Last January, CONANI, the Dominican Republic’s Child Welfare division, brought 8 boys in one day to Casa Amor, our orphan care partner in the DR. Today, they are scheduled to bring 4 more – again, all boys, which will […]
In its most recent quarterly revision, the Oxford dictionary recognized a new word: awesomesauce.
This is a real thing. Awesomesauce is officially a word. Some will deplore the seemingly rapid descent of intellect: others will celebrate the funny banter of […]
One must tread lightly when quoting Joseph Stalin. The untold and largely unknown atrocities of the civil clampdown on the people of the Soviet Union reverberate through time and reflect a spiritual darkness that can be traced back to […]
By Ryan Hudnall
Consider these names: Luke Skywalker, Frodo Baggins, Harry Potter, Katniss Everdeen, Aladdin, Mowgli, Tarzan, Cinderella, Snow White, Bruce Wayne, and Clark Kent.
The common thread? All orphaned and abandoned children. All of them having suffered great loss.
Forget semantics […]
Two weeks ago, we enthusiastically announced that Stephens County became the first active county in Oklahoma. Interest in the CarePortal continues to grow, and Pima County in Arizona has formally initiated a pilot program between area churches and the […]
Frankly, love for the orphan saved my life.
It was a sobering day in December 1925 when my grandma became a double orphan. Seven years earlier, her father had passed away because of pneumonia, and diphtheria had now claimed the […]
Below is a collection of photos and stories from a recent vision trip. Their leader explained, “The fact is, we need to talk about the experience to help us understand the culture shock between the life we live and […]
It is with great delight that we celebrate the recent go live of Stephens County in southern Oklahoma. Stephens County is the first active county in Oklahoma, thereby making Oklahoma the fourth state in which churches are actively meeting […]
The year was 2000. Sally had lived many of her years as a single mother and lifelong educator. Her career had been sowing seeds of hope and dignity into the lives of thousands of students. She sowed by teaching […]
“We need to change our system. We need everybody to get involved.”
So says Joni Haitt in the video below, who has served as a foster parent for 136 children over the past 25 years.
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We’ve broken a record, Kansans. We’ve […]