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A Q & A with ICC President, Rick Fleck

Q: What types of things do you see project administrators and house parents dealing with that ICC family members may not be aware of? A: It’s likely that most ICC family members would not be aware of the scope or complexity of ICC administrators’ dealings with governments. This includes the rules and constant inspections as part of their oversight. This often causes interference with the operation of the children’s village because government officials aren’t used Read more…

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You Provide a “Place to Call Home”

Update in Pictures from India (Faces have been blurred in online version to protect identity of the children) Editor’s Note: These pictures tell the story of how your support is having a tremendous impact on the lives of children at ICC’s Sweet Children’s Village in India. You are providing not only a place for basic needs to be supplied, but you are also providing “a place to call home.” Thank you for all you do Read more…

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Learning to Fly, Thanks to You! – Nathalie’s Testimony, part 1

Editor’s Note: You may recall reading in the September Que Pasa a feature about the 40th anniversary of ICC’s Las Palmas Children’s Village in the Dominican Republic. The impact of your support goes on and on in the lives of current children as well as those who have become independent. Following is part one of an edited excerpt of a testimony from Nathalie, one of ICC’s grown children. Before my mother died, she asked a Read more…

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Prepare to Take Care of Those You Love During National Estate Planning Awareness Week

“Planning is how you prepare to take care of what matters.” October 20-26 is National Estate Planning Awareness Week—a great time to start thinking about planning for the future.  We all know that planning can be tough, especially for things that seem far off. It’s easy to push off making an estate plan, but here’s a way to look at it: planning is how you prepare to take care of what matters. It’s about organizing Read more…

By International Children's Care, ago

Your Gifts Built Two New Homes for Orphaned Children at Patmos

When Patmos Children’s Village received 48 new orphans last year, there was little room for them. They had to squeeze into houses already full of other children. They had to share a bed sometimes between three or four other children. But supporters like you rallied and sent funds to build two new children’s homes in record time. Most of the children and new house parents have moved into those facilities and are thriving there. Our Read more…

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A Personal Note from Rick Fleck- Forty Years of Blessing Orphan Children in the Dominican Republic

What a beautiful time it was for Sharon and me to celebrate the 40th anniversary of when the Las Palmas children’s village was established in 1984. The celebrations had been advertised on the radio all over the country, and the whole campus was buzzing with activity for weeks ahead of time. They painted, cleaned and scrubbed, and they found donors in the Dominican Republic and the USA to help them with the expenses. They had Read more…

By International Children's Care, ago

Thank You for Helping to Give Children an “Encounter with Jesus.”

The Los Pinos Children’s village participated in a special week of spiritual emphasis recently. During the first period of the school day, the primary students enjoyed an “Encounter with Jesus” through Bible stories presented to them. In the evenings, the Los Pinos families as well as community students and their parents gathered in the church for a special program titled “God First.” The central message was to experience the blessing of giving our Heavenly Father Read more…

By International Children's Care, ago

Udai Continues to “Pay Forward” Your Support

Editor’s Note:  Udai Valluri is one of ICC’s grown children from the Sweet Home Children’s Village in India. He is talented and caring. And though he could be making a much higher wage working elsewhere, Udai is serving as a key administrator and mentor to the children at Sweet Home. The following is an edited excerpt from a testimony that Udai wrote. May you enjoy it and realize the important role you have in transforming Read more…

By International Children's Care, ago

Good Work You Have Done!

Enrique’s Tribute to Your Support! There’s nothing quite like the powerful testimonies of orphan children’s lives being transformed. Testimonies from Udai and others are examples of the Good Work you have done on their behalf. We are pleased to bring stories like this to you as part of a quarterly video series. Visit https://vimeo.com/957417407 to view the latest video that shares the testimony of Enrique who grew up at the El Oasis Children’s Village in Read more…

By International Children's Care, ago

August is Make-A-Will-Month: Is Yours Up To Date?

Years ago, ICC supporters, Hal and Jackie Williams, made the noble decision to allocate part of their estate to help ICC orphans.   At retirement, they sold their physical therapy business after building it for 30 years and were shocked to find out the government would take 47% of the selling price.  When they discovered they could set up a trust from the proceeds and direct it towards a charitable cause, it was an easy decision. Read more…

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