Today is World Day of Social Justice! This awareness day was created by the United Nations in 2007 to support efforts of the international community in poverty eradication, the promotion of full employment and decent work, gender equity and access to social wellbeing and justice for all. This year we are raising our voices along …
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The Ministry Centers in Russia collectively serve as a “home away from home” for orphaned youth, young adults, and their young families. When orphaned children “graduate” from the orphanage at age 16, they are often left with no resources because they have not been taught how to survive outside of the orphanage when they are …
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Two years ago we embarked on a campaign to raise a significant amount of money to bring a kindergarten education to the community of Burayu, Ethiopia. I searched for a tagline of sorts to motivate the audience for this campaign. I happened upon some of the history of Nelson Mandela and his story of trial, …
As Content and Copy Manager at Children’s HopeChest, I have access to hundreds of stories. There are over 120 monthly reports from our CarePoints that I sift through to find stories to share with YOU! Some of these reports break my heart, as I grieve the pain that some of the children we serve experience …
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As a parent, not being able to feed your children is heartbreaking. Seven years ago, Genet and her daughters were starving. When Genet could not provide food for her daughters, Rahel and Mihert, she felt hopeless. The grief that she experienced was immense, and she stated that she would rather die than to see her …
Sweet potatoes are combatting malnutrition in Uganda! Today we are thankful for a Thanksgiving favorite, and how it is nourishing vulnerable children in Uganda with vitamin A and vitamin C. With the financial support of a Kellogg Company, Children’s HopeChest has worked to alleviate hunger for thousands of children not only in Uganda, but also …
Throughout our trip, Kendyl, Russia’s Community Partnership Manager, and I continued to pray for God moments. For us to be able to see Him in the big, as well as the small, happenings during our travels. It’s easy to take moments for granted that are for our protection–moments where He is present and we are …
The Bukedea CarePoint in Uganda is making leaps toward sustainability with an aluminum saucepan project! This project focuses on local development and job creation, training CarePoint children and their guardians to make these saucepans. Training the children and guardians not only provides them with an income-generating skill, but it also gives them confidence, a sense …
Have you ever wanted to know about the daily lives of our in-country staff? We conducted a series of interviews to give you an inside look into who our incredible and passionate staff in Uganda are. Our CarePoint staff around the globe are instrumental to the impact that we have on orphaned and vulnerable …
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Directing prayers and encouragement to one specific child is one of the many ways that you can care for your sponsor child! We were reminded of how powerful and impactful prayers are for the CarePoint children when we received a story about the Koshe dump landslide in Ethiopia. On March 11, 2017, a devastating garbage …
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