Sarah House - Recife, Brazil

Sarah’s House – Recife, Brazil

Imagine living in extreme poverty in slums, not only do you live in horrible conditions you are also driven out of your home from extreme poverty, abuse or rejection. You find a new family on the streets, no responsibility, all the freedom you feel that you need. While on the surface it seems better, you never know when you might

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children from formando vidas

Formando Vidas

Mission Formando Vidas (spanish for Shaping Lives) is a transformative initiative located in the Santo Domingo neighborhood of Bogotá, Colombia. It is dedicated to providing a safe and nurturing environment for children and adolescents living in extreme poverty. The project integrates education, vocational training, spiritual growth, and community outreach to break cycles of poverty, neglect, and abuse.  Programs and Activities Education

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Hope House Recife Brazil

Hope House

Mission For over 30 years, Hope House provided a safe and nurturing home for children at risk, offering them protection, education, and the love of a family. As the children have grown up and moved into independent lives, Hope House has transitioned its focus back to prevention and street outreach, working to reach vulnerable children before they are forced onto

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She was a gang leader at age 9

Claudia’s* mother died when she was just five years old. Her father informed her that she really didn’t need a mother, and was going to be fine without one. Since her dad was an alcoholic, Claudia began a journey into a life of neglect, and became very hard and very tough. She is a natural leader, and became a gang

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Colombia Journey

We arrived in Columbia Sunday afternoon.  It was a beautiful sunny day, but very chilly. Even though Bogota is in the tropics, it is at an altitude of 8700 feet, which makes it very cool much of the year. What a delight to see Steve Bartel greet us as we came out of customs. He took us right away to the Bogota

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