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Kinship Family Spotlight: Chom Choa, Cambodia
Cambodian Kinship Families are known for their quick responses to community crises: from emergency flood relief, to handing out MannaPacks to their hungriest neighbors, to feeding families who lost everything to airstrikes. You may also know that Kinship Families in Cambodia do some amazing evangelism. And the orphan Kinship Kids are incredible young disciples! For the Chom Choa Kinship Family, a worship and youth leadership event was a tremendous success this spring. Teenaged Kinship Kids led those of all ages – over 100 kids total! – in a day of worship, music and singing, and Bible study. The theme was Newsletter
Washing Feet: You Saved HUNDREDS from Deadly Parasites
Desperate, hungry, sick, and poor communities exist in every area we serve, across nine countries around the world. Orphans are rescued, and desperate widows given purpose, but thanks to you, outreach doesn’t stop there. It reaches villages whose suffering goes unknown by the rest of the world. By the time Kenya in-country leader Elizabeth heard about Wehonia village, the situation was dire. The jiggers infestation in Wehonia took the life of a 9-year-old girl raised by her 99-year-old grandmother, who was powerless to save her. Jiggers are parasite mites that chew into human feet, leading to extreme pain and infections Newsletter
No More Pain: Yahir Can Smile Again
Yahir is only three, but he has endured more than any child ever should. His blind mother accidentally burned him with hot water while trying to cook a meal. But that wasn’t the most painful thing little Yahir has felt. Yahir had a large hernia in a private area on his body. It kept growing. He was in constant pain and spent every day crying. There was no relief, and it was getting worse. Neighbors noticed and urged his mother to take him to the hospital, but she could not afford it. She felt stuck. That’s when a Good Samaritan Newsletter
The Power of Believing in a Child’s Future: Bridget’s Story
I want to tell you about a child I know. But before I tell you about her, I want to tell you something I believe. Something that every pastor, every parent, every person who has ever sat with a suffering family already knows in their bones: The children who have suffered the most, if someone will only believe in them, can become the ones who change everything. The Stories We Don’t Always Say Out Loud In our communities here in Uganda, there is a problem we do not always speak about openly. Children are growing up carrying things no child Child Stories
Young Hearts Transformed: Faith Comes Alive for Youth in Cambodia
At the end of last year, Kinship Cambodia hosted its annual youth camping event. And what unfolded was something truly special. Kinship Cambodia was joined by over 100 young adults from different churches for this experience of connection and growth. The event began simply, with introductions and games that quickly turned strangers into friends. Laughter filled the air as walls came down and hearts began to open. But this was only the beginning. Listening and Sharing The youth dove into the Word of God, exploring the book of Genesis together, and learning about the relationship with God at the beginning Community
