Twelve years ago, I arrived for my first day as a caregiver in an orphanage in Kirov, Russia. I remember seeing sweet little faces; all with the same expression of longing and desperation for love and acceptance.
From a distance they looked like any other children. But up close the expressions in their eyes were not [...]
There are photos on my desk of children waiting for a forever family. I look into the eyes of these children and each one has a story behind them, a life of loss, heartbreak and yet hope and a dream for a future with a loving and stable forever family.
These are children that when you ask [...]
As I teach women through our Christian Women’s Job Corps
program, I am reminded of an analogy that I have used that has to do with parrots and eagles.
Let’s consider parrots. Their external characteristics are beautiful: brightly colored, soft bellied, big beaks and little heads. They can repeat words and are content with eating the same [...]
Several months ago, the Rio Grande Children’s Home got a beautiful surprise. Â
Lydia Orr, a junior at Sharyland High School, decided to bless the RGCH Children. Â
“This year, for my 16th birthday instead of gifts for myself I asked my guests to bring items such as school supplies for the Rio Grande Children’s Home,” Lydia said. “I [...]
