At the end of the third day of the Shoes for Orphan Souls trip to Guatemala, a group of teenage boys with special needs came to get their new shoes. At this point we had put hundreds of shoes on kids’ feet, so the washing part had become a little more routine to me.
As I [...]
Each of us has special gifts that make us unique children of God. As an organization, we are made up of talented people: some creative, others organized and many great communicators. We have all wished we could be better at something, worked hard to improve and yet always seemed to come up short.
In the book, [...]
I’ve never been taught so much by someone who said not a single word.
Joshua is 17 months old and has been a part of our family here in St. Louis for 11 weeks, and I have such a pain in my heart.
I’m not talking of the pain in the foster parents’ eyes when they said [...]
Last month in the Mission Center a mom with five children, the oldest being 14, came needing assistance. She seemed very upset, and as I was walking her though the center to get her clothes she began sharing her story with me.
A few days before Thanksgiving, her 14-year-old daughter told her she was pregnant. She [...]
