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Kinship is more than a home caring for orphans and widows. It is a whole community caring for each other. When you help a Kinship Project, you’re not acting as a missionary on the outside, but you come into their family and become part of it! Kinships are tribal communities often deeply rooted in traditions and family origin. But their membership extends far beyond bloodlines and borders. Kinships throughout Africa and Asia are working through hardships, such as war, violence, or disease, to care for their orphans and widows. Kinship Projects that are strategically located in these communities work alongside Kinship

Veronica, 10 yrs old Paul and Veronica’s parents were murdered, and in an instant, they were orphans. Thankfully, their family was there to help…or so it seemed. Paul and Veronica’s aunt took them to her house to stay with her, but her intentions were far from good. As soon as they got there, she put them to work. While their auntie sent her own children to school, Paul and Veronica stayed at home to work around the house every morning. In the afternoons, they were sent into the fields to keep monkeys away from eating the crops from her garden. Child Stories, Human Trafficking

Silly question? Maybe not. Have you ever really thought about where the children in Kinship Projects come from? Each one has a story of heartache and loss that set their life on an unimaginable course. Whether they lost their parents to disease, often mosquito or water-borne illnesses, or to the effects of poverty, war and unrest, or were separated permanently from them while fleeing a war-torn village, their heartache is all their own. Landmines still claim thousands of lives in Cambodia. One minute a mother or father is working to bring home food for the family, and with one step Orphan Rescue

Those of us who live in the United States are very fortunate to live in a culture where giving is valued. I was at a seminar last week, and the speaker — a respected fundraising consultant — argued that American culture is the most generous culture in the history of the world. There are, according to the National Center for Charitable Statistics (NCCS) over 1.5 million registered charitable organizations in the United States. Americans give over 300 billion dollars — every year. Not only does such a large social sector allow for great life-changing organizations (like ours!) to survive and News

International orphan care is a complicated and sensitive topic. It's tempting to believe that everyone with good intentions and a sincere heart can go out and make a positive impact. Unfortunately, it's also easy to do more harm than good. That's why a careful set of guiding principles is necessary to direct the decisions that'll affect orphan’s lives. Here are five guiding principles that we at Kinship United are striving for as we seek to find the best gospel-centered solution for orphaned and vulnerable children: 1. Family reunification and Kinship Care It's in the best interest of an orphaned child Orphan Rescue