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2025: A landmark year of impact – 1,600+ lives transformed, 1.2M+ meals served, and our first new programs in 13 years!
Today we’re so grateful as we review the past year and prepare to share our collective achievements with you! 2025 has been a landmark year, filled with success stories, sustainable growth in our reach, and the exciting launch of new programs in Colombia and Argentina, our first new programs in 13 years! This year has
From rescue to reunion: a full-circle story of our Nepal orphan home
One of the deepest joys of our work is watching rescued children not just survive, but come home, even years after they’ve stepped into adulthood. This week, photos arrived from the annual orphan home Christmas reunion party in Nepal. Thirteen of our graduated orphans, now in their late teens and early twenties, returned to the
How one shoebox traveled 8,000 miles and ignited a life-changing partnership in the Philippines
Meet Pastor Jun and his wife Gina— two of the most faithful, big-hearted people we’ve ever known. For over 25 years they’ve pastored a tiny church in a rural corner of Cebu Island, Philippines, pouring their lives into the children of surrounding villages while often struggling to feed their own family. In those early years
Double Your Year-End Impact for Children Across the Globe
As we enter the Christmas season, we are overwhelmed with gratitude reflecting on all we’ve accomplished together this year. Your support has forever changed the lives of at-risk children, orphans, and survivors across three continents. A quick global overview of the reach you’ve helped us achieve this year by God’s grace: 🇺🇬 Uganda: 962 students
Meet our 2025 child of the year: how a refugee girl’s life was transformed by our Colombia program
We are overjoyed to introduce you to our 4th Annual “Child of the Year”! Lismar is a radiant 16-year-old Venezuelan refugee whose courage, love for her sisters, and quiet determination have captured all of our hearts in Cúcuta, Colombia. Wait, Colombia? Yes! After five years of prayer, relationship-building, and several visits, we officially launched our
A world of gratitude: Thanksgiving thank-you photos from the children blessed by your generosity
As we approach Thanksgiving, we just can’t stop thanking God because the generosity he’s stirred in hearts like yours is nothing short of miraculous. Since we can’t all gather around one giant table and exchange words of gratitude, the children wanted to send the next-best thing: little masterpieces straight from their hands and hearts, created
A Thanksgiving harvest of joy in 12 moments, all thanks to your faithful generosity
Thanksgiving is almost here, our favorite time of year, the quiet holiday which brings family together before the mad dash to Christmas begins. This year our field directors have been sending in the most beautiful photos: golden-hour harvests, children beaming in the dining hall, our faithful farmers joyful in overflowing fields of plenty. These images
October good news roundup: you made joy possible across the world this month
By God’s grace, your compassion is changing lives every day. Here’s a quick recap of the joy you made possible this month across our locally-led programs: 🇨🇴 Colombia: Jobs, Joy, and Clear Vision A 17-year-old survivor who completed our sewing course is now employed and paid daily! Her proud mom shared the news. Plus: 🔹
See your generosity in action: how our emergency fund delivered hope after the Philippines earthquake
Thank you for being the heart behind our mission. Because of your incredible support during our 2024 year-end fundraiser which replenished our emergency fund, along with donations from our recent appeal, we were able to swiftly respond to the recent earthquake in Northern Cebu, delivering life-changing aid to 200 families. Our team delivered over one
September global good news roundup: your generosity is changing lives worldwide
Your generosity is transforming lives, empowering at-risk children, orphans, and trafficking survivors with hope and opportunity. Our founder and director Kirby Trapolino’s recent around-the-globe trip to visit programs, along with our record-breaking 24 hour fundraiser, show the incredible impact of your support. Here’s the latest! India: Nursing College Begins Kirby visited our India team, and