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Your Prayers Can Help Keep Families Together!
In the heart of Ghana, two young teenagers, Beth and Joseph, faced the heartbreaking possibility of being separated from their mother, Esther. Struggling to meet
June 19, 2019 Archive
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Summer Camps Need Our Prayers!
Summer is here and many children look forward to sunshine, freedom, and play. But for thousands of vulnerable children across Romania and Ukraine — those
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Hope Fills this Home!
In 2023, AFFEO helped a young Central Asian couple, Mariah and Umar, make the pivotal decision to adopt infant twin boys. Now these boys are
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Aarav—and Others Like Him—Need Your Prayers!
When the floods hit Aarav’s neighborhood in India last year, his family lost nearly everything. Their small home was damaged, and his father’s work as
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Please Pray for the “Change One Life” Project!
The state of institutional orphan care in Ukraine is gut-wrenching. It wasn’t great before the war, but it has become much worse since then. The
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Heartwarming Effort in Ghana
Thanks to the prayers and support of friends like you, AFFEO is fueling a unique church-based welfare effort in Ghana. The goal? To make local
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Ukrainian Children Still Need Rescue and Recovery
Since the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine war, thousands of Ukrainian children have been abducted in unimaginable circumstances, taken from their families and moved into Russian-controlled
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Please Pray for Seeds in Ukraine!
We apologize for a glitch in the update sent on Monday. Here is the correct post: Spring is coming to Ukraine, but for families devastated
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Prayer Can Keep Them Together!
Arya*, a sweet seven-year-old in Ukraine, has been joyfully reunited with her mother but urgently needs your prayer support. After Arya’s father tragically died, her
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Please Keep Praying for Ukraine
Last Monday, February 24, marked the three-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. These past three years have been beyond heartbreaking for our Ukrainian brothers
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From Hardship to Hope
Aban has seen firsthand how God can transform family’s life from hardship to hope. His family, living in Ghana, quickly expanded from five to seven
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Vitaliy Is Healing…Prayer Is Still Needed
Your prayers can help an eight-year-old boy continue to heal from the traumatic experiences of war. Vitaliy endured horrifying events in Ukraine that no child
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Creativity Can Heal Hearts
Did you know that a simple piece of modeling clay can work wonders? Save Ukraine, an AFFEO partner, has discovered that art therapy can help
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Please Pray for AFFEO Crisis Responders
War, civil unrest and more extraordinary hardships continue to impact the world at a rapid pace. Thanks to your prayers, AFFEO is in the thick
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Christmas Joy!
This Christmas season we are reminded of the profound joy that entered the world with the birth of Jesus. His arrival marked how God chose
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Can the Effects of Trauma in Ukraine Be Healed?
Your prayers have the power to change young lives in war-torn areas around the globe. Lives like six-year-old Veronica’s in Ukraine. Veronica has had to
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A New Paradigm in Ghana!
In the nation of Ghana, approximately 6.9 million people are living in extreme poverty, struggling to survive on about $2 per day. This difficult situation
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Orphan Sunday is Coming!
The 23rd observance of Orphan Sunday is just around the corner! And the very next day, November 11, is World Orphan Day. This coming Sunday,
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Five Sisters—Together at Last!
Five young sisters in Central Asia were separated from each other after their mother was unable to care for them and refused all offers of
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Please Stand with Mykyta and Viktoriya!
At only 11 and 13 years of age, Mykyta and Viktoriya have already experienced overwhelming tragedies. Their father passed away, and their mother abandoned them.
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Nina’s Life Was Forever Changed…because of a Video!
Nina, a young orphan in Ukraine, was smaller and thinner than other children her age. She only spoke a few words and had medical diagnoses
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Please Pray for Those Affected by Floods in India
AFFEO recently received word that heavy rains and massive floods in two Indian states (Andhra Pradesh and Telangana) have devastated thousands of residents, many of
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Aging Out Doesn’t Have to Be a Dead End
As you may know, teens around the globe who age-out of institutional care at the age of 18 must figure out what to do with
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Please Pray as Violence Continues in Bangladesh
A mass uprising forced Bangladesh’s longtime prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, to step down and flee the country on August 5. And the violence continues even
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Adoptive Family Covets Our Prayers
Hanna and Anatoly have a deep and practical compassion for orphans. Since 2012 their family has adopted nine children, six of whom are siblings. Four
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Churches in Paraguay Are Encouraging Foster and Adoptive Parents
Can churches really make a difference in the lives of children waiting to be fostered or adopted? Absolutely! Mateo’s journey began when a family in
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Artem Begins His Healing Journey
When Natalia and her husband adopted twins—a boy and a girl—the children were only a year and a half old. The twins had spent their
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Your Prayers Can Help Amrita’s Family Stay Together
Eight-year-old Amrita, who lives in India, has already lost her dad. Now her family needs your prayers to stay together. Ever since Amrita’s father died,
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Pray for Kharkiv’s You Too Center
For the past seven years the You Too family center in northeastern Ukraine has been a lifeline for families. It serves about 1,000 people each
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Timur’s Triumphal Journey
Thanks to the efforts of many concerned people, a resilient 6-year-old boy in Kyrgyzstan is now in a safe and loving home! Timur* spent a