Widows know the pain of tremendous loss. Death completely shatters the life they once knew, and they’re left alone to pick up the pieces. But sometimes they use that pain and suffering as a catalyst for ambition. One woman in the Emmanuel Kinship Project community in Kenya did just that. She found herself widowed with four […]
Hopeless in Paradise – Murder, Disease, and Teenage Pregnancy
Gloria is a widow, a mother of five, and is crippled by a mystery illness. She has an untreated condition that leaves her in constant pain. She’s gnarled by sickness and broken-hearted over the unavenged murder of her husband. And the worst part is that within her remote Honduran village, there’s no hope for her. […]
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 […]
This Widow’s Powerful Faith in God is Transforming Her Village
Taking care of orphans and widows includes caring for them spiritually. In Cambodia orphans and widows are overlooked because of the Buddhist belief that what happens to a person in this life is based off how they lived in a past life. But Christianity teaches pure religion is to “look after orphans and widows in […]
How to Protect Highly Vulnerable Children
One of the best ways to protect highly vulnerable children is by keeping families together. It’s common knowledge that children need families. Even though we know this, sometimes families break apart, and a lot of the time it’s not their fault. Marriage and raising children are both difficult to do alone – you need people […]
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