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Did you know that visiting orphanages is harmful to the children living there?

Did you know that research shows orphanage visits can lead to attachment disorders for children living in these institutions?

This is a global movement! Check out the work of the Miracle Foundation to see how they are partnering with UNICEF to end orphanages worldwide.

Read more before you plan that trip to an orphanage:

• When Helping Hurts, Corbett and Fikkert

• Helping Without Hurting on Short-Term Missions, Corbett and Fikkert

• Walking With the Poor, Bryant Myers

• Cross Cultural Conflict, Duane Elmer

• Long-term Research on Short-Term Mission Trips, Dr. Kurt Ver Beek

• Short Term Missions: Guidance to Support Orphans and Vulnerable Children, Faith to Action