Think Global, Do Justice

In Episode 142, you will hear from Ruby Johnston, Co-Founder and Director of International Field Operations for Lamb International, and Executive Team Member for World Without Orphans ("WWO"), talking with Phil about: Ruby's story to see how she got to be where she is today. The training work that Ruby does all around the world Why the training her and her husband do more than 300 days a year is so important for all of us to know about Why understanding the distinction between training and capacity building is so important The WWO Road Map and how it can help all of us love OVC with excellence How the orphan care movement has changed over the decades that Ruby has been working to equip OVC organizations What Ruby believes are some of the biggest issues we are facing today in connection with the care of OVC and how we can address them with excellence And so much more!

In Episode 141, you will hear from Mohamed Nabieu ("Nabs"), Child Welfare Programs Liaison for Helping Children Worldwide, talking with Phil about: His incredible story from being cared for in an orphanage to transitioning orphanages to family-based care How he has been able to deal with his childhood trauma and now help children who have experienced similar trauma in their lives Why he loves Mondays and his unorthodox theory about elevators The good and bad of orphanages, and why he believes that we need to shift our mindsets from orphanages to family-based care How his organization, Helping Children Worldwide, is working to strengthen families and get orphaned and vulnerable children into families Why we need to coach the people and not the problems Why collaboration with people different from us is so important And so much more!

In Episode 140, you will hear from Mike Berry, author of Honestly Adoption (and a bunch of other books), founder of Confessions of an Adoptive Parent, co-host of the Honestly Adoption Podcast, and adoptive father, talking with Phil about: The why and what of Mike and Kristin's new book, Honestly Adoption, and what Mike hopes the reader will experience as they read it The difficult questions we face in adoption and foster care What it was like for Mike to write this book with his wife How are personalities impact how we can work together effectively The importance of hearing from the voices of the adoptees The importance of self-care in the lives of adoptive and foster families Mike's favorite part of the new book And much more!

In Episode 139, you will hear from Phil and Dr. Rick talking about some of the cool things that have happened since the end of Season 6, what's coming up in Season 7, and a few more things that we know you'll want to hear.

In Episode 138, you will hear from Phil and Dr. Rick talking about their thoughts on this past season and a few more things that we know you'll want to hear. For full show notes, please visit www.thinkorphan.com

In Episode 137, you will hear from Matt Parker, Executive Director of Kids Alive International. For full show notes, please visit www.thinkorphan.com

In Episode 137, you will hear from Marisa Stam, Executive Director for Selamta Family Project. For full show notes, please visit www.thinkorphan.com

In Episode 135, you will hear from Corbey Dukes, Guatemala Field Director at Kids Alive International. For full show notes, please visit www.thinkorphan.com

In Episode 134, you will hear from Jenn Hook, Founder and Executive Director of Replanted, and author of a new book of the same name. For full show notes, please visit www.thinkorphan.com

In Episode 133, you will hear from Andy Cook, President and CEO of Promise 686. For full show notes, please visit www.thinkorphan.com