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  • Addressing the root of the orphan crisis: the three-fold crisis of the soul

    Addressing the root of the orphan crisis: the three-fold crisis of the soul

    “We are facing three major crises today,” he said. But the crises he was referring to were not the outward contributors to orphanhood and vulnerability among children, such as war, drug abuse, climate change or pandemics – all very relevant and important to understand in the context of a global event that seeks to address them.
  • Ghana's parliament passes bill introducing new criminal penalties for LGBTQ+ activity and promotion

    Ghana's parliament passes bill introducing new criminal penalties for LGBTQ+ activity and promotion

    On Wednesday, February 28 Ghana’s legislative body passed a bill in the country’s parliament that introduces new criminal penalties for LGBTQ+ activity, advocacy, and promotion. This development follows the rejection last Wednesday of an amendment by ruling-party lawmaker Alexander Afenyo-Markin that would have replaced prison time with non-custodial sentences including counselling. Currently, gay sex is punishable in the West African nation by up to three years in prison, a penalty that would i
  • Global forum on orphan crisis kicks off in Thailand, points to hope not in strength or power but in work of God’s Spirit

    Global forum on orphan crisis kicks off in Thailand, points to hope not in strength or power but in work of God’s Spirit

    In the evening of February 29, World Without Orphans (WWO) kicked off its third global forum in Chiang Mai, Thailand, with the theme ‘together from crisis to hope.’ Bringing together more than 500 participants from over sixty countries, the event started off with a reminder that amid the overwhelming needs of overlapping crises today, human efforts cannot help but fall short. Instead, what God is looking for is believers who faithfully follow the leading of His Spirit to transform their communit