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Christmas at “The Gathering Place” Ep 4: Samilin Williams at Las Palmas

Support the children of ICC! Click here: In this special Christmas episode of The Gathering Place, Rick Fleck interviews Samilin Willams of the Las Palmas Children’s Village. Samilin is the administrator of Las Palmas. In this interview she tells of how the children of Las Palmas celebrate Christmas. In this interview, she shares the story of a young girl who experienced a Christmas feast for the very first time. Although, “Christmas at the Gathering Place” Read more…

By International Children's Care, ago

Feliz Navidad!

Sandra, our director of children’s services in El Salvador, just wrote this update: “We are busily preparing and arranging things for Christmas, and the girls are enjoying doing the decorations with the guys. We will be getting together in the evenings before Christmas to sing carols, share reflections, and we will have a fire where we burn little thank-you notes, and do many other things. The presents are ready. We are just counting the days Read more…

By International Children's Care, ago
Joel Carpio, Director of Los Pinos Children's Village

Message of Thanks for Inspiring Hope During the Pandemic

A Message of Thankfulness From Los Pinos Director, Joel Carpio Joel Carpio is the Director of Los Pinos Children’s Village in Guatemala. Because of your help, the children remain safe during this pandemic. For that, Joel is thankful. He shares the following message. This year 2020 started like any year at Hogar Los Pinos as well as anywhere in the world. The children and young people prepared to start their classes and the adults to Read more…

By International Children's Care, ago
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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
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Dominican Republic: Fast Facts to Know and Share

Download these Fast Facts about the Dominican Republic in this two-page flyer by clicking the button. Thank you for making a difference in the lives of children! People of the Dominican Republic The racial composition of the republic is predominantly of mixed European and African ancestry. Today, there are few Amerindian people. This is because of disease, warfare, and the effects of forced labor shortly after the arrival of the first Europeans. Immigrants from all Read more…

By International Children's Care, ago
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The Gathering Place Ep 3: Rick Bowes at Las Palmas

In Episode 03 of The Gathering Place, Rick Bowes talks with Doug Congleton about his visit to the Las Palmas Children’s Village in the Dominican Republic. Support the children of ICC! Click here: Find out more about Las Palmas, the Children’s Village featured in this episode of The Gathering Place: In 1982, ICC established Hogar Campestre Adventista Las Palmas. ICC founders, Kenneth and Alcyon Fleck, continued to hear of the needs of at-risk children in Read more…

By International Children's Care, ago
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D.R. Congo: Fast Facts to Know and Share

Click the button to download a two-page flyer with Fast Facts about the D.R. Congo. Thank you for making a difference in the lives of children! Officially known as The Democratic Republic of the Congo. Over 20 African ethnic groups live here. The DRC encompasses 905,354 square miles. It is the third-largest country in Africa, yet has a coastline only 25 miles long. People of D.R. Congo The Bantu peoples constitute a large majority of Read more…

By International Children's Care, ago

Your Gift of Hope: Christmas Hope Matching Challenge

From now until December 31, your “extra gift” can provide a double blessing for children, thanks to the Christmas Hope Matching Challenge. What a year this has been! COVID-19, firestorms, hurricanes, civil and political agitation, and ongoing uncertainty about what the future holds. What the world needs now during this Christmas season is Hope. And where can hope be found? Rick Fleck, ICC president, recently shared that “In the chaos, the suffering, the ‘new normal’ Read more…

By International Children's Care, ago

Her Greatest Hope Realized: Mother Reunites with Children

Recently, a mother’s greatest hope came true when she reunited with her children at the Las Palmas Children’s Village. It all started four years ago. A young, single mother brought her four children to the Las Palmas Children’s Village. She was desperate! Her children were very small – the youngest about one-year old. The story tumbled out. A Matter of Survival The father of the children had abandoned them. He did not believe they were Read more…

By International Children's Care, ago

Lewis County Adventist School Embarks on a Virtual Mission Trip

Lewis County Adventist School is planning a 2020-2021 school-wide virtual “mission trip” to Central America after being inspired by ICC’s Week of Prayer.  From 1st grade to 10th grade–plus staff–ALL are going!   A Spirit of Service Coronavirus cannot stop this school’s spirit of service. During the Week of Prayer on November 2-6, students collected over 15 backpacks and supplies to donate to ICC’s children in need. Students also listened to character transforming stories from William Hurtado, Read more…

By International Children's Care, ago
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