Matching Campaign for Haiti to Open New Orphan Home

Posted on: April 5th, 2012 by csell

I am excited to announce that AGCI is now working on developing an adoption program in Haiti.

Over the past year, we have been reaching orphans in Haiti through our Embrace Mission teams while prayerfully seeking God’s guidance for our ministry.

Our next step is to provide a safe, loving home with experienced, Christian caregivers. We are working with a Godly Haitian woman named Rachel, who has been caring for orphans through her licensed creche, Rivers of Hope Home, for many years. Together, we are preparing to open another home to serve up to 24 children with the same excellent holistic care we provide in our Hannah’s Hope Homes. (more…)

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Give Bulgaria’s Orphans a Grandmother’s Love Today

Posted on: April 5th, 2012 by csell

Since All God’s Children International first began our work in Bulgaria in 1991, we have been blessed to unite more than 450 children with their forever families and care for thousands of orphans across the country.

Over the past two decades, AGCI has helped improve orphan care in Bulgaria’s government-run facilities by providing much-needed food and clothing, developmental toys, and loving care givers. In 2011, with the support of contributors and Embrace Mission participants like you, AGCI helped the orphans at Varna recover from a devastating boiler room fire and opened a Creative Development Center for the orphans at Kaspichan. We are eternally grateful for your heart for the orphans in Bulgaria. (more…)

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Matching Gift Challenge for Rwanda

Posted on: April 4th, 2012 by fbetzer

All God’s Children International is blessed to work with Ten Talents International in Rwanda. They help to place the lonely in families by reuniting orphans and street youth with extended family members or local foster families. They currently serve boys who have lived on the streets of Kigali in their “Home of Innocence” transition home and in their outreach programs.

Their vision is to expand care for orphans and street children through Acres of Hope, a 7.5 acre property that will eventually include four transition homes. (more…)

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Gotcha Day in China

Posted on: March 8th, 2012 by agci

Tiffany, one of AGCI’s Inquiry Coordinators, has had the opportunity to travel this week with a family who is in China to bring home their child. Here are some of her thoughts from China:

My journey to Beijing, China began March 1st and ended with me arriving to my hotel March 2nd at about 11pm China time. I entered my room with the hopes of getting some much needed sleep before seeing the city and meeting up with our AGCI family who is completing their adoption this week. (more…)

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What Is Special Needs?

Posted on: February 23rd, 2012 by agci

We heard an interesting comment the other day from a family at an adoption fair.  When asked if they would consider adopting a special needs child, they said “no, that’s something our family is not equipped to handle.” But when asked if they could adopt a child with a correctable cleft lip and palate, they replied “absolutely, that’s not a special need!” (more…)

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Taiwan – Project Completed!

Posted on: February 13th, 2012 by agci

By Kate McDodson, Taiwan Case Manager Today was another wonderful day! We stared off with church which the pastor and other members had taken the time to translate the song lyrics and even the notes of the sermon to English so that we could better follow along.  We were introduced to the congregation and everyone prayed for us, the work we had done, and the home that we had completed. It was a touching service to be a part of and it was fun to get an opportunity to see all the prayer that is lifted on the Taiwan side for this work that we do. (more…)

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Taiwan – Project Update 3

Posted on: February 13th, 2012 by agci

By Kate McDodson, Taiwan Case Manager

The house is done! We spent the morning doing the final touch ups and clean up. We got the furniture ordered for the main room, we have cushions ordered for the counseling room, and the curtains have been chosen!! This place really looks like a home! Again I
can’t say enough about how wonderful this group of women have been to work alongside of.

We went to a Paiwan aboriginal restaurant today for lunch. The food was amazing!! It was very authentic food to the Paiwan tribe  – my favorite was the sticky rice and pork wrapped and cooked in a banana leaf. After lunch we were able to go to a village and see more of life in Taiwan. It was interesting to hear from them about aborigine culture in Taiwan. (more…)

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Taiwan – Project Update 2

Posted on: February 13th, 2012 by agci

By Kate McDodson, Taiwan Case Manager

The paint is on the walls, the beds have shown up and were made, rooms have been arranged – this place is really starting to look like a home. I walked through the home today and was honestly in tears at how beautiful it all was. I have been so impressed with the team that is here. They have been such an honor and joy to work with – they worked tirelessly for days to complete this task. The Taiwan staff have all laughed and said how they wanted to move into the Promise of Life home. (more…)

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Taiwan – Project Update

Posted on: February 9th, 2012 by csell

By Kate McDodson, Taiwan Case Manager

Yesterday the team really just focused on the home, we got there early and just worked through the whole day. The team is so dedicated and committed to making Promise of Life absolutely beautiful. They have spent hours painting and now even stenciling! Each time one of our Taiwan staff walk through the home they are in awe of the work, love, and effort that is put into each room. The team accomplished all my goals for the day and we are now even starting to paint rooms we did not expect we would have had time to do! (more…)

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Taiwan – Promise of Life

Posted on: February 8th, 2012 by csell

By Kate McDodson, Taiwan Case Manager

On Monday we were able to be a part of the famous Lantern Festival in Ping Shi. It was one of the most BEAUTIFUL and remarkable experiences I have ever had. We let off lanterns for AGCI and Promise of Life and watched them float into the sky along with 1,000 other lanterns, it was so beautiful. The annual Lantern Festival in Taiwan is the second largest festival in the world, with over 100,000 people in Ping Shi enjoying the show! (more…)

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