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Humility and broadscale collaboration to help every child reach their God-given potential

The second plenary session of the 2024 World Without Orphans (WWO) global conference in Thailand, on 1 March, had the overall theme of “prevention” and featured 10 speakers.

First on stage was Marcos Vergara, vice president of the Evangelical Churches Association of Paraguay (ASIEP), and coordinator for the Children’s Commission of the Latin American Evangelical Alliance.

A pastor for two decades, Vergara has had a relentless focus for the most vulnerable groups in society. He shared his testimony with a quote from Romans 8, that “all creation is groaning” in anticipation to see the ultimate revelation of God’s children. After the first WWO Global Forum back in 2016, he joined a team of influential figures to start the Paraguay Protects Families movement.

Read the whole article by Vlady Raichinov on EvangelicalFocus.com

 

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