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From Fleeing War to Finding Family: The Story of Isaac & Charles
I’ll never forget the day Isaac and Charles came home. It was a quiet afternoon when I stopped by to check on my younger brothers and sisters. That’s what I call them. Because this place, this Kinship Family, raised me. I may have moved out, but I come back often to visit, help out, and tell the stories of the kids who now live where I once slept. Stories that deserve to be told. That day, I had my camera with me. I was planning to capture a few clips for a short video we’re working on, something to show Child Stories
Widow Ezina: The Tall Woman with Sky-High Love!
When you enter the Emmanuel Kinship in Kenya, you are welcomed by a tall, slender woman whose warmth fills the room. She pulls out a chair for you and welcomes you like family. Ezina became a widow three years ago. She first heard of Kinship United through the widow feeding program. The reliable source of food relieved her burden. When a caregiver position opened, Ezina joyfully joined the Emmanuel Kinship Family. Nearly every child gravitated toward her immediately. Ezina’s motherly nature brings warmth and unity. She has become a safe place for the children, someone they run to for comfort, Newsletter
Vulnerable Lives YOU Touched, Around the World
Do you sponsor a specific Kinship Family’s caregivers and orphans? Or a critical project like Clean Water or Emergency Relief? Or does your gift go Where Most Needed, reaching Kinship Families and emergencies around the globe? Wherever it goes, your impact changes and saves vulnerable lives. Continue reading to see where and how. In Uganda… One more free medical and dental camp happened before last year’s end. That’s 300+ more healthy children, strong mothers, and elderly who thought they’d been forgotten. That makes 6 total camps in one year – how many will you make possible this year? In Thailand… Newsletter
Jennifer’s Light: A Double-Orphan Glows in Pakistan
Jennifer was only 7 years old. She didn’t understand why her mom and dad had to go to Heaven and can’t ever return. She felt alone when her aunt was too old and sick to keep her. When Jennifer arrived at the Lahore Kinship Family in Pakistan, everything was new and scary. Then 9-year-old orphan Mari took her hand. Jennifer was so shy at first. Her whole world had crumbled around her. But already by the end of the first day, Mari and the other girls at Lahore taught her how to make friendship bracelets. The first Christmas was the Newsletter
The Quiet Heroes Behind Every Miracle
I’m Cathy: a nurse, a Kinship United alumna, and someone who’s had the privilege of helping organize six medical camps [last] year. Every camp is different, held in different locations across our Kinship Home communities, but each one teaches me the same powerful truth: Some people don’t just give. They change the way others experience hope. And if you’re reading this, you’re probably one of those people. The Quiet Power of Showing Up Most people don’t rush toward problems. They don’t lean in when it would be easier to look away. But you do. You’re the kind of person who Medical
