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Why Orphans and Widows Need Each Other: a Firsthand Account
You know those “ah-ha” moments that change your life forever? In an instant, you realize your whole future is laid out in front of you. I experienced a moment like that years ago which remains just as fresh in my memory as the day it happened. Picture a hot, tropical afternoon in one of the first Kinship Projects. The air was humid and heavy. It seemed like the sky would explode with rain any second. I stood on the cool tile inside the church and watched a young girl approach the doorway. She was around eight years old and stood silently Orphans and Widows
Disaster Strikes Pakistan and Uganda
On New Year's Eve, the ministry bus in Uganda crashed, leaving several injured. Days before Christmas, terrorists bombed a Christian church in Pakistan. Nine died – children, mothers, fathers - and dozens more were seriously injured. On New Year’s Eve, the ministry bus in Uganda crashed. A few passengers – thankfully no children – were critically injured, and the vehicle was totaled. You’ve been with us through so many tragedies, from the horrifying tsunami in 2004 (one Kinship in Indonesia has been a home to many orphans who lost their parents that day) to terrorist attacks and last year’s famines Newsletter
How One Incredible Supporter Changed Everything for Amazing Grace
Have you ever thought, “Will my gift change anything?” before donating to Kinship United? We’re here to tell you YES, a thousand times yes! And to show you, we’d like to tell you about one incredible person who just changed EVERYTHING for the orphans and widows at the Amazing Grace Kinship in Kenya. Before: The kids at Amazing Grace Kinship were in desperate need of new mattresses. We shared Amazing Grace’s desperate situation with you earlier in the year (read story here). They were relying on emergency funds to get by, and they struggled to deal with extensive wear and Appreciation
Know What We’re Most Thankful For? YOU!
We’re thankful for you every day, because you make the every-day things possible. You’re caring for orphans and widows 24/7 – giving a child a steaming bowl of rice and beans, tucking them in for a good night’s sleep in a cozy bed, and everything that goes along with raising a child. You're on the Front Lines Many of you go above and beyond, helping when the clock is ticking and time is running out. You’ve shipped food to areas ransacked by famine. You’ve kept children in school when they were falling through the cracks and at risk of expulsion. Appreciation
Celebrate World Food Day with a Kinship Success Story
Guess what – today is World Food Day, and you’ve been working hard to end world hunger! Don’t believe me? Keep reading to see what you’ve already done to help a community in dire need by supporting a special young man and his Kinship! When you support a Kinship and take care of the children’s basic needs, you give them the opportunity to focus on what they’re passionate about and develop ways to achieve their dreams. And that’s exactly what you did for Henry Rajab, a young farmer from Kenya. Rajab came to the Ephraim Kinship as an orphan. From Child Stories
