Rev. Dr Rebecca Goropevsek has served as the Coordinator of the World Evangelical Alliance’s Children Network since 2020 and previously held several other roles in the WEA, including Representative to the United Nations in New York. She also serves on the Global Leadership Council of World Without Orphans and has been involved in a Christian K-12 school and Christian teen ministry. As part of her Doctor of Ministry, she created a handbook for pastors to counsel couples with infertility and guide them to consider adoption. Born in Slovakia, she lived several years in Austria and Switzerland, and now resides in the United States just north of New York City.
At the 13th AEA General Assembly gathering on May 21, Joel Macharia, Director of Compassion International Kenya, delivered an in-depth speech on the status of children in Africa. In his address, Macharia highlighted the pressing challenges facing children across the continent, particularly those living in conflict zones.
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In an interview with Christian Daily International, Mark Arnold - also known as the additional needs blogfather - shares valuable insights into what it means for churches to provide a welcoming environment for children with special needs. “Jesus spent a disproportionate amount of time with people who today we would say had additional needs, and he teaches us important things in many of these encounters,” he says.
Leaders and advocates engaged in ministry with children lament the lack of focus on children at the Fourth Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization (Lausanne 4). While appreciating some expressions of interest in the younger generation, none of the key collaboration groups feature an intentional focus on including children in their strategizing, they say. In response, they wrote brief informational papers highlighting how children are affected by issues related to each of the 25 mission gaps La
China has announced that it will no longer allow children to be sent overseas for adoption, ending a practice that has been in place for over three decades. The policy change stems from the country’s former strict one-child policy, which led to the international adoption of thousands of children, primarily girls and children with disabilities. The head of a Christian orphan network expressed concerns regarding the future fate of these unwanted children but said he has hope towards believers in C
