{"id":724,"date":"2010-09-17T06:27:27","date_gmt":"2010-09-17T06:27:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/redletters\/2010\/09\/unicef-gathers-ministry-leaders-to-discuss-orphan-care.html"},"modified":"2010-09-17T06:27:27","modified_gmt":"2010-09-17T06:27:27","slug":"unicef-gathers-ministry-leaders-to-discuss-orphan-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/redletters\/2010\/09\/unicef-gathers-ministry-leaders-to-discuss-orphan-care.html","title":{"rendered":"UNICEF gathers ministry leaders to discuss orphan care"},"content":{"rendered":"

Back in July, I was invited to attend a roundtable event hosted by UNICEF. Recognizing the ever-increasing role of faith-based-organizations in responding to the global orphan crisis, UNICEF reached out to several leading Christian organizations–including Children’s HopeChest–to participate in this dialogue. <\/p>\n

Today, we’ll gather together to share ideas, best practices, and our collective energy and passion for orphan care. <\/p>\n

Individuals from World Vision and the Christian Alliance for Orphans are among some of the invited guests.<\/p>\n

I’m honored to represent HopeChest, and would pray that from this meeting we can extend and improve orphan care to the millions of children who are without parents in our world. <\/p>\n

I will report back next week on some of the progress we’ve made together as leaders. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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