Preciousness Lost: The Cosmological Problem of Orphan Care
This has changed the way I understand both the vastness of our worlds, and also the small but important work we do with children. The two are eternally intertwined.
The Oak Life Journal
Author: OakLife
Ask Ann: The Therapist
Ann Answers: What’s your thought on children’s shelters contracting full-time therapists?
Give Me Your Eyes
“I started to pour my heart out to God concerning what had happened earlier in the day with that child. ‘Why is she acting in this way? Why does this hurt so much?'”
Jada Newell
Oak Life Caregiver
Location: Chapala, Mexico
Children’s Home:Love in Action Children’s Home
Position: Caregiver Support
Ysabel Rodriguez
Oak Life Caregiver
Location: Chapala, Mexico
Children’s Home:Love in Action Children’s Home
Position: Teenager mentor; donor relations manager
The Issue of Consent in Alternative Care Research
Are children in alternative care being coerced into behavioral research against their will? Here’s some protective suggestions for orphanage directors.
Welcome to Orphan Care: A Student Perspective
An Oak Life Student offers her perspective on beginning a life in orphan care: “I thought I knew how to work in orphan care….how hard could it be?”
From the Editor: A New Year’s Declaration
Edition: Jan | Feb 2023
We would like to pray for you and the children in your care.
