Open Home Africa is hosting a one-day conference on March 26 where speakers will discuss struggles faced by vulnerable children, personal experiences of adoptive and foster parents, how to start and orphan care ministry and more. The event at the Antioch Bible Church in Roodepoort, Johannesburg from 8.30am to 3.30pm […]
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Our big God adventure: episode 15 – God rescues a little Samburu girl from certain death
This is post 15 of 19 in the series “Our big God adventure” Our big God adventure: Episode 1 — God saves us and delivers me from racism Our big God adventure: Episode 2 — God sends three angels Our big God adventure: Episode 3 — A ‘scary’ woman takes […]
Our big God Adventure: episode 13 – The blessing of the boy under the bush
This is post 13 of 19 in the series “Our big God adventure” Our big God adventure: Episode 1 — God saves us and delivers me from racism Our big God adventure: Episode 2 — God sends three angels Our big God adventure: Episode 3 — A ‘scary’ woman takes […]
Boy set alight by father adopted by officer who arrived at crime scene
First published on CBN News. A Florida boy who was nearly killed by his own father in 2018 found a new home with one of the detectives who responded to the crime scene. WKRC News reports that Corporal Mike Blair of the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office went to a call where […]
Our big God adventure: Episode 2 — God sends three angels
This is post 2 of 19 in the series “Our big God adventure” Our big God adventure: Episode 1 — God saves us and delivers me from racism Our big God adventure: Episode 2 — God sends three angels Our big God adventure: Episode 3 — A ‘scary’ woman takes […]
True short story: The girl who died on the streets — Mark Roberts
It was bitterly cold as the young Rebekah wandered down the frost-laden streets of the old city. Most people were in bed, snuggled up next to loved ones or sitting in front of the evening fire. Rebekah had no family and the only thing on the young girl’s mind was […]
The overwhelming need for adoption in SA — Vivienne Solomons
November is an important month in the adoption community. The 9th of November is #World Adoption Day, a global day to raise awareness of adoption, and it is celebrated throughout the month of November. Interestingly, for us as a family, November has always been a significant month in regards to […]
Why adoption matters and why you should take action now – Robyn Wolfson Vorster
South Africa is a country with more than 2 million children who have been orphaned, abandoned or placed into child protection because their parents cannot care for them. For an estimated 500 000 of those children, adoption is their only option for long-term family care, and to avoid growing up […]
Parents pray for Kenyan Court to order reunion with their ‘stolen’ son
Originally published in CBN News On a night not unlike most others, Matt and Daisy Mazzoncini were winding down in the comfort of their home with their three year old, Kiano. Their peaceful evening on April 5, 2019 was abruptly interrupted when a group of about a dozen people bombarded […]
Who will jump in first? Who will go for us? (Part 2) — Clementia Pae
In concluding her article on a divine call to adopt vulnerable children, Clementia Pae shares testimonies on the perils that many young ones face. In Part 1 of this article, I shared on my journey to adopting my son, Israel, after the Lord spoke to me through dreams, visions and […]