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A Place to Belong: 2023 Year In Review
As we reflect on 2023, we see so many ways God worked through you to help orphaned and vulnerable children feel seen, known, and loved. So our team chose some stories that belong in our 2023 year-in-review because they remind us of God's faithfulness through you this year. …
Ten Praises After a Decade of Ministry in Bolivia
Friends at Fundación Esperanza share a hug. For an entire decade, our team in Bolivia has witnessed the lives of orphaned and vulnerable children being transformed through Gospel-centered, holistic care. In October, they celebrated ten years of ministry at Fundación Esperanza. In 2013, the first child, a vulnerable…
What Are Kids in Haiti Thankful For? | An Update from Haiti
Girls in Haiti attend school with their friends. This year in Haiti, orphaned and vulnerable children faced many unique challenges. As violent gangs spread across the country, children and vulnerable families had to cope with fear, instability, change, and uncertainty, despite God's faithful protection. This Christmas season, as…
Healing for Andrea and Her Baby | An Update from Guatemala
When our team in Guatemala met Andrea*, she was 12 years old, scared, and pregnant. Andrea had spent a year of her life being sold to neighbors to help make ends meet at home. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, “Children in Guatemala are subjected to the…
Becoming a Family of Nine: An Adoption Story
When Loren and Kristen began the adoption process 14 years ago, they believed their adoption story would include opening their hearts and home to a baby girl. They were already parents to four biological daughters, so they thought adopting another little girl just made sense. As it turns…
Empowering Young Mothers in Zambia | An Update from Kharis House
A young mother reads her Bible at Kharis House. In Zambia, many young girls must help provide for their families to buy food or to go to school. Because of this cultural expectation—and with the additional pressures of multi-generational poverty and food insecurity—girls as young as 4th grade…
From Russia with Love: An Adoptee’s Reflection on Adoption
I was born in St. Petersburg, Russia, and I was adopted and brought home to the United States by my family in the frigid winter of 1994—I was just under one year old. I was given a wonderful childhood and countless opportunities I never would have known had…
Lonii Finds His Calling | An Update from Tanzania
Young boys gather with friends on the Tanzania Children's Rescue Center campus. For the first four years of his life, Lonii lived with his mother and father in his grandmother's home in Tanzania. Soon after, his parents divorced and left his grandmother to take care of him. As…
Naomi Gives Back to Lifesong
Naomi arrived in the U.S. for the first time on Christmas Day 2009. As a little girl growing up in an orphanage in Ethiopia, Naomi promised God that if He gave her a family, she would serve Him with her whole life. She said— "All I asked for…
Miriam’s Family is Finally Home | An Update from Haiti
Miriam and her three children stand outside their new home. Miriam was recommended by her church to our team in Haiti as a candidate in need of a home. In April of 2023, our team at Welcome Home Haiti built a house for her and her family. Miriam’s…