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  Families not facilities: Kenya at crossroads as MPs, churches raise concerns about feasibility of government's plan to close orphanages

  The Kenyan Senate has questioned the government's ambitious plan to phase out nearly 1,000 children's homes nationwide urging caution and demanding clarity on the strategy for vulnerable populations. The Senate's push-back comes amidst divided opinion on the best course of action of improving the lives of orphans, homeless and vulnerable children.

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  Billy Graham chaplains respond after deadly attack at Filipino festival in Vancouver

  Chaplains from the Billy Graham Rapid Response Team (BG-RRT) have been deployed to provide emotional and spiritual care following a deadly car-ramming attack that killed 11 people, including a young girl, during the Filipino Lapu Lapu festival in Vancouver.

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  Hidden public health crisis led to alarming increase in orphanhood in US and globally, family-based care critical, experts say

  Nearly 3 million children in the United States have lost a parent or grandparent caregiver over the past two decades, revealing what experts are calling a hidden public health crisis. The scale of orphanhood, driven largely by drug overdoses and other “deaths of despair,” mirrors similar trends in countries such as Colombia, Brazil and across parts of sub-Saharan Africa.

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  Churches called to ‘compel’ people with disabilities into fellowship, says Joni and Friends VP

  Seventy million adults in the U.S.—one in four—have a disability, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As churches confront this growing reality, Joni and Friends International Disability Center is urging congregations to actively welcome and disciple those living with disabilities.

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  Australian judge rules against puberty blockers for 12-year-old, grants custody to father

  An Australian judge has ruled against a mother’s request to begin transitioning her 12-year-old son using puberty blockers, instead granting custody of the child to his father.

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  Head of Association of Evangelicals in Africa calls for rethinking theology to address extremism, poverty and youth crisis

  Christian Daily International sat down with Rev. Dr. Master Matlhaope, General Secretary of the Association of Evangelicals in Africa (AEA) at the AEA Plaza in Nairobi, Kenya, for a conversation about the contemporary challenges evangelicals face in Africa. Matlhaope issued an urgent call for the African Church to rethink its theology and redefine its mission in order to confront the continent’s complex issues—from poverty and extremism to poor governance and underinvestment in its youth.

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  Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa reelected amid political tensions, promises to protect family values

  President Daniel Noboa secured a second term Sunday, April 13, with a decisive victory over leftist rival Luisa Gonzalez, solidifying his mandate to confront escalating violence and promote conservative social policies in a deeply polarized nation.

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