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Los Pinos Children’s Village History

Guatemala – Los Pinos, The First ICC Children’s Village Knock in the Night – An ICC Child’s Story The normal nighttime routine at the International Children’s Care (ICC) receiving center in Guatemala was suddenly disturbed several years ago by a policeman who came to the front entrance. When the director opened the door she saw the officer in uniform carrying a small child, approximately one year old. The story soon unfolded. “He was found wandering Read more…

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Hogar Escuela Adventista History

El Salvador – Hogar Escuela Adventista A group of children surrounded a little girl who was crying on the roadway just outside the playground. One of the staff members from Hogar Escuela Adventista children’s village was passing by and decided to investigate. With a closer look he saw the little girl. Blood was oozing from a wound on her head. He leaned down and asked her, “Que pasa? What happened? When she saw she was Read more…

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Romania Children’s Village History

Romania Children’s Village The noise is at a dull roar as people mull around rushing to catch the right train to their destination. Venders selling their wares patiently wait as harried people try to catch a bite to eat or that last minute item forgotten as they rushed out the door earlier that day. People push and shove trying to catch a glimpse of the board that shows the arrival and departure times of all Read more…

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DEWS Sweet Home History

DEWS Sweet Home Ekata, Maina and Kshama * are three little girls in India. Their lives were haunted with serious trouble in the home. Perhaps because of poverty, their father and mother had terrible battles between them. In his desperation one day, their father poured kerosene on himself and lit a fire. He was badly burned, and even though he was taken to a hospital, he didn’t survive. The mother left the girls alone in Read more…

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Zambia Children’s Home History

Zambia Children’s Home At one time, ICC had begun the development of a full scale project for orphaned and abandoned children in the area of Mupapa, Zambia. Homes were under construction and ICC had taken in over 10 children who needed care. However, due to problems with squatters, land rights and an outbreak of Malaria, it was decided that in the best interest of the children, they should be relocated to a rented home in Read more…

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Ghana Children’s Home History

Children’s Home – Ghana On December 4, 1998, Michael Nyarko-Bassi contacted ICC requesting help to sponsor an orphan boy in Ghana who needed help with his education and basic needs in life. Michael had been working with ADRA/Ghana for some time and had developed a real interest in helping orphaned and deprived children in his area. He saw the needs and responded by personally helping four children with their educational or vocational training needs. One Read more…

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Patmos Children’s Village History

Patmos Island Children’s Village – Democratic Republic of Congo What would cause a mother, clutching her small baby, to quietly creep into the dark night, find a secluded spot, release her grasp on the baby and place it all alone on the cold ground before slipping away? One can only imagine the desperate circumstances such a mother faced as she abandoned her child within a few feet of one of ICC’s children’s homes in the Read more…

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Las Palmas History

Hogar Campestre Adventista “Las Palmas” At the age of a year and a half, little Julio* was in desperate trouble. His father had just died in an automobile accident, but that may have actually saved his life, for at his father’s funeral it was discovered that Julio was suffering from severe malnutrition. It was later discovered that after his mother had given birth to another child, she had abandoned Julio leaving him sorely neglected. The Read more…

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Colombia Children’s Home History

Child of Bethlehem Refuge – Colombia As difficult as it is for two parents to raise six children in a poor country, imagine the extreme challenges experienced by such a family when one parent leaves to find work in another country and never returns. This is what happened to the Lopez* family when the father, unable to adequately provide support for his family, left Colombia for Venezuela to find work. He was never heard from Read more…

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El Oasis History

El Oasis Children’s Village – Mexico A very pregnant young woman was working in the field with other farm laborers in Mexico. She knew her baby was due soon, but she had talked to no one about it. Her supervisor only knew her name, and the girl avoided contact with any of the other workers. No one knew of the terrible struggle going on in her mind. It was unbelievable that she had come this Read more…

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