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A Boy Named Hope: How Your Gifts Rebuilt this Family
Who doesn’t love a chance to get a fresh start? It’s certainly something that Ssubi and his family know well. You can see young Ssubi standing with his mother and brother here; he’s the one in the striped shirt. Ssubi – which means “hope” in the Luganda language – was born into hopeless surroundings. His father was an alcoholic, and his mother couldn’t support their growing boys on her own. Why then name your child “Hope”? Ssubi’s mother put her faith in Christ and realized there was a lot to be hopeful for. She became involved in the church and Appreciation
Caring for Widows: Lonely Woman Finds New Purpose as a Caregiver
One of the things that makes Kinship United so unique is our model. In a Kinship Project, widows and orphans find a home together, under the same roof where a church congregation worships. Widows serve as loving caregivers for the children, and the orphans give the women a fresh purpose in life. Margret is a caregiver at the Buloba Kinship Project in Uganda, and she feels blessed and rejuvenated at this opportunity. After living alone for the last 20 years, searching for a family and for significance, she finally has children to love and to raise. Margret wasn’t always alone Caregivers
Investing in a Top Rated Charity: How You Can Review Our Accountability
It’s officially the month of love, and we want to show some love to one of the most important members of our organization…YOU! Your gifts save tens of thousands of lives a year, and you’ve made a smart decision to invest your philanthropy in a top rated charity you can trust…but you probably knew that already! Upholding your confidence in your donation is one of our top priorities. And we’re passionate about our responsibility to steward your gifts so you can have the biggest Kingdom impact. You can always find our most up-to-date financial information on our Financial Integrity webpage. Appreciation
Domestic Abuse: the Dark Side of Orphanhood
Losing your parents as a small child is a nightmare. Your whole world centers around the two people who love you more than anyone else, when suddenly, they’re gone. Without their parents, a child suddenly becomes a burden to neighbors and relatives, seen as someone to be exploited. And so, the abuse begins. Seven-year-old Sheila Parents Younger Sister Do you know any seven-year-olds? Could you imagine him or her as an orphan who is now in charge of a younger sibling? Sheila, a seven-year-old in Uganda, doesn’t know how to read yet because she can’t go to school. She has Newsletter, Orphan Rescue
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
