Empower a woman through vocational training
Charity sat at home alone and wondered if she’d ever be able to support herself financially. With no job, no skills, and no education, she felt like her life was void of purpose. Every day the hours passed slowly as Charity tried to fill her time with something...
Two months with almost no food
It’s not unusual for a baby to cry, but at two months old, little Mariela Lopez never stopped. She cried from the suffocating heat when the blazing Guatemalan sun beat down on the roof of her family’s mud house. She cried from exhaustion, unable to sleep through the...
The meaning behind your sponsored child’s name
What is it that makes being called by name so special? Maybe it makes us feel known or understood. Maybe we like knowing that someone cared enough to remember. But no matter why you like it, we can all agree that names are special. That’s why it’s so important to...
Refugee children in Uganda are starving
I knew my trip to serve South Sudanese refugees would be different from my other trips to refugee camps around the world. Still, I wasn’t prepared for what I saw. Hollow eyes. Large, protruding bellies. Children on the brink of complete starvation. To make matters...
Every day, I try to live my life in such a way that I accomplish at least one thing that will outlive me and last for eternity.