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Baby Jeremiah is still small for his age. As a 6 month old, his body is weak and his development is slow. But Jeremiah is getting stronger with the help of his new foster parents at the Christian Life Centre in South Africa. When he was only a few days old, Jeremiah’s 14-year-old mother delivered [...]

Natasha, 17, is a leader in the World Orphans partner transition home in Moldova. She loves to play sports and participates in the drama program, something Natasha only dreamed of as a child. When she was 6 years old, Natasha’s father left her mother. Shortly after, her mother remarried and sent Natasha and her brother [...]

As a young boy, Joseph lived on the streets. With no prospects for the future, his life expectancy was short. But at the age of 12, Joseph was given a second chance at Fountain of Life Children’s home in Kenya. After being rescued from a nearby slum, Joseph had a new home and a new [...]

Natasha’s parents divorced when she was 2 years old, placing her in the care of her alcoholic mother. Just after the divorce, Natasha’s mother moved with her to Russia where Natasha spent most of her time with neighbors while her mother drank heavily. During that time, Natasha’s father tried to reconcile with his wife. He [...]

Twelve-year-old Lancia has a bright smile and eyes that light up when you look into them − eyes that are joyful despite losing her father in January’s earthquake in Haiti and being left an orphan. Today she lives with her older brother and six others in a one-room home with a dirt floor, tarp walls [...]

When Christina was only 6 years old, her mother died, leaving her in the care of an alcoholic father. Though he said he loved his daughter, Christina’s father traded her to a neighbor for wine. Christina was extremely unhappy and cried everyday so the neighbor sent her to a state-run orphanage. Christina’s grandmother tried to [...]

The day before moving into Christian Life Centre children’s home in South Africa, 13-year-old Grace* was forced to trade herself for food. At a young age, Grace and her siblings were orphaned, leaving her in charge of their care. But Grace had no way to provide for them and resorted to prostitution as a way [...]

Maria, 16, was raised by her three older siblings after their mother abandoned them at an early age. Unfortunately, the family could only stay together for a short time before financial difficulties forced them apart. Maria was then sent to live in a government orphanage. Before she graduated at age 16, Maria attended a summer [...]

Sarah grew up in a rural area of China. Both of her parents were farmers, but 10 years go, they fell into debt. Sarah’s father abandoned the family shortly after. Sarah’s mother divorced her husband, but died in a car accident when Sarah was only 5 years old. She still has a grandmother, grandfather and [...]

Before his birth, Moses was already an outcast to his family in Nairobi, Kenya. Because he was conceived by an incestuous relationship between siblings, Moses’ mother was faced with a difficult decision. If she agreed to abort her child, she could remain with her family, but if not, she and her child would be disowned. [...]

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