“You are hideous.” The words just came out. I would never in a million years have said that to anyone else but her. But I looked her straight in the eyes and I said it. She looked back at me, meeting my gaze. She hardly flinched. It was as if she was used to being […]

I was watching a guy named Bryant Chambers on YouTube the other day, and he said something that caught my ear. “In order to reach a mass audience you cannot attack a mass audience.” He was talking in the context of marketing/social media, but as he pointed out, the concept applies to other areas of […]

As followers of Christ, we’re called to love the ones the world has forgotten. We do this in a variety of ways: service trips, sponsorship, donations—the list goes on. Even so, there’s often a sense of heartache that comes with the realization that you’ll never know the exact impact of your investment. You can go […]

At Forgotten Children, we believe “partnership” goes hand-in-hand with “advocacy.” How can we speak for the ‘least of these’ without first knowing exactly what their lives are like…what their needs are? That’s why we focus on partnership with indigenous Christians. We believe that those living in and amongst the orphans we support are the best-suited […]

We are changing the name of our blog…read on, as our guest blogger, Bailey Gerber, explains the inspiration behind our new blog name!   What is an advocate? What does advocacy look like? We created the Advocate’s Corner Blog to explore those topics. But, through a careful evaluation of our mission and vision, we’ve realized […]

Do you yell a lot? Or do you find it nearly impossible to raise your voice past a moderate decibel level– even when you are alone? Each of us speaks differently. Every voice is intricately unique. That’s why it is so important, when looking at the topic of advocacy, to understand that we will all […]

If it is true that thought comes before action, what does it mean to think like an advocate? ​ If you explore the meaning of the word “advocate,” you’ll find a lot about calling out on someone’s behalf, vocalizing for them, defending their cause. This is very action-oriented. But what thoughts go through our minds […]