Answer to the “Un-Prayed Prayer” – Written By Bambi Perrin, ICC Public Relations Associate Before they call, I will answer; while they are still speaking, I will hear.” Isaiah 65:24 NIV What an amazing Bible promise, and one we tend to push to the back of our minds. How many times has God answered prayer before we even thought to call out? Or, how often has God used us to be the answer to someone Read more…
Your support is helping to make dramatic transformations in the lives of children at the Patmos village in the D.R. Congo. Most of these children were robbed of their biological families through war, disease, or other tragedies. They are in need of a new home and family. That was the situation of five siblings that recently became a part of our ICC family in Congo. Five Little Ones Coming Home Their mother died of Malaria. Read more…
Updates Around the World From Your ICC Family Here are just a few exciting updates from our family around the world. Because of your support, ICC children celebrate the exciting changes and growths taking place. Welcome ICC Japan! Please join us in welcoming a new partner office to the ICC Family! Pastor Seonjae Sung, with his wife, Jin Wah Park, will lead ICC Japan in new fundraising efforts. As a result, it will be a Read more…
We are mourning the loss of one of the house fathers in the DEWS Sweet Home village in India. Mattai passed away last week; he recently contracted COVID-19, and he had other complicating factors. His condition with COVID-19 seemed to improve, and then he suffered what appeared to be a heart attack. Pastor Mattai and his wife have been house parents at Sweet home for almost 9 years. He was dearly loved by the DEWS Read more…
The Gathering Place, Episode 1. In this edition of The Gathering Place, we interview Ricardo Medina. Ricardo grew up at the El Oasis Children’s Village in Baja, Mexico. As a result of your support, Ricardo graduated from medical school in Spring 2020. He graduated as a dental surgeon. Read more about Ricardo’s Story here. The Gathering Place is a new monthly series. It will provide additional details of stories that are featured in the Que Read more…
A Child of War Georime never knew her parents. They died in a rebel insurgence when she was only six-months old. During the 1990s and early 2000s, war tormented the Democratic Republic of Congo. Many children received an inheritance of trauma from the ongoing insurgent warfare. Georime felt this trauma deeply. She longed for what she had never known: a family. She longed for love that can only come from the heart of a mother. Read more…
Can you remember… The scent of a freshly sharpened pencil, The kaleidoscope of colors in a big box of 64 crayons, The glossy feel of a textbook cover as you opened it the first time, The distinct sound made when you clicked open your three-ring notebook to insert paper? There’s nothing quite like the sights, sounds, smells, and sensations of the first day of school for ICC children. And, being dressed appropriately in a clean, Read more…
Stephen was born in a village with little educational opportunities in Ghana. His father repaired roofing to provide for the family. His mother stayed home to care for her five children. Then, all too quickly, life for Stephen dramatically changed. There was a faulty board in the roof rafters where Stephen’s father was working. He fell through the roof and died. Three months later, Stephen’s mother died of typhoid fever. This left the children all Read more…
Just before Christmas in 1997 Mexican authorities decided to close two deteriorating orphanages. Twenty-four orphan children needed a place to live and we were asked to take the children. Even though the El Oasis Children’s village was not completed, ICC administrator’s decided to welcome them into the ICC family. What a scene it was when the large bus rolled onto the El Oasis campus and the children disembarked. They were wide-eyed and filled with wonder Read more…
Carson’s Inspiring Story of Giving it All On Friday, June 12, an ICC office worker opened an envelope sent in by a donor and found a check for $15.60. Along with the check, the envelope contained the following brief explanation. “My seven-year-old son, Carson, read your newsletter before I could get to it. He emptied his piggy bank, donated the money he had earned by filling buckets with rocks, and then convinced his three-year old Read more…
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