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Double Your Gift through the 2024 Christmas Hope Matching Challenge!

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 it weren’t for the prayers and support of ICC’s faithful family members like you. God’s work through you is saving and transforming the lives of Read more…

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More Than Just Education

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 provide primary health care. With the authorization and input of the parents, the nurse has created medical files for each student. Height and weight are Read more…

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Stretching the Impact of YOUR Support

“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 Que Pasa newsletter, the children are thriving under the care of loving house parents. You can be sure that your faithful support is helping to Read more…

By International Children's Care, ago

A Testimony of Praise, A Story of Grace

Once upon a time, in the heart of the lush South-Kivu region, nestled among rolling hills and whispering forests, there existed a haven called Patmos Village. It was not just a place; it was a sanctuary for the lost, the broken, and the abandoned. Here, the sun painted hope across the faces of orphaned children, and the wind carried their dreams to the heavens. Among these children was Grace, a girl whose life had been Read more…

By International Children's Care, ago

“2024 Summer of Care” Matching Challenge – A Letter from ICC President, Rick Fleck

Double YOUR gift today through the 2024 Summer of Care Matching Challenge “God sets the lonely in families…” Psalm 68:6 (NIV) Dear Friend, My warmest greetings to you. Today, I am reaching out with an important appeal that offers a tremendous opportunity to make a significant difference in the lives of the children we serve together. Our mission at International Children’s Care is to transform lives by offering love, protection, education, and healthcare to orphaned and Read more…

By International Children's Care, ago

My Mom and Mrs. McDonald

By Rick Bowes With each passing year it seems that memories of my mom don’t fade away, they actually become more vivid. She was born at the end of WWI, and when she was just 3 months old her father died. Though her mom, my grandmother, worked several jobs and tried her best, their life in rural Iowa was extremely hard. For years they lived together in dire poverty. The one bright spot as my Read more…

By International Children's Care, ago

You Serve Those Who Serve the Children

Editor’s note: Mothers and Fathers play a crucial role in the healthy development of ICC children. They are on the frontlines of this ministry tending to the physical, mental, social, and spiritual needs of the children.  Your support enables the house parents to serve the children effectively. Not only do you help make transformations possible in the lives of children, you also contribute to the health and well-being of ICC house parents. Following is an Read more…

By International Children's Care, ago

Paying Forward YOUR Support

Editor’s Note: You play a critical part in the life transformations that occur at ICC children’s villages around the world. In the following edited testimony, Patrick Kijana shares what it meant to him to grow up and eventually leave the Patmos children’s village. Thank you for your generous support of children like Patrick. When we arrived at Patmos, we were two brothers accompanied by another brother, a sister, and our uncle. We were still young Read more…

By International Children's Care, ago

More Than Notes and Melodies (Part 2)

Last month we featured El Oasis Children’s Village in Mexico and their thriving music program with the children. This month we focus on the wonderful music program at Las Palmas in the Dominican Republic.  Your support makes this program possible for the children!   The following is shared by Las Palmas Director Samilin Williams God created us in His image and likeness. And one of His attributes is the Great Artist. He is the one who filled Read more…

By International Children's Care, ago

More Than Notes and Melodies (Music Programs Provide Enrichment)

Music is celebrated for its ability to deeply touch our minds.  It serves as a kind of universal language that transcends barriers. At El Oasis Children’s Village, we celebrate the profound impact of music on the lives of our children. In our music program there and at Las Palmas Children’s Village in the Dominican Republic, our young learners find hope and healing as they learn music.   In September 2019, El Oasis started a program to Read more…

By International Children's Care, ago

Project Updates Around the World

Guatemala  A new year of classes has started at Los Pinos Children’s Village in the Peten region of Guatemala. The children on campus are joined by vulnerable children from three surrounding villages: La Paz, Vista Hermosa and El Milagro. The children from those villages are picked up by a van and brought to Los Pinos for a wonderful day of learning together. The teachers and staff at Los Pinos are happy to be a light Read more…

By International Children's Care, ago

A Heartfelt Thank You From Congo

Thanks to your kind generosity, Patmos children have a secure place in which to thrive and prepare themselves for the future. Recently, the children were able to participate in a special New Year’s Day celebration. Thank you for all you do for the children. They appreciate you! We are grateful that God worked through caring individuals like you to provide for the sustaining care of ICC children in the DR Congo last year. In fact, Read more…

By International Children's Care, ago

Celebrations and Home Renovations in Dominican

We have received this information from our Las Palmas project director, Samilin, and are including it as an edited excerpt. A special greeting to all ICC donors.  We are recounting God’s blessings in the year past.  The Administration of the Las Palmas Children’s Village would like to thank you for the selfless effort and love you have shown for children. We started 2023 with many expectations and challenges to meet, trusting that God would help Read more…

By International Children's Care, ago

The Certainty of Loving Care, Thanks to YOU!

