December 1, 2024 Dear Friend of the Children, Christmas is a time of reflection. And as I reflect upon the year that is past, I am grateful for God’s providential leading of ICC’s ministry for orphan and vulnerable children. I am also aware of the impossibility of this mission if Read more…
Editor’s Note: Last month, we shared the first part of Nathalie’s testimony which included her arriving at Las Palmas at the request of her dying mother. Nathalie grew up within a loving home at Las Palmas and learned to be responsible at an early age. She also learned “that your Read more…
Q: What types of things do you see project administrators and house parents dealing with that ICC family members may not be aware of? A: It’s likely that most ICC family members would not be aware of the scope or complexity of ICC administrators’ dealings with governments. This includes the Read more…
Update in Pictures from India (Faces have been blurred in online version to protect identity of the children) Editor’s Note: These pictures tell the story of how your support is having a tremendous impact on the lives of children at ICC’s Sweet Children’s Village in India. You are providing not Read more…
Editor’s Note: You may recall reading in the September Que Pasa a feature about the 40th anniversary of ICC’s Las Palmas Children’s Village in the Dominican Republic. The impact of your support goes on and on in the lives of current children as well as those who have become independent. Read more…
“Planning is how you prepare to take care of what matters.” October 20-26 is National Estate Planning Awareness Week—a great time to start thinking about planning for the future. We all know that planning can be tough, especially for things that seem far off. It’s easy to push off making Read more…
When Patmos Children’s Village received 48 new orphans last year, there was little room for them. They had to squeeze into houses already full of other children. They had to share a bed sometimes between three or four other children. But supporters like you rallied and sent funds to build Read more…
What a beautiful time it was for Sharon and me to celebrate the 40th anniversary of when the Las Palmas children’s village was established in 1984. The celebrations had been advertised on the radio all over the country, and the whole campus was buzzing with activity for weeks ahead of Read more…
The Los Pinos Children’s village participated in a special week of spiritual emphasis recently. During the first period of the school day, the primary students enjoyed an “Encounter with Jesus” through Bible stories presented to them. In the evenings, the Los Pinos families as well as community students and their Read more…
Editor’s Note: Udai Valluri is one of ICC’s grown children from the Sweet Home Children’s Village in India. He is talented and caring. And though he could be making a much higher wage working elsewhere, Udai is serving as a key administrator and mentor to the children at Sweet Home. Read more…
