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International orphan care is a complicated and sensitive topic. It's tempting to believe that everyone with good intentions and a sincere heart can go out and make a positive impact. Unfortunately, it's also easy to do more harm than good. That's why a careful set of guiding principles is necessary to direct the decisions that'll affect orphan’s lives. Here are five guiding principles that we at Kinship United are striving for as we seek to find the best gospel-centered solution for orphaned and vulnerable children: 1. Family reunification and Kinship Care It's in the best interest of an orphaned child Orphan Rescue

It seems like an easy assumption that any church would jump at the opportunity to care for orphans and widows. But if you've ever tried to get your church involved in orphan care, you may have hit a few unexpected challenges. After years of working with faithful churches who generously serve orphans and widows together with our in-country partners, here are 5 tips we’ve learned for getting your church involved in orphan care: 1. Be patient Don’t be offended if your pastor doesn’t have time to think this through immediately. Or if multiple committees want to get involved and do their research. I've Orphan Rescue

Caregivers sitting on a bench What happens when you have all the ingredients to care for orphans — a building, home sponsors, home parents, children to fill the beds — but there's no electricity? Electricity might be a luxury for the kids who just came from the streets. But the caregivers of the Jungo Kinship Home wanted the best for the children. Kerosene lanterns were not an ideal long-term solution. So they got creative. When we checked back with them a few weeks after the home first opened, we found that they had managed to pool together enough money to purchase Caregivers, Community

Uganda Orphans gather in a circle It seems like nothing can drum up excitement and passion for worship among young disciples more than a Passion conference, the worship movement started by pastor Louie Giglio. While college students in the United States might have a chance to attend the event every year, the Passion World Tour has only passed through Kampala, Uganda twice. This World Tour brought a special opportunity to some of the young people in Kinship Projects in Uganda to worship with David Crowder, Matt Redman, Christy Nockels, and hear from Louie Giglio and others. And, of course, when Community