Every Child

Bill Blacquiere is joined by Tendai Masiriri, Director of Global Services for Bethany Christian Services. Tendai is responsible for the development of Bethany’s successful Foster-to-Adopt program in Ethiopia, a first of its kind program model to protect vulnerable children through family-based care. As a result of its success in Ethiopia, the Foster-to-Adopt program has been introduced in Ghana and in other countries in Africa.

Bill Blacquiere hosts Kathyrn Joyce, author of The Child Catchers: Rescue, Trafficking and the New Gospel of Adoption and a vocal critic of the evangelical adoption movement. Kathryn joins Bill for a discussion on the well-publicized adoption crisis and their shared concerns pertaining to the welfare and protection of children around the world.

Bill Blacquiere, president and CEO of Bethany Christian Services, hosts Mark Schultz, one of Christian music’s best loved artists. Mark discusses his experiences as someone who was adopted, his love for his birthmother, even though they’ve never met, and his commitment to the adoption community through his “Remember Me Mission” supporting orphans.

Bethany’s Bill Blacquiere speaks with Chuck and Hank Fortener, father and son founders of Hoping Hearts Foundation and AdoptTogether- organizations assisting adoptive parents with the cost of adoption – on the Every Child podcast for an informative discussion on crowd-funding for adoptive couples and the inspiration behind the development of these organizations.

Host Bill Blacquiere welcomes Kathleen Strottman, executive director of the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute (CCAI)– a non-profit organization that works to raise awareness about the needs of children without families – to Bethany’s Every Child podcast for an open discussion on the Children in Families First Act (CHIFF) introduced by Senator Mary Landrieu and Representative Michele Bachmann to support vulnerable children.

Bill Blacquiere hosts Jonathan Merritt, a faith and culture writer who has published more than 500 articles in mainstream and Christian media outlets across the country and author of several books, including A Faith of Our Own: Following Jesus Beyond the Culture Wars and Green Like God: Unlocking the Divine Plan for Our Planet, for an in-depth discussion on critical issues facing the faith-based community and his vocal role in that community.

Bill Blacquiere hosts Britney Vickery, CEO and Founder of Initials, Inc., a direct selling business for women and families across America, for a discussion on the importance of family and the company’s commitment to supporting foster care children through Bethany’s No One Without (N.O.W.) campaign.

Bill Blacquiere hosts Richard Stearns, president of World Vision U.S., a Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children, families, and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice.

Bill Blacquiere hosts Elise Hilton, communication specialist for Acton Institute, an organization committed to promoting a free and virtuous society characterized by individual liberties and religious principles.

Bill Blacquiere hosts Stanley Carlson-Thies, founder and president of the Institutional Religious Freedom Alliance, an organization safeguarding the religious identity and faith-shaped standards and services of faith-based organizations.