Every Child

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.

Bill Blacquiere hosts Mac Powell, a founding member of the Christian rock band Third Day, for a conversation on life as an adoptive father and the challenges of being on the road and away from his children.

Bill Blacquiere hosts Sarah McCarthy, documentary film writer, producer, and director whose latest film, The Dark Matter of Love, tells the story of an 11-year-old girl learning to love her adoptive family.

Bill Blacquiere hosts Chuck Johnson, president and CEO of the National Council for Adoption, an organization committed to the belief that every child deserves to thrive in a nurturing, permanent family.

Bill Blacquiere hosts Tarik Glenn, former offensive tackle for the Indianapolis Colts and founder and president of Dream Alive, an Indianapolis-based program equipping urban youth in grades 7-12 to become civic-minded leaders.

Bill Blacquiere hosts Carissa Woodwyk, adult adoptee and author of Before You Were Mine, a book encouraging parents to bring their adopted child’s story to life by making a Lifebook to provide a message of hope in the midst of fragmented experiences and the past.

Bill Blacquiere hosts Congresswoman Michele Bachmann, the U.S. House of Representative from Minnesota. Congresswoman Bachmann is the co-chair for the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to raising awareness about the millions of children around the world in need of permanent, safe, and loving homes. She and her husband, Marcus, have provided foster care to 23 children.

Bill Blacquiere hosts Dennis Rainey, CEO of Family Life, a subsidiary of Campus Crusade for Christ and co-host of FamilyLife Today®.

Bill Blacquiere hosts Michael Wear, senior vice president for strategy and communications at Values Partnership and a former leader in President Obama’s White House faith-based initiative.

Bill Blacquiere hosts Bob Goodwin, CEO of Executives Without Borders, an organization designed to accelerate the accomplishments of the UN’s Millennium Development Goals through the strengthening of non-governmental organizations worldwide.

Bill Blacquiere hosts Ilonka Deaton, founder of Ilonka Ministries. Ilonka Ministries is an organization raising awareness of human trafficking and encouraging women through the love of Jesus Christ.

Bill Blacquiere hosts Thomas DiFilpo, president and CEO of the Joint Council on International Children’s Services, a nonprofit organization working in 52 countries including the U.S. to help orphaned and vulnerable children live in a permanent and safe family by advocating on their behalf, marshaling the resources they need, educating those who serve them, and mobilizing those who care.