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A Girl Who Belonged: Joy’s Journey Home
My name is Nakimuli Joy. And on November 7th, 2025, I finished my Senior 4 exams. When I walked out of that exam room, I just stood there for a moment staring at the school gate, feeling both free and scared. Because part of me still couldn’t believe I made it this far. Becoming the Girl Who Belonged I was born in September 2009, near Mpigi. I grew up with my mum; she was my whole world. But she also struggled with a mental disorder, and that made life hard to understand. Some mornings she’d sing worship songs so loud Child Stories
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
