CWA & JCICS

Christian World Adoption has been an active member of the Joint Council on International Children’s Services since the mid 90's. CWA’s Founder, Tomilee Harding, served as President of JCICS in 1997, and as a liaison between JCICS and the U.S. Congress in providing expert consultation on adoption legislation.

Christian World partners with JCICS as advocates to protect the rights of children who each deserve a safe, permanent, and loving family. We believe that the millions of orphans worldwide who are without families represent a intolerable crisis, and that we are called to help alleviate this human tragedy.

One of CWA’s foundational convictions is what God has stated concerning orphans. Here is just one of several commands from the Bible:

“Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans ... in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.” — James 1:27

Another primary principle is that we put the child’s best interest before any law, policy or program. We believe that positive action must follow our conviction in order to practically help children, so CWA helps inform and train parents about the orphan crisis in the world. We support nutritional, educational, medical, emotional and residential needs of children where we are able. CWA provides a variety of humanitarian aid to help children who will never be adopted. CWA’s Founders have been privileged to advise domestic and foreign governments, legislators and policy makers on child welfare policies. And CWA collaborates with it’s colleagues in the child welfare arena to encourage and strengthen them in their respective services to children in need all over the world.

For more information about JCICS, please follow these links below:

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