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Did You Know that World Refugee Day is June 20th?
One day, out of 365, to remember and advocate for refugees around our world. But when you are a refugee, every day is world refugee day. This “r word” marks you forever, reminding you and everyone else that you are a person without a home and without a country. Your own people have betrayed each other and the life you always knew has crumbled around you. There are so many refugees in the world today that many have called it the biggest humanitarian crisis since World War II. And yet somehow it seems more distant than that, doesn’t it? But News
The Face of Drought: What Drought Really Looks Like
Pastor George from the Lodwar Kinship Project in northern Kenya holds up the bones of animals who succumbed to the desert conditions. Can you imagine? Looking at your weak, dehydrated child and telling her that you don’t have any more water for her. But you’re already weak yourself because you’ve been walking MILES in the hot sun to gather water and making sure she drank before you had any at all. When you read the word “drought,” what do you picture? In February 2017, Kenya declared their drought a national disaster. Rivers have dried up leaving no water for crops News
Eight-Year-Old in Coma Miraculously Recovers
After his accident, Tom couldn't do anything by himself anymore. He was in constant need of assistance. In March of 2017, Tom, an active, smart, and kind eight-year-old from the Geta Kinship in Kenya, was hit by a motorcycle and nearly died. While walking home one day, a trip he had made many times, a speeding motorbike ran right into Tom and knocked him off his feet, sending him crashing to the ground. Rushing him to the hospital, his caregivers were alarmed at his state. One commented that she was so upset to see him, a boy who could do everything Appreciation, Child Stories, Medical, News
How Does Your Favorite Charity Measure Up?
Have you ever used Charity Navigator to help inform your personal philanthropy? In fact, you may have even found Kinship United based on our Charity Navigator rating. We love the service that Charity Navigator provides to smart philanthropists, and we are immensely proud to say that Kinship United has once again received a four-star rating from Charity Navigator, "demonstrating strong financial health and commitment to accountability and transparency." We couldn’t have done it without you! Thank you for trusting us with your contributions and investments. You are the one who makes every rescue, hot meal, cup of clean water, and joyful Appreciation, News
Kinship Spotlight – How You Can Help Amazing Grace Kinship
Have you ever wondered what a Kinship Project looks like? Would you like to take a tour? The Amazing Grace Kinship Project in Kenya would love to show you around! Take a Tour of the Amazing Grace Kinship Project 28 orphans at Amazing Grace are thrilled to have a roof over their heads and a family to call their own. But there’s something they don’t have: you! Without Monthly Sponsors, Life is on Edge Right now, the orphans and widows at the Amazing Grace Kinship Project in Kenya are surviving on food reserves and emergency funds. By God’s grace, they Kinship
