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DadAwesomeRevolutionizing Orphan Care, Modeling Sacrifice, and Running Close to Your Kids (Mike Gallagher)Mike Gallagher's life changed forever when he and his wife adopted a child. Already the parents of three biological children, they stepped out in faith to meet a need that many people try to ignore. Now, Mike shares how every dad can get involved in reaching the 100+ million children globally without a permanent place to call home. Key Takeaways Help your children build dependency on Jesus by modeling sacrifice and adventurous faith. To reverse the orphan crisis, we must focus on reunification when possible and adoption when necessary. Children who have experienced trau...
2023-11-3037 min
Think Global, Do JusticeMobilizing the Church for Care ReformIn this conversation episode, we bring together leaders within different denominations to talk about care reform and the role the American church can play. Joining ust today are from Kristen Lowry from Shelter Yetu and Send Relief (Southern Baptist Convention), Laura Horvath from Helping Children Worldwide and the United Methodist Church, and Pastor Jacob Lierz from LifeMission Church. We discuss what motivates American churches to engage in global orphan care? How do we encourage them to move towards better practice? Can the church lead the movement for care reform? Podcast Sponsor ...
2023-10-101h 11
Think Global, Do JusticeThe Orphanage Transformation Conversation In this Conversation episode, we are bringing together leaders to talk about care reform and transition support services. We have Elli Oswald from Faith to Action, Jonathan Dowell from Weza Care Solutions, and Hannah Won from ACCI. These leaders come with many years experience from providing direct services in an orphanage to leading organizations committed to supporting orphanages to transition their models. In addition to the audio podcast, you can check out the video podcast on 1MILLIONHOME's YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/@1MILLIONHOMEofficial Podcast Sponsor
2023-08-151h 21
Think Global, Do JusticeThe Global Foster Care ConversationIn this Conversation episode, we're joined by four child welfare leaders to dive into the nuances, challenges and triumphs of pioneering foster care throughout the world. On the show is Ian Forber-Pratt from Children's Emergency Relief International, Tara Garcia from Identity Mission, Sebilu Bodja from Bethany Christian Services, and Martus Greyvenstein from Kin Culture. We'll dive into all the nitty-gritty of foster care including questions like "Is foster-to-adopt bad?" "How do you promote something that is completely foreign in many contexts?" and "What role does foster care play in getting kids out of orphanages?" In addition to...
2023-07-181h 21
Think Global, Do JusticeThe Global HIV/AIDS Conversation In our second Conversations episode, we're joined by Anna Jackson from Montaña de Luz in Honduras, Brent Phillips from Cherish Uganda, and Dan Stoehr from Reach Ministries in the US, to discuss HIV/AIDS today. What is the prevalence of HIV/AIDS in the world today? What are the challenges care providers face? Find out how these leaders are working to overcome stigma and other obstacles. Also, you can check out the video conversation on 1MILLIONHOME's new YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/@1MILLIONHOMEofficial Podcast Sp...
2023-07-041h 03
The Resilient Caregiver PodcastUnderstanding Your Child's Needs And Your ResponsibilityOn the journey of healing and fostering healthy attachments, we must be tuned in to the needs our children have. But also our responsbility as caregivers. How do we pinpoint both? We're fortunate to be connected to brilliant minds, and hearts, like our good friend Deborah Gray, who is a licensed clinical social worker, and known worldwide as the attachment guru. In this episode we're sharing the replay of a session Deborah hosted during the 2021 Insight Virtual Conference (because the 2023 conference is coming THIS week!). A Little More About Deborah... Deborah has...
2023-04-151h 15The Resilient Caregiver PodcastUnderstanding Your Child's Needs And Your ResponsibilityOn the journey of healing and fostering healthy attachments, we must be tuned in to the needs our children have. But also our responsbility as caregivers. How do we pinpoint both? We're fortunate to be connected to brilliant minds, and hearts, like our good friend Deborah Gray, who is a licensed clinical social worker, and known worldwide as the attachment guru. In this episode we're sharing the replay of a session Deborah hosted during the 2021 Insight Virtual Conference (because the 2023 conference is coming THIS week!). A Little More About Deborah... Deborah has...
2023-04-151h 15
Optimistic VoicesCalled by God to Serve Orphans and Vulnerable Children; Brandon Stiver 1MillionHomeSend us a textHost Dr. Laura Horvath engages in conversation withBrandon StiverSENIOR DIRECTOR, GLOBAL PROGRAMS AND PARTNERSHIPS The spiritual side of Orphan Carehttps://1millionhome.com/https://thinkorphan.com/Brandon has worked in the child welfare and nonprofit sectors for over twelve years. Before joining 1MILLIONHOME, he led a family based care and advocacy program in Tanzania for several years. Brandon has also worked at a Tanzanian orphanage, in the Californian foster care system, at various churches...
