COVID-19 Orphans, Grief Ministry & More -- Twenty-Five Things That Caught My Eye Today, August 13, 2020

Two pictures of Beirut here…the horrific destruction and the amazing volunteers doing the cleanup. pic.twitter.com/qTb6mZm5aL

— Mindy Belz (@mcbelz) August 12, 2020

2. Further Neglect of Lebanon is Bad for Regional and Global Security

3. Thousands of Yazidis still missing six years after initial ISIS attack

4. Healing After Suicide: Pandemic Pushes Persecuted Christians to the Edge

5. What Will Happen to the Orphans of Covid-19?

6. Dozens killed, missing, after landslide in India

7. Family mourns 5-year-old killed Sunday: Cannon Hinnant called a ‘beautiful soul’

8. New York Counties Say Funding Fix on Aging Out Doesn’t Go Far Enough

9. 10-Year-Old Boy Desperately Wants a Home: ‘I Hope You’ll Pick Me’

10. Perkins family adopts sibling group of 5

11. Ohio’s adoption website now features profiles of children who are waiting to be adopted

12. A South Bend boy with big dreams hopes for a family

13. Eight-year-old Decatur boy puts together 100 packages for foster care kids

14. ‘I Work With Couples About to Divorce, Here Are Their Top 5 Problems’

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In addition to news about polyamorous gene reproduction, this story on polyamorous parenting was just brought to my attention. Two polyamory stories @nytimes in two weeks. But hey, social conservatives were just fear-mongering about that slippery slope.https://t.co/s6Y3FQsiik

— Andrew T. Walker (@andrewtwalk) August 13, 2020