Healing Their Wounds
July 3, 2024
Little Anjana was just three years old when her father died. By age five, she had already endured a lifetime’s worth of beatings from the man who took his place. At Jyoti Snehalaya (“House of Love”), she rediscovered her childhood—and reclaimed her future. Jyoti Snehalaya, a long-term...
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Overcoming Humanitarian Crises
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Our Summer Missionary Cooperative Program is Back!
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New Community, New Opportunities
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Your Kindness, Multiplied
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Their City—and Spirits—Will Never Break
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New Computers, New Skills for At-Risk Students
May 6, 2024Much like their peers here in the United States, youth across Argentina are eager to learn relevant, cutting-edge skills that will help them succeed in the classroom, further their education, and build rewarding careers. Yet poverty and a lack of resources often derail those dreams. Kind friends...
Quenching Thirst and Delivering Dignity
April 3, 2024Clean water. In a world where impoverished communities desperately lack it, it’s one of the simplest ways to deliver dignity. In Lagos, Nigeria, a brand-new well is doing just that, thanks to the generosity of our compassionate donors. Here, as many as 100,000 youth live on the streets … a...