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Inspiring Street Children

Radically Changed This is the remarkable story of countless street children whose lives are radically changed because of the House of Hope in Calcutta. It first started because of one woman, Lochumlo (Loch), who chose to step out of her comfort zone and onto the streets of Calcutta.  Lochumlo (Loch) has dedicated her life to inspiring street children. For over

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A Beacon of Hope In Calcutta, India

A Beacon of Hope The House of Hope is a place of refuge for children living on the streets of Kolkata, India. It brings hope to the lowest caste in India. This is where families live on a blanket…. if they are fortunate enough. When children go to the House of Hope they receive food, education, medical care and love.

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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

A Lifeline for Street Kids Imagine surviving life on the streets—enduring abuse, rejection, and trauma. Many young men, pushed to the edge, turn to drugs, crime, and prostitution just to get by, often losing the will to live. This is where the journey of the young men at Hope House begins. After years of raising these boys, they has seen

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The Forsaken Children

We arrived at The Forsaken Children and I was once again struck by the scope of their ministries to street children. There are 100,000 children living on the streets of Addis Ababa. When I heard that statistic, I was overwhelmed by the desperate need of those kids. But, the Forsaken Children staff are reaching out to the children of the streets

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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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