Stories
Jonah’s Escape: From Captivity to Redemption
“There was so much blood. My heart cried out for him, but I kept it inside. I lost all my good memories and only saw the madness around me. After 2 years, wounded and not healing… a soldier let him go. “I wanted to get as far away as possible… everywhere I went,…
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Meet Blessing — DR Congo When I was 14 years old, I was taken by a Congolese rebel army. With the rebel army, we lived outside of God’s will. That is to say, I didn’t want to live — I had no peace in my mind, and I was without hope to ever see…
Read MorePrayer Updates — February 2018
Congo (DRC) Pray for a 13-year-old boy, Bisimwa, to be healed of a brain tumor Yesterday, Bisimwa underwent his third brain surgery and is currently in the ICU. Pray that this sweet boy is able to begin breathing on his own again, regains consciousness and all bodily function. Pray also for wisdom for his doctors,…
Read MoreWill You Be My Valentine?
Gladys’ Story Heart of gold, helper, future teacher… Gladys’ mother was captured and killed by LRA rebels. After her father remarried, Gladys was treated like a maid and later pushed out of her home. Gladys is met with anxiety when it comes to school. She often has to miss entire terms at school due to…
Read MoreJanet’s Story of Peace
A journey of peace When Janet was just 15-years-old, she was abducted and forced to be a sex-slave and “wife” to Joseph Kony, the leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). Enslaved for eight years, she bore two children to Kony before escaping in 2005. After breaking free, Janet transitioned from captivity through a care…
Read MoreThe future is brighter because of you!
from child survivors of war to future leaders for peace Because of you, in 2017… 1,600+ children healing their wounds — being restored and empowered through art therapy, trauma counseling, discipleship, peace-building, and leadership development 678 youth being educated — equipping and preparing each to pursue their dreams and serve as respected leaders in their communities 36 program graduates…
Read MoreHarriet’s Journey
Harriet’s Journey To Hope & Wholeness In a single day, Harriet lost everything. She was a young girl when the LRA (rebellion army) brutally killed her father — abducting her mother and siblings. Three long weeks later, Harriet’s mother returned to their village, but she was not the same. Her mother, Grace, was psychologically and physically…
Read More? Celebrating 170 new beginnings
170 child survivors will have the care they need to go from surviving to thriving! Because you responded with compassion & generosity… 170 child survivors of war will have the care they need to heal the wounds of trauma & journey towards restoration & hope! Thank you for showing up on #GivingTuesday — giving back so…
Read MoreLeah’s Story
Orphaned by War… but Full of Hope At 3 years old, Leah and her three sisters were orphaned when the Lord’s Resistance Army brutally attacked their family outside their village in northern Uganda. The rebels made the sisters watch as their parents and baby sister were murdered. Defend the cause of the fatherless.” – Isaiah 1:17…
Read MoreParticipate in Orphan Awareness Month
Join us in prayer this month Did you know November is Orphan Awareness Month? As followers of Christ – we’re a people called to defend the fatherless, to care for the child that has no family, and visit orphans in their distress. This November, Christians across the globe are setting aside time specifically to pray for…
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