In Episode 88, you will hear from Amanda Cox, who has worked with Lumos, Faith-to-Action Initiative, and Hope and Homes for Children to help orphaned and vulnerable children around the world flourish, talking with Phil about:
- Her story and how she got involved working to improve orphan care around the world, and why she really believes that children belong in families, not institutions
- The work of Lumos and other organizations pursuing deinstitutionalization
- Why Amanda is so passionate about working in Haiti and the work Lumos and others are doing to fight the culture of orphanages in the country
- A study done by Lumos in Haiti about the connection of orphanages and trafficking in Haiti, how foreign dollars are contributing to it, and how we can fight against the corruption
- Systemic issues in orphan care in Haiti, and how we can work to correct them
- Why it is important for us to reframe how we think about Haiti and other developing countries around the world
- And much more!
Links from the show:
- Lumos on the web
- “Orphanage Entrepreneurs: Trafficking Haiti’s Invisible Children”
- Bucharest Early Intervention Studies
- Faith-to-Action Resources
- Kinnected.org Short Term Missions Guide
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