encounter people carrying their own stories of pain.