
Difficult Truths: Life after growing up in a good orphanage. Beneetta Kulah, Liberian Care Leader
Send us Fan Mail Beneeta Kulah lost her father when she was 3 years old. She was placed in a Christian orphanage in Liberia, West Africa, the country where she was born. She lived there for the next t...
4 Okt 202233min

Transforming Orphan Care in an Orphan Pandemic: “Pure Religion” with Rev. Dr. Wayne Lavender, CEO, Foundation 4 Orphans
Send us Fan Mail We’ve asked Reverend Wayne Lavender to be our guest on this episode of Optimistic Voices. The Rev. Wayne Lavender, Ph.D., is a United Methodist pastor currently serving as the execut...
25 Sep 20221h 1min

Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance Program
Send us Fan Mail Host Yasmine Vaughan Interviews Dr. Carrie Jo Cain, Dr. Solomon Samura, and Dr. Benjamin Banguara in Sierra Leone, West Africa on their work to understand the causes of child mortali...
12 Sep 20221h 11min

Teachers’ Learning Collaborative - A new way for educators to engage in ethical Short Term Mission
Send us Fan Mail Host Yasmine Vaughan speaks with three educators from Virginia and Texas on their experiences in participating in the Teachers’ Learning Collaborative with teacher-leaders from Sierra...
30 Aug 202236min

A Methodist Church Grassroots Initiative - “A Strong Family for Every Child"
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, guest host Rev. Tom Berlin, Senior Pastor of Floris UMC in Herndon, Virginia, and co-founder of the mission of Helping Children Worldwide, interviews a panel of repre...
12 Aug 20221h 20min

What is Global Health?
Send us Fan Mail Yasmine’s guest today, is Heather Hall: Heather has a wide range of expertise in the field. She has a Graduate degree in global public health nursing, previously worked as a nurse in ...
29 Jul 20221h 34min

Tips for Choosing a Worthwhile Charity
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Yasmine Vaughan and Dr. Laura Horvath discuss how donors can make better decisions when investing their money in charitable giving. How to recognize red flags and war...
12 Jul 202252min

Child Welfare: Family Assessments in Child Reintegration Cases
Send us Fan Mail Emmanuel Nabieu of Helping Children Worldwide interviews his colleague and co-host, Dr. Horvath, along with Dr. Andrea Siegel and Dan Hope, Executive Director of SFAC on their experie...
13 Jun 202242min



