A new year is beginning.  As we look back at 2023, we thank God for His blessings. He has worked through you in a special way to help children who have been orphaned, abandoned, or neglected.  Throughout last year the ICC family had many new children join us – some through tragedies, some through sickness. Some lost their parents through natural disasters, like in Congo.  It was amazing to see how God provided for these Read more…

By International Children's Care, ago

Activities and Achievements from ICC Villages

Activities and Achievements Los Pinos Children’s Village, Guatemala Your support helps children experience important milestones and achievements. Recently, seven children graduated from the Los Pinos primary school in Guatemala. Three of the children were from a nearby village. You may recall that earlier this year, the Los Pinos school welcomed several children from the surrounding area to join the school family. Because of their remote location and the extreme poverty of their families the children Read more…

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El Salvador: Fast Facts to Know and Share

Download these Fast Facts about El Salvador in this two-page flyer by clicking the button. Thank you for making a difference in the lives of children! People of El Salvador El Salvador has an ethnically homogeneous population. The intermarriage of Spanish settlers with the indigenous population of the region has resulted in almost nine-tenths of the population being mestizo (people of mixed Indian and European ancestry); the remainder consists of Indians, people of European ancestry, Read more…

By International Children's Care, ago

Young People Experience the Joy of Giving – Part 3

By Wendy Clark In the previous two issues of the Que Pasa, we told you about two generous young women, one who directed her birthday present money to ICC orphans and the other who collected toys and other items at school to be sent to children’s villages. This month we are highlighting the efforts of another young person to the cause. Owen Fleck, 16, is an enterprising young man. A few years ago, he decided Read more…

By International Children's Care, ago

Project Spotlight – Patmos Children’s Village, DR Congo – The Impact of Your Support

Thanks to your support, the Patmos Children’s Village continues to be a haven of refuge for orphan and vulnerable children in this war-torn country. The children are safe and continue to thrive thanks to the nurturing care they receive. This is made possible through the generosity of ICC family members like YOU! Though Conflict Rages, Children Continue to Live in Safety Since the beginning of 2025, M23 rebels have escalated their military actions in the Read more…

By International Children's Care, ago

The Immeasurable Impact of Your Support

Editor’s Note: Anuariate grew up in the Patmos Children’s Village in the D.R. Congo. Following is an edited excerpt of her testimony of God’s goodness and your support. In 2002, when I was just a child, I arrived at Patmos Village. Despite my young age, I vividly recall the warm welcome I received. Upon my arrival, I met Mama Carine, the head mother and supervisor. Accompanied by my stepmother, I entered her office. My feet Read more…

By International Children's Care, ago

Young People Experience the Joy of Giving – Part 2

By Wendy Clark Last month we told the story of a young person who decided to give her birthday money as a donation to ICC to help build a home for kids in the Congo. This month we are highlighting another young donor who cares about orphans. Kalea Nielsen, 13, is a student leader at Skagit Adventist Academy. Over the last couple of years, she has experienced what it means to give through service to Read more…

By International Children's Care, ago

Project Spotlight – Las Palmas, Dominican Republic – The Impact of Your Support

Thanks to your support, Las Palmas Children’s Village is a thriving campus filled with happy and energetic children and youth. Their lives give testimony to God’s blessing and the impact of your support! Week of Prayer Blesses the Las Palmas Children – Two are Baptized In the month of November, the first Week of Prayer at the beginning of the school year takes place. The district pastor was working with a group of young missionaries Read more…

By International Children's Care, ago

A Life Full of Music, Thanks to YOU!

Your prayers are needed so Misael can realize his dream. Misael arrived at Las Palmas in 2013. He was full of life and had a contagious smile. He recounts that when he arrived at Las Palmas, he was very happy for the opportunity to develop himself. He did not feel sad and overwhelmed at being without his biological family, as the many activities filled his time. It’s support from ICC family members like you that Read more…

By International Children's Care, ago

Young People Experience the Joy of Giving

By Wendy Clark Our wonderful donors often amaze and inspire us. Sometimes, these supporters are young people who want to make a difference in the lives of orphans, thinking about others rather than themselves. One such donor, Emily Will, age 11, has a heart for others in need. Earlier this year, Emily’s parents sat down with her and her brother Peter to discuss ways to make birthdays less about themselves and more about gratitude and Read more…

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Project Spotlight – Los Pinos, Guatemala – The Impact of Your Support

ICC donors like you have provided for the loving care of orphan and vulnerable children for over four decades! Children who came to Los Pinos as babies or toddlers have grown up and have children of their own. Some are nearing the age of being grandparents! The years have flown by as attested by the fact that last October the Los Pinos family celebrated their 45th anniversary! Hundreds of kids have been blessed to call Read more…

By International Children's Care, ago

Testimony of a Rescued Life – Thanks to YOU!

Editor’s note: Following is an edited excerpt from a testimony by Heber López, one of ICC’s young adult children in Guatemala. Thank you for what you continue to do to transform the lives of orphan and vulnerable children! My name is Heber López. My life has been a journey full of challenges, but also of miracles and opportunities. From the moment I was born, everything seemed to go against what one would expect for a Read more…

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