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…
Enrique’s Tribute to Your Support! There’s nothing quite like the powerful testimonies of orphan children’s lives being transformed. Testimonies from Udai and others are examples of the Good Work you have done on their behalf. We are pleased to bring stories like this to you as part of a quarterly Read more…
Years ago, ICC supporters, Hal and Jackie Williams, made the noble decision to allocate part of their estate to help ICC orphans. At retirement, they sold their physical therapy business after building it for 30 years and were shocked to find out the government would take 47% of the selling Read more…
Year two of the community education program at Los Pinos is well under way. And this year’s program is having an even greater impact on the lives of the children attending. As part of the services provided, the Los Pinos nurse works in cooperation with the local health clinic to Read more…
“Why try to explain miracles to your children when you can have them plant a garden.” -Janet Kilburn Phillips Your support of the El Oasis Children’s Village in Mexico is having a tremendous impact on the lives of the children there. As I shared in the May edition of the Read more…
