Are there really 151 million orphans who are living without the love and protection of a family? Can adoption end the orphan crisis? Why are there eight million children living in orphanages? Is there an overwhelming need for Christians to build and support orphanages? Are mission trips to visit orphanages helpful to vulnerable children? How can we support poor families to prevent children from being orphaned? How can we get to the root cause of the orphan crisis? In Defense of the Fatherless asks difficult questions and challenges assumptions
