A Message From An ICC Pastor This is a new feature. It will be an ongoing column written by pastors and chaplains from the ICC family around the world. By William Hurtado 2022 came with Omicron, affecting a major part of the global population. Several of us at the ICC office got COVID this year. ICC’s children and staff around the world got it too. Thankfully, everyone afflicted with the Omicron variant recovered. Did you Read more…
Last September, we shared with you the story of Cinthia, one of ICC’s children from the El Oasis Children’s Village in Mexico. At the time, Cinthia had completed her training to become a dentist and was anticipating returning to serve the people in the valley she had called home for many years. She had received a job offer to work at the Adventist clinic that was opening a new dental area. On December 3, Cinthia Read more…
A Personal Reflection From A Supporter Of The Children Editor’s Note: One of our ICC family members wrote the following account of his own childhood experience. Though he wishes to remain anonymous, he does attest to the impact your support can have on the life of an orphan child. I’ve lived in Europe and Asia and have visited nearly 30 countries. As I recall some of my visits, I am reminded of a time when Read more…
ICC Nicaragua’s Vamos a Estudiar program benefits local families Editor‘s Note — Even though ICC’s children’s village in Nicaragua has suspended operations because of government policies, our directors, Felix and Angelica, continue to do great work within the local community. Here is an edited excerpt from an update we received recently… Dear friends of International Children’s Care, we want to tell you how wonderful has been the providence and care of our Creator for our Read more…
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from India According to Udai Valluri, DEWS Sweet Home business manager, Christmas is the best day of the year “because all the DEWS Sweet Home family gathers. Spending Christmas with my family in Sweet Home is very important to me. We spend the day preparing a big Christmas lunch/dinner, with all the trimmings. The children love to see each other. They spend the day playing games and sharing Read more…
by Rick Fleck — ICC President We may get discouraged when certain things happen within the ICC family. A child rebels. An employee misbehaves. Not enough money. Is God still with us? Are we making a difference? Encouragement came to me in the form of words of love and gratitude from those we are trying to help. Young people reached out to us recently to wish us well, to thank us, to express their love for us Read more…
Please join our Week of Prayer for “His Kids” “Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed.” Psalm 82:3 Join us Monday – Friday, JAN 24–28, at 9:00 A.M. PST. Login @ ZOOM.us. The meeting ID is: 957 814 8727. The Password is: Prayer. Prayer support for the children of ICC is vital to their growth and holistic development. You have an opportunity to join other ICC family Read more…
Read stories and updates from the 2022 Que Pasa Newsletters. This is what your prayers and gifts are accomplishing!
At the Las Palmas Children’s Village in the Dominican Republic, caring for the children goes beyond basic essentials such as providing food, clothing, shelter, medical attention, and education. It includes something quite important to the well-being of a growing child. What is it? The opportunity to participate in making music! For several years, one of Las Palmas’ most unsung heroes of the children is José Ramón Rojas, nicknamed “Job” after the Bible story. Job is Read more…
We often write about children whose lives have been transformed as a result of your support. A wonderful example of this is seen in the life of Udai, our business manager at the DEWS Sweet Home Children’s Village in India. Udai grew up at Sweet Home, and after completing his degree in Business Administration he returned to Sweet Home to serve his younger brothers and sisters. When the campus administrator became ill and had to Read more…
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