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Dec 01
Hello friends, followers and donors! We hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend. This year, we are definitely thankful for YOU and all the ways you support our important work around the world. If you’re reading this, that means you survived Black Friday and it’s time for Cyber Monday! This is the day when online […] Read more...
Oct 13
On our last day at The Refuge Children’s Home, we decided to have a “Fun Day” with the kids. These children have had such difficult lives, and we just wanted to do something special for them. Thanks to donations from our generous donors, we were able to make a great memory with our boys and […] Read more...
Oct 12
We knew our partners had some great sustainability projects at this Children’s Home – but we were blown away when we actually got to see them in person! The house parents at The Refuge are using every square foot of their small piece of property to make this home as sustainable as possible, and they’re […] Read more...
Oct 08
Three years ago we brought a handful of books to this Children’s Home, and I watched in awe as a whole crew of kids circled around to see them. I will never forget the little girl that came to me a few moments later, hugging a Photo Atlas Book of the world, and told me, […] Read more...
Oct 07
After traveling for most of the last week (2 trips by car and 4 flights around the world), we are finally in Mae Sot, Thailand! We filmed our first video at sunset on the rooftop of an abandoned building in this bordertown. The view over Thailand and Burma from this spot was breathtaking! Check it […] Read more...
Sep 08
Though we try to visit each of our partnerships annually, it’s been more than 2 years since we’ve been able to travel to our Children’s Homes overseas. We’ve been “stuck” in the US – partly due to a lack of travel funding, and partly because (on a personal note) we’ve been working on stacks and […] Read more...
May 08
This week marks one year since The Promised Land Children’s Home opened. Today we’re celebrating a whole year of love, laughter, education, safety, and HOPE for these 8 little girls in Thailand! So much has changed since this home opened. The first few months were really focused on helping these girls adjust to their new […] Read more...
Apr 24
A few weeks ago we were asked to share our work with a group of teenagers in Albertville, AL. It wasn’t a large group, we didn’t have much time, and we weren’t really sure if we had impacted them at all… that is, until one 13 year old student found us as we were leaving. […] Read more...
Apr 15
The children we care for have a lot of needs, but we believe one of the most important things we can do is make sure they all get an education. School fees are expensive overseas, and many children never get an opportunity to attend. But we know that the gift of education can make all […] Read more...
Jan 24
This incredible blog was shared recently by one of our partners in Nsoko, Swaziland, Erica Zeiler. Her words tell the story of WHY it is so important that we provide an education for impoverished Swazi children. I remember my first day of kindergarten in Colorado…standing outside in line waiting to go inside the classroom. I […] Read more...