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In addition to social distancing and taking the same precautions as the rest of the world, Kinship Projects are fighting this pandemic in some unique ways. For instance, hand washing has been a bit of a challenge. We all know that one of the best ways to combat the spread of viruses is simply by washing your hands with soap and water. However, running water is an uncommon luxury in many of the communities where our Kinship Projects are located! Hand-washing stations were set up, along with extra soap and hand sanitizers in many locations. Kinship Projects also had to Newsletter

As food prices rise and jobs become scarce, parents in Thailand struggle to feed their families. You’ve already been overwhelmed by news headline after headline about the effects of COVID-19 on schools, businesses, and families. But in the developing world, this disease brings other dangers. For many, a physical illness is the least of their concerns. While COVID-19 infection rates remain relatively low in many of the areas where we work, here’s what else is going on: Violence has erupted around the world in enforcing new guidelines set up to protect people from the virus. Beatings are happening in the Newsletter

There are so many negative messages about COVID-19 and you should know that you have given us a chance to share some good news.  A number of you have asked about how we could possibly be prepared to deal with the thousands of children and the people scattered around the world in Kinship churches who would be left helpless by a World Pandemic. Whenever we face a crisis like war or disease, I have a saying: “Man, I’m glad my dad’s the King!” That’s because I know I can do nothing without Him. And He must have revealed these needs News

It seems like an easy assumption that any church would jump at the opportunity to care for orphans and widows. But if you've ever tried to get your church involved in orphan care, you may have hit a few unexpected challenges. After years of working with faithful churches who generously serve orphans and widows together with our in-country partners, here are five tips we’ve learned for getting your church involved in orphan care: 1. Be patient Don’t be offended if your pastor doesn’t have time to think this through immediately. Or if multiple committees want to get involved and do Orphan Rescue

Do you know how the Amish relocate buildings? They can move an entire barn across a field with their bare hands. Yes, an entire barn that was already built and standing. People crowd around every single spare inch of the barn’s outer walls, everyone squats, reaches their fingers under the dirt so they can grip around the bottom beam, and on the count of three, they lift. Then, they walk that barn from one side of a field to the other, leaving it completely intact, and using no high-powered machinery. Move a Barn! You may look at a whole home Newsletter