Walking with Malaria

Posted by on Nov 22, 2011 | Comments Off Florence stepped into the TOUCH office and took a deep breath. We were so glad to see her. On a previous visit, she was one of the stand-out students that voiced the children’s concerns and advocated for change. She was bold and outspoken, and she stated her case carefully and with confidence. She wants to be a lawyer – and she will be a good one. On this day, however, she suffered...
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The Picture in My Head

Posted by on Sep 7, 2011 | Comments Off I am thinking about the picture that we all have somewhere in our heads. You know – the poor child in a developing country. Look at his eyes, that empty gaze from malnutrition, the wasting of his mind and body because of a lack of food and abundance of disease. Discolored hair, distended belly. Snotty nose, and flies drinking from the well of those huge eyes. What if we could see past that...
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Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Orphan Summit

Posted by on May 26, 2011 | Comments Off Earlier this month, I attended the Orphan Summit in Louisville, Kentucky. As always, Summit was filled with great information and resources for foster care, adoption, and global orphan care. An added plus – I got to see a lot of my Facebook friends in person. Through a late change in scheduling, I ended up traveling to Summit alone, driving ten hours each way with just me and God and my mp3...
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Why Children Aren’t in School

Posted by on Nov 18, 2010 | Comments Off There are many reasons that a child may be out of school.
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Learning to See

Posted by on Sep 29, 2010 | Comments Off Today we begin 40 Days of Prayer for Orphans. We are asking God to break our hearts. We are asking Him to let us see with His eyes and to love with His heart. These 40 days are not only for the children, but they are also for us. If we are not changed over the next 40 days, then we haven’t really prayed. A Broken Heart When the Lord breaks your heart, it breaks in all the right places....
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40 Days of Prayer for Orphans

Posted by on Sep 17, 2010 | 1 comment Join us for 40 Days of prayer for orphans and for the children of TOUCH. We have scheduled these 40 days of prayer to begin on Wednesday, September 29th and to end November 7th, Orphan Sunday. Use the daily prayer guide to pray for the needs of orphans and those who care for them. Download the guide. We are also incorporating  several special times to pray specifically, by name, for each of...
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New Phone Number

Posted by on Jul 27, 2010 | Comments Off Apologies to anyone who has been trying to call us. Our old phone number, 757-272-0979 isn’t working. We have a new phone number: 804-684-1790. Basically,  our phone carrier switched their business model around and decided not to do phone service any more. We started the process to move the number, but services ended before the move was complete. It’s frustrating to us, and I’m...
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