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Meet Innocent
Innocent Innocent is a 14-year-old boy who has never met his parents. His mother died during childbirth, and his father was killed by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). When Innocent was born he was given to his blind grandfather who would become his primary caretaker, until he was killed too. While Innocent was still a young boy the rebels came and raided his village. During the raid the rebels killed the elderly, raped women and took young men and children forcing them to become child soldiers. Innocent’s grandfather was killed during this raid leaving Innocent alone and in danger of Child Stories
Understanding Kinship with the Heart
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
Siblings put to Work Keeping Watch for Monkeys – Now Rescued!
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
Where Do They Come From?
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
Charity and Philanthropy: Do You Know the Difference?
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
