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Please take a look at this new study. I know this can induce controversy, but it is reality and something we need to wrestle with. The post is from my friend Anne Jackson. Anne and I will be going to Moldova and Russia to help several projects that are involved with girls/orphans who have been rescued form…

Today is Human Trafficking Awareness Day. We'll pause and give more thought to the phenomenon of modern day slavery, but there's still a child forced into sex slavery every 2 minutes.  Explore the issue more with our friends at iEmpathize. Many of the children in the sex trade are orphans with no one to protect…

Thank you for helping to protect, defend, and care for orphans with HopeChest. Together, our supporters have helped us exceed our giving and ministry goals for our work in Russia, Swaziland, Uganda, and Ethiopia. As a quick snapshot, our year end campaign raised over $200,000 for orphan ministry in 2010…. $31,000 to stop sex trafficking…

New Year, New Results, New Life   Every year I take some time to review the past year and focus on the next. This is the best exercise I've ever seen for turning dreams into action. Success and failure has to do with remember our abilities. Getting bogged down with past patterns paralyzes our future.…

Tomorrow I will be posting the most important thing I've ever done to help me realize my dreams and passions for a new year. There's a call on your life to make a difference only you can make. Stay tuned!  We've now received over $4,000 toward the $20,000 challenge to help orphans in Russia. We're counting…

I've just received some amazing news. A generous ministry partner has awarded HopeChest a $20,000 grant to stop sex trafficking in Russia and challenged us to match it by midnight, December 31.  Click Here to Give   Your gift supports programs that have rescued many girls from forced prostitution. These programs saved Katya, and may…

"God came to us because he wanted to join us on the road, to listen to our story, and to help us realize that we are not walking in circles but moving towards the house of peace and joy.  This is the great mystery of Christmas that continues to give us comfort and consolation: we…

For those of you who have decided to utilize your influence this Christmas by joining Megaphone with a 1,000 Voices, these are the kinds of issues we must be in prayer about. Thanks for your passion and commitment to serve the least of these when so many turn their backs. I just read a comment about…

      As you read this letter there are over 2 million children forced into prostitution and sex slavery.         This can be prevented and we can do something about it. These girls need our help and there isn’t time to waste.       Right now, pimps and prostitution rings are targeting our precious, young girls.…

You can too! Community to community sponsorship is one of the most powerful tools available to redeem orphans. It's a program that allows anyone's community, (blog, family, church, small group, school, etc.), to sponsor a group of orphans on the other side of the world.  I'm happy to announce that Scot McKnight, Karl A. Olsson Professor…
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