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Win a Trip to CAFO2019 Summit!
Join us for CAFO2019 Summit! Next month, thousands of orphan care, foster care, and adoption advocates will meet in Louisville, KY, on May 8-10, for the 2019 Christian Alliance for Orphans Summit. We want YOU to be able to attend, so we're giving you the chance. Keep…
See What God Is Doing in Ukraine!
Thank you for giving and praying for orphaned and vulnerable kids around the world. Here's an exciting update in photos from our team in Ukraine– 2019 Medical Clinic Our yearly medical clinic continues to grow better year after year! Recently, the 2019 Medical clinic for Sach orphanage kids…
Short-term Mission Trips: To Go or Not to Go?
It's estimated that over 1.5 million people from the U.S. participate in short-term mission trips every year. Here at Lifesong, we host short-term mission trips because we believe—done correctly—they can be encouraging and beneficial. But we're careful about why we take them (and why we don't!) Here are…
Lulune’s Story
Employment is one of the greatest tools for orphan prevention. The beautiful thing about creating sustainable business in places like Haiti is when jobs are created, families are preserved, communities are empowered, and countries are strengthened. Today, because of your support, nearly 2,500 orphans and vulnerable children are…
An Impact that Outlasts an Internship
These days, internships seem nearly essential. But depending on where they end up, an intern's role can look very different: from being the designated coffee runner to mindlessly plugging numbers into a spreadsheet. This isn't one of those internships. At Lifesong, we believe that you can make an…
5 Reasons to Come to Haiti with Us
You are invited. Whether you'd like to build a team at your church or join an already-existing team, we'd love for you to plan your mission trip with us. . Here are 5 reasons to come visit— .. 1. You'll participate in Gospel work. The Gospel is…
See What God Is Doing in Uganda
People like you help support 8,362 children in 13 countries, including Uganda. Since this is our first Uganda country update here on the blog, we want to share a little bit with you about this country we love. . Uganda is no stranger to strife. During the past…
How to Understand the Power of Trauma in Orphan Care
We are thankful to share this update from our ministry partner, Amy Block, at Village of Hope Guatemala. Trauma. We see it every day here at Village of Hope Guatemala. Most people think of orphan care as feeding, educating, loving and giving hope to children who are…
Our Motivation for Social Justice in 7 Quotes
Why we do something is as important as what we do. Here are 7 of our favorite quotes about social justice. Quote 1: "The Great Commission was clearly and definitively not a call to sit back and stay silent in a world of sin, evil, and suffering. From…
Social Justice or the Gospel?
Abortion, human trafficking, immigration, orphan crisis, poverty, racial prejudice ... Daily, it seems, a new or heightened example of social injustice fills our news feed and leaves us echoing the words of Psalm 13, "How long, O Lord?" And while most Christians would say they care about people…