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A Place to Sleep for Adaline | An Update from Haiti
Below, our team in Haiti shares what discipleship can look like when followers of Jesus come face-to-face with a vulnerable young mother and her baby. Over the years, Welcome Home Haiti employees have participated in hundreds of morning devotions and weekly Bible studies. They have been poured into,…
Jeremiah’s Passion to Share the Gospel | An Update from Liberia
Jeremiah came to Lifesong 16 years ago, when he was just four years old. He was one of the orphaned and vulnerable children in the second group of kids invited to receive care from our team in Liberia. Every morning and every evening, the children and staff members…
Becoming a New Creation | An Update from Zambia
The new year brings a fresh start, a time when people around the world form new habits, set new goals, and find renewed hope. But as children of God, we don’t need to wait for the new year to live in freedom from the past. Orphaned and vulnerable…
Chen Persisted in Faith So She Could Go to School | An Update from Cambodia
Chen loves the Biblical account of Noah and the ark. What she loves about it most is that not only did Noah have great faith, but he acted on it too. Growing up in Cambodia, Chen endured a difficult childhood. Her family lived in poverty and didn’t have…
God Provides for His Children | An Update from Bolivia
Below, our team in Bolivia shares an example of what discipleship can look like to orphaned and vulnerable young adults in Bolivia— At our home, the doorbell rang. Rebeca* and Helena* had stopped by to say hello. We invited them in, offered them a meal and something to…
Receiving Care Like Never Before at the Healing House | An Update from South Korea
Introducing the Healing House Over the past year, our team in South Korea set out to find a safe place where orphanage graduates could gather, be discipled, stay for a few days when needed, and receive ongoing support during their transition into adulthood. Already, ministry leaders at the…
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…
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…