2023-01-2954 min
The Gospel and JusticeThe Issue with OrphanagesBrandon Stiver is the Senior Director of Global Programs and Partnerships at 1MILLIONHOME. 1MILLIONHOME works to reunify families and bring kids home from orphanages. In this episode, we talk about the orphanage system throughout the world and issues that they create. This also leads us to talk about some of the issues with many short term missions trips. To learn more about 1MILLIONHOME and the work Brandon and the team are doing check out 1millionhome.com
2022-11-2154 min
The Resilient Caregiver PodcastResources That Transform (Part 6): The Global Mission Of ReunificationIt's Part 6 of our podcast series, Resources That Transform. This week we're replaying an awesome interview we did with Brandon Stiver from 1Millionhome. 1MILLIONHOME is all about reunification. And our guest for this episode, Brandon Stiver, is helping to lead the way. Serving as the community of practice advisor, Brandon serving with 1MillionHome, has created a global collaborative network that is transforming orphanages to bring children back home and restore families. They envision a world where every child grows up in a loving and supportive family. A little more about Brandon... Brandon Stiver h...
2022-10-0749 minThe Resilient Caregiver PodcastResources That Transform (Part 6): The Global Mission Of ReunificationIt's Part 6 of our podcast series, Resources That Transform. This week we're replaying an awesome interview we did with Brandon Stiver from 1Millionhome. 1MILLIONHOME is all about reunification. And our guest for this episode, Brandon Stiver, is helping to lead the way. Serving as the community of practice advisor, Brandon serving with 1MillionHome, has created a global collaborative network that is transforming orphanages to bring children back home and restore families. They envision a world where every child grows up in a loving and supportive family. A little more about Brandon... Brandon Stiver h...
2022-10-0749 min
Think Global, Do JusticeSimon Njoroge - Supporting Domestic Adoption in KenyaIn episode 201, we're talking with Simon Njoroge about his work in family based care, welfare reform and the adoption landscape in Kenya. A little change up, we gave Phil a break and recorded this episode live at the 1MILLIONHOME office in Tacoma, Washington. Apologies for slight audio issue at the start of interview, Brandon is a work in progress! We know you'll learn a lot from Simon and his experience as an adoptee, an advocate and an administrator working in orphan care. Full show notes can be found at thinkorphan.com
2022-07-1959 min
Theology in the RawS9 Ep989: Rethinking Orphanages: Brandon StiverAre orphanages helping orphans? Most Christians would say: obviously yes. But Brandon, who’s been working in orphan care for over a decade, says that they are actually perpetuating a system of care that is ultimately not helpful for orphans. Kids belong in families, and there are many other more healthy ways to help kids be raised in a family.
Brandon is the senior director of global programs and partnerships for 1MILLIONHOME–an organization aimed at revolutionizing orphan care through broadly shifting mindsets and scaling up proven community-based models that reunite children with families and eradicate practices that...
2022-07-111h 20
Broadcast His LoveChild Hope with Risa ReevesRisa Reeves is a wife and mother of three. She works part-time at an organization called, "Haiti One By One" which works to empower students to be leaders and citizens who inspire a generation of hope. Risa also helps her husband in ministry with an organization called, "Child Hope." They began their work with this organization back in 2010. In 2012, the Reeves family moved to Haiti to work alongside Child Hope. Risa has worked with World Vision by coordinating the very first Movement Day, in Port Au Prince. In 2016, Risa and her husband Spencer rejoined the Child Hope team as the...
2022-05-1753 min
Think Global, Do JusticeSpecial Episode - Francis Chan Journeys Through KenyaIn this special episode of Think Orphan, we're joining Pastor and Author Francis Chan as he travels through Kenya to hear about what God is doing in the lives of orphans and vulnerable children. Along the way, he talks with care leavers, organization directors and advocates for family based care. This podcast is brought in partnership with JourneyHome, the online community learning platform that is training and resourcing leaders in global child welfare. Visit 1millionhome.com/journeyhome to continue Francis Chan's discovery of orphan care in Africa.
2022-03-011h 05
The Counter Culture Mom Show with Tina Griffin1MillionHome Brandon Stiver Explains Why Orphanages Are Not the Answer for ChildrenDuring a Southern California church service Brandon Stiver felt a call from God to go run an orphanage in Africa. Months later, he was working at a children's home in East Africa for the next two and a half years. During this time, Brandon realized the need for kids to grow up in a family and has since dedicated himself to pursuing healthy family placements for orphaned children as senior director of Global Programs and Partnerships at 1MILLIONHOME. Orphanages deprive children of the most critical building blocks during their younger years. Today, Brandon is rescuing, rehabilitating, and reunifying children...
