Twice a year, sponsors receive letters from their sponsored children. These letters are written out of a deep love for the sponsor. The children want them to know all of their news because they know they are the ones who have chosen to care for them and they want them to be proud. We hope […]
Prior to the building of Aswan Dam, the Nile River would flood every year. The flood waters carried a thick, black silt that, upon being plowed into the ground, provided rich, fertile soil. It was only when those flood waters came that the ancient Egyptians could successfully grow their crops. Just as the flood waters […]
Guest Blogger: Sandra I have been sponsoring Mina for almost 3 years. Last year two women from my church visited Mina and took pictures for me. It did my heart good to know they had been able to love on him for me. This year when the opportunity arose, I decided I wanted to go there myself […]
Whether you celebrate December 25th or January 7th, Christmas is coming. It is a season to celebrate the greatest gift of all time, Jesus Christ. If you are like most, this season of celebration is filled with decorations, events, and gift lists. As you build your gift list, we want to invite you to add one more […]
For generations, communities and families and individuals have been told it isn’t possible. They’ve been told they aren’t good enough. They aren’t capable enough. They aren’t worthy of the resources required. Education won’t change their circumstances. Their futures won’t change. They can’t be changed. As this message has been passed down through generations, the belief in its words […]
We recently had a team join us for a few days in the villages. Nancy, one of the team members, created this video as a response to her time in the village. Thank you, Nancy, for sharing it with us!
As you make your way from the desert road to the city of Minya, you can’t help but pay attention to the clouds of white. At times it can look like a snowstorm has come through. Other times, it can look like something you’d imagine in outer space. The stark white stone, trucks piled high with […]
“A picture is worth a thousands words” It is common that as situations are described or plans are laid out, we desperately want to see a picture to get a better understanding. We don’t write multi-page reports to describe how our children have grown. We send photos. We don’t pass around journals to describe our recent trip. […]
“Sing to God, sing praise to his name; extol him who rides on the clouds — his name is the Lord — and rejoice before him. A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling. God sets the lonely in families, he leads forth the prisoners with singing…” […]
Guest Blogger: Chris Brad, the 50 year old leader of our group looked me in the eye and sternly said, “If I tell you to get on the bus, get on the bus.” Ten minutes later his voice rose above the noise as he said, “Get all the Americans inside right now.” And the somewhat […]
Guest Blogger: Eva Our mission: to make a home visit to encourage ten year old Nivine, an angry rock throwing girl, who beat up the other kids for making fun of her for wearing hearing aids. Her confidence was shaken, so she wanted to prove she was better. She had become so angry that she […]