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First Time Praying with Peers | An Update from Uganda
Sarah smiles and is filled with joy as she plays with the other children in her class. When 10-year-old Sarah* came to live at the boarding school in Uganda, she spent the first two months on the sidelines watching the other children play. Since then, her demeanor has…
Broken & Beautiful: An Adoption Story
Isaiah holds his father's hand. From the beginning of their marriage, Nathan and Jennie knew they wanted to adopt. For Nathan, the journey was deeply personal. Adopted from South Korea at the age of 2 and a half, he understood firsthand how adoption is a mosaic of broken…
How a Matching Grant Was God’s Faithfulness to Our Family
When we decided to grow our family through adoption, we knew we wanted to pursue an adoption from Asia. However, as we started looking into different programs, the adoption fees seemed beyond our ability. We ultimately came to the decision to spend our entire savings and trust that…
Building Homes So the Next Generation Can Thrive | An Update from Haiti
Welcome Home Haiti employees enjoy lunch together. Roudelin and his family rented a one-room house made of mud and sticks. He lived there with his wife and their baby girl until Welcome Home Haiti built them a new home. Roudelin's home before Welcome Home Haiti built his family…
Here’s to the Dads
Words by mom, blogger, and Lifesong grant recipient Cady Driver All images are of Lifesong families Here's to the husband, who realized a life shift when he heard the sniff, saw the screen glow turned his way, heard the question... "Babe, look at this. Can we? Should we?…
Fatherless and the Father Who Never Fails: Sam’s Story
Sam always knew he wanted to be a teacher. So even as a young boy living at home with his mom and sister, he would gather his friends in the village to teach them English and Khmer, the official language of Cambodia. His dream: to show God's love…
A Warm Meal Goes a Long Way | An Update From Liberia
A warm meal can minister powerfully to the children we serve in Liberia who might otherwise go hungry. Many of them receive only one meal per day in the evenings, because their families can’t afford to feed them more. The vast majority of students in Liberia go to…
How Much Does It Cost to Adopt a Child?
"What does it cost to adopt a child?" And another similar question: Why does it cost to adopt a child? We often hear questions like these. And they're good questions. Multiple factors and safeguards exist to help children who need families come into safe, loving, equipped homes. And…
She Named Him Blessing | An Update From Kharis House
On an ordinary evening in Zambia, a group of young mothers at Kharis House sat down to enjoy a tasty pizza dinner. The girls were laughing and engaging in lively conversations when one of them yelled out, “Water!” All eyes shifted from her face to her glass of…
10 Surprising Foster Care Facts You Should Know
May is National Foster Care Month, an important opportunity to acknowledge the 400,000+ children and youth in care—as well as the foster parents, professionals, mentors, and policymakers who work hard every day to improve a unique and challenging system. Our Ministry Partner The Forgotten Initiative says— "We believe…