This summer has been a powerful season of growth and momentum for Haven of Hope International’s Orphan Care Training Institute. Across the world, caregivers and directors are leaning into training, strengthening their skills, and raising the standard of care for vulnerable children. Two great milestones are taking place at Refugio de Vida in…
“Chokora,” they would say. When there is little chance for a meal, there is no chance for education, it is all about survival. And over time, he began to believe it. From a trauma-informed perspective, we understand that children like him are not choosing the streets-they are adapting to survive them. What may…
Recently, while attending the Global Church Network Synergize Conference in Orlando, Alice Sweet, founder of Haven of Hope International (HOHI), shared a heartfelt appeal-one rooted in compassion, urgency, and unwavering faith. Among those listening was Mike Sherbino, host of the television program and podcast Perspective. Deeply moved by both the mission of HOHI…
There’s a special kind of holy chaos that comes with back-to-school-forms to fill out, uniforms to size, supplies to buy, and children to encourage. But at Operation Smile Children’s Home in Lower Poonah, Williamsville, this year carries an added weight of wonder: it’s the first new school year since the home reopened and…
Just outside Nairobi, in the industrial town of Ruiru, there is a place where children who once slept on the streets are learning to carry something new: a backpack filled with possibility. Watu Wa Maana-Swahili for “very important people”-is more than a children’s home. It is a daily declaration that every child, no…
In the Kampala region of Uganda-near Mende-a new school term is more than a date on the calendar. For the children of Kabagambe Childcare Foundation (KCF), back to school is a celebration of something they once believed they would never have: a real chance. Not long ago, these children lived with the crushing…
December marked a significant step forward for Haven of Hope International and the Orphan Care Training Institute to answer the demand for training. With the launch of OCTI on the SKOOL app, our training ministry is entering a new season of accessibility, growth, and long–term impact for orphan care providers around the world.…
In the heart of Kawempe, one of Kampala’s most impoverished communities, a new light is breaking through the darkness. Amid the dust, noise, and hardship of daily survival, Crosspoint International Ministries stands as a ray of hope-a place where faith, compassion, and community meet to transform lives. It was here, at Crosspoint Church,…
When the Dean Ramsey Pennsylvania Men and Women of Action Team arrived in Kenya, something powerful began to happen. Hammers and paint brushes became instruments of hope as this incredible team kicked off the long-awaited renovation of the girls’ and boys’ dormitories and bathrooms at the Watu Wa Maana Children’s Center. We had…