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Year in Review 2016: The Best Gift We Could Have Asked For
This year-end we’re reflecting on the blessings that God has showered on Kinship United over the last 12 months. And one of the greatest blessings he’s given us are faithful, kindhearted donors – YOU! We couldn’t do anything without your constant support. And you’ve accomplished so much in 2016! Here are just a few of the incredible ways God has used you to shower blessings upon our Kinship families this year: Fresh Water for Lodwar You raised enough money to build a water well in Lodwar. Because of YOU, the kids in our Lodwar Kinship Project and people in the surrounding Appreciation
Watuwa, the Expert Flashlight Fixer!
Every child wonders what they will do with their future. I know when I was little, I had all sorts of dreams about my future. I went through lots of ideas, like veterinarian or zookeeper or writer. Do you remember what you dreamed about being when you grew up? The Kinship kids think a lot about their future too! They have their own dreams and struggles about what they want to do when they grow up. Watuwa was born with a disease that plagued him through all of childhood. This disease made it difficult for him to speak and to Orphans
What You can Do on World AIDS Day
Today is World AIDS Day. For many of us, AIDS can seem like a faraway thing. A huge issue, but not one that affects our day to day lives. But for the kids that live in many of our Kinship Projects, particularly the ones in Africa, HIV/AIDS is an incredibly big deal. It’s something that has the potential to derail their entire futures, and taint the rest of their lives. Some of the children in our Kinship Projects were born to parents who had HIV/AIDS, and because of this were born with it. Others became infected later in life, due Community, Orphans
Six Orphans Remind Us to Be Thankful EVERYDAY!
For an orphan, it is all about the little things. With Thanksgiving right around the corner, I asked Giovanni, our in-country leader in the Dominican Republic, to ask a couple of the children living in the Cayacoa Kinship Project a simple question, “What are you thankful for?” Don’t forget, he's asking this question to a group of children who have been rescued from the streets. Young girls and boys who have survived the horrors of human trafficking, child slavery, and abuse. They have lived through the worst situations and scenarios and yet, they remain thankful. These six orphans remind Orphans