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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Dear Friend of the Children, God continues to bless “His Kids” through your kind and generous support. Before I share a holiday update, I’m excited to tell you that some of our dedicated family members have offered a special matching challenge. From now until December 31, your gift can be doubled to provide even more of a blessing for the children. Please take advantage of this opportunity, and thank you for all you continue to Read more…
Jennifer Turk, a mother with a compassionate heart and a close friend of Lucas’ family, caught wind of Lucas’ wish and envisioned a way for Lucas to bless others. She knew that Lucas loves legos. Why not use that love to put Legos into the hands of orphaned children, many who have never held Legos before? And that is exactly what Jennifer worked towards. Jennifer contacted William Hurtado, an International Children’s Care staff member, and Read more…
On August 27, 2018, Lucas Nelson heard the worst news of his life. At 13 years old, Lucas was diagnosed with a cancer of the worst kind–Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Lucas was supposed to play freely as a child; but now he had fevers, easy bruising, abnormal weight loss, and cancerous blood cells growing inside his body. He would need to undergo chemotherapy that would cause his hair to fall out and his weeks to be Read more…
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