2022-01-2725 min
Think Global, Do JusticeMick Pease, Dan Hope and Caitlin Hope - Equipping Organizations and Protecting ChildrenIn this final episode of Season 9, we're talking with the crew over at SFAC (that's Strengthening Families and Children, Phil!) We get into an array of topics with Mick, Dan and Caitlin around child protection, family care services and what they've learned from years working in global child welfare. Show notes for the podcast can be found at thinkorphan.com The free e-course "Family Reunification and Safeguarding" can be found at 1millionhome.com/journeyhome
2021-12-211h 04
The PointBrandon Stiver: Winning the battle to get orphaned kids homeBrandon has worked in the child welfare and nonprofit sectors for over ten years. Before joining 1MILLIONHOME, he led a family based care and advocacy program in Tanzania for several years. Brandon has also worked at a Tanzanian orphanage, in the Californian foster care system, at various churches and teaches on issues facing at risk children at the university level. He has his Master’s Degree in Global Development and Justice and is passionate about indigenous leadership, community mobilization and seeing global entities come together to deliver the best care for at risk children.
Join our conversation as...
2021-09-1742 min
The Good ProblemBrandon Stiver: Orphan Care and the Modern MissionaryToday’s conversation is a topic very close to my own heart, and one that’s formed a core part of my professional career: children living in orphanages. The evidence tells us that growing up in an orphanage is harmful, yet it’s still happening at scale with millions of children globally stuck in institutions. A key fact that I want to continue to drive home is that the idea that there are millions of orphans in orphanages waiting for the love, care and attention of well meaning foreigners is a myth. T...
2021-09-165h 04
Worship TogetherLindy Cofer (Circuit Rider Music)Lindy Cofer from Circuit Rider Music shares some of her story on discovering Jesus, the heart behind Circuit Rider Music, and her most recent “No Orphan” initiative with 1millionhome that helps to abolish the orphan & foster care crisis in America.
2021-04-2030 min
The Hope Strategy Podcast#044 Orphan Myth (Part 6) - Caroline BoudreauxThis Week on The Hope Strategy Podcast we team up with the Orphan Myth Project to bring a special mini-series talking to some of the people involved in the project. In this episode we talk with Caroline Boudreaux. Caroline talks about her upbringing, influences, and how a trip to an Indian orphanage changed the direction of her life's work. Caroline shares how she encountered the “orphan myth” during her organization's work in India and talks about the power of family and forever homes. This episode is a perfect capstone to the orphan myth mini-series. This is a Must Listen!
2021-03-3155 min
The Hope Strategy Podcast#42 Orphan Myth (Part 4) - Mike Gallagher & Lindy CoferThis Week on The Hope Strategy Podcast we team up with the Orphan Myth Project to bring a special mini-series talking to some of the people involved in the project. In this episode we talk with Mike Gallagher and Lindy Cofer. Mike shares how his personal journey to faith mirrored his mindset shift towards adoption, how orphanages around the world have all come to the same “truth”, and why helping kids find their way back home is far more effective than any in-system treatment or support. Lindy also shares her journey to a fuller faith and how music became a to...
2021-03-3057 min
Maybe GodDoes Every Orphan Need Adopting?There are 153 million orphans in the world today. Most of us would agree that making more adoptions possible is the most obvious solution to the problem, but what if it's not that simple? What if, in some parts of the world today, adoptions are unintentionally hurting children? Jessica and Adam Davis set out to change a little girl's life, but a shocking revelation disrupted their journey and challenged everything they thought they knew about orphans. The stories in this episode challenge our own preconceptions about one of humanity's most pressing concerns: protecting the world's most vulnerable children, and d...
2021-03-281h 14
The Resilient Caregiver PodcastThe Global Mission To Reunify Children With Biological Families (And How You Can Join The Cause!)1MILLIONHOME is all about reunification. And our guest for this episode, Brandon Stiver, is helping to lead the way. Serving as the community of practice advisor, Brandon serving with 1MillionHome, has created a global collaborative network that is transforming orphanages to bring children back home and restore families. They envision a world where every child grows up in a loving and supportive family.
2021-02-0448 min
Think Global, Do JusticeEpisode 145: Brandon Stiver - Collaborating to Bring 1 Million Children HomeIn Episode 145, you will hear from Brandon Stiver, Director of Community and Church Engagement for 1MILLIONHOME.
2020-03-311h 00