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This November, legendary singer and entertainer Pat Boone launched a new company called Pat Boone All-American Meats. Inspired by the philanthropy of his late friend Paul Newman and the success of the Newman’s Own brand, Pat Boone All-American Meats will donate 5% of all profits to eliminating hunger around the world. And Children’s HopeChest is…

HopeChest’s partner, Indian Rescue Mission, successfully rescued one girl from forced prostitution today. According to the report: “During the rescue, our team member who was sent as decoy customer was beaten and then robbed off his cell phone and cash. No major injuries. God protected him. The girl is now in the Government Remand Home…

Last year, we provided clean water to over 22 communities in Swaziland and Uganda. There are more projects on the way. Help Change the Story by supporting someone who is raising funds for food and clean water through Change Their Story.

The report in this news article highlights the brutality, fear, and abuse faced by children. This is just one story, how many others are there? We are changing these stories one by one.

Today’s picture and caption says more than I could say or add…

Several years ago, Children’s HopeChest had the honor to sponsor Natasha to attend university in Moscow.  Natasha came from Kostroma, and one of the roughest orphanages around. With those odds, she should not have made it through tech school…let alone university. Through the help of specific individuals at HopeChest–both in Russia and here in the…

Sometimes people ask us if sponsorship makes a difference. It’s a legitimate question. They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Here is a picture of Adanu, one of the girls at the Trees of Glory orphanage. It was the first photo her sponsors received. This past November, a team of 18 volunteers visited…

Coffee makes an excellent gift–and especially Saint’s Coffee that invests profits in feeding orphans. Get your Christmas gift coffee order in today! This morning, millions of Americans will brew or buy a cup of coffee. Tis the season for egg nog lattes and gingerbread mochas, for sure. But what if the drink that is right…

Children’s HopeChest operates one of the most effective programs at stopping the cycle of orphans in Russia. It’s called the Young Mother’s Program and it exclusively serves Russian orphans in their teens and twenties who are pregnant and have small children. Nationally, 1-out-of-3 girls in this situation will abandon her child to an orphanage. Orphans…

I received confirmation from India that more girls were rescued from forced prostitution in India. 3 of the girls were minors. By using a decoy customer, the rescue operatives were able to gain access to the brothel and it’s owners. The customer paid with a bill uniquely marked by local police ahead of time. Once…

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