Almost two decades ago a few good buddies and some neighbors from our church were sitting around talking about an investigative news story we’d all watched the day before. It focused on a UN study that said there were an estimated tens of millions of orphans around the world as a result of war, famine, […]
Now Available: 2017 Annual Ministry Report
“The least of these.” Jesus used that phrase, referring to the vulnerable. The hungry, the thirsty, the homeless, the imprisoned. Children, orphans, widows, are all exalted in God’s Kingdom, and Jesus calls us to give them extra love. With your gifts to Kinship United in 2017, you have exemplified God’s love and shown special care […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
