In Episode 95, you will hear from Sarah Gesiriech, Executive Director of Faith to Action Initiative and advocate for orphaned and vulnerable children, talking with Phil about:
- Her extensive experience as an advocate for orphaned and vulnerable children and how it has shaped her advocacy for the protection of children and families
- Some of the complex and difficult challenges we are facing in the care of orphaned and vulnerable children around the world
- The work of Faith to Action Initiative and its wealth of resources on the importance of family, transitioning to family-based care, short-term missions, and other relevant topics (available in Spanish and French)
- The importance of family-based care for children
- Why residential care should be an intervention and not a destination
- Best practices in short-term missions in the care of orphaned and vulnerable children
- The importance of rejecting low standards, setting high standards, and focusing on the strengths of communities around the world
- And much more!
Links from the show:
- Faithtoaction.org
- Kinnected.org
- Heartlineministries.org
- CAFO.org
- Childrenofthepromise.org
- Bright Hope website
- Providenceworld.com
- Worldvision.org
- Hope and Homes for Children website
- Troy Livesay Think Orphan episode
- Delia Pop Think Orphan episode
- Amanda Cox Think Orphan episode
- Rebecca Nhep Think Orphan episode
- Todd Guckenberger Think Orphan episode
- Guckenberger/Nhep Think Orphan episode
- Video of Stephen Ucembe (sharing his story)
Books mentioned on the show:
Have you thought about adding the label #shorttermmissions on the show notes for podcasts that mention how to do short term missions better? 😉