Monthly Archives - May 2015

Fate, Family, Future

What is the fate of a poor, HIV-positive, orphaned child living in AIDS-ravaged, rural Africa? Unfortunately, for many this is not a hypothetical. Their lives here end all too soon, but that is not “Dani’s” story.
Dani does fit the […]

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Kellen

Kellen is the house mama at Father’s House Kabale and cares for 10 boys in her home. She has made a difference in the lives of many who have visited her in Uganda, and you can read more about how […]

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Christine

Christine is the house mama at Father’s House Kabale, and she takes care of 9 boys in her home.
She says her boys are very good, and she thanks God for the time they have spent together. She prays that the […]

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What’s in a bar chart? More families being helped by the church.

All organizations like to show positive-performance trends.  These upward-sloping charts sometimes indicate increasing sales or rising profits to reassure current investors and impress potential new ones.  This Care Portal bar chart, however, represents something a little different: more local […]

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Exchanging Ideas in Haiti – 2015 Educator Exchange

A single flickering light bulb sways silently overhead as 25 students, packed shoulder to shoulder, stare wide-eyed at their 6th grade teacher as he slowly reaches into his desk drawer. It’s 10 AM at IMEL Primary School in Marmalade, […]

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Bringing me home

The Care Portal is empowering local churches and agencies to establish a culture of Church Centered Child Welfare. It combines technology with grassroots leadership to engage, connect, and equip local churches to meet a full range of child welfare […]

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Loy

Loy is a house mama at Father’s House Kabale and cares for 10 boys in her home. The boys are all in good health and studying well. They participate in chapel activities, take care of the rabbits, help with […]

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Honoring Mamas this Mother's Day

Moms around the world hold families together. They tend to runny noses and scraped knees. They help with homework. They give hugs and kisses, and like any mom, their ‘job’ never ends. In the video above Celanie, a House […]

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A Pastor's Greatest Need

Orphan care is complex. Without a firm foundation, it can be easy to get discouraged and forget the biblical mandate to care for the fatherless, found in verses such as:
“Give justice to the weak and the fatherless; maintain the […]

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Peace

Peace is a house mama at Father’s House Kabale and takes care of 7 girls in her home. Her children are well behaved, and she shares, “they listen to what I tell them and follow it. They like reading […]

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