In episode 210, we’re talking with Adrien Lewis and Jake Barreth of the Global Orphan Project to learn about their ministry and dive into the Care Portal platform. We get into conversations on youth that are aging out of care, hear about the crisis in Haiti and learn how Care Portal is changing communities throughout the US and Canada. All that, plus Brandon and Phil subject our listeners to pointless sports banter (and it’s not even Phil’s other podcast!)
- Straight into a Thanksgiving sports tangent (0:53)
- Intro of GO Project and how God brought each of our guests into orphan care (6:37)
- The Circles of Care model – Children, Families, Church, Communities (16:05)
- What does it look like for youth to successfully transition to adulthood (20:47)
- Ministering the midst of turmoil in Haiti (26:55)
- Where did Care Portal come from and what does it do (31:20)
- Lessons learned from years of employing Care Portal (40:35)
- Technology in the child welfare system globally (45:55)
- Recommendations section (51:17)
- Jake shares a moving story of who most impacted him (1:00:37)
Resources and Links from the show
Celebrating Children by Josephine-Joy Wright and Glenn Miles
Fatherless Generation by John Sowers
Adopted into God’s Family by Trevor J. Burke