November 11, 2021 Archive

The vicious downward spiral of poverty and neglect started two generations ago. Thomas’ mother, Natalya, lived on the streets of Ukraine until she was six.

Last August we asked you to pray that God would provide running water so that a family living in rural Ukraine would not be separated.

November 7, 2021, marks the 20th observance of Orphan Sunday, a movement that has changed the lives of countless children in more than 120 countries

Have you ever been in a place where all your resources were suddenly gone? Little three-year-old Zarina and her mother have. After struggling for years

Juliet, an orphan who lives in a foster home in her Southeast Asian country, has a simple prayer request: she’d like to go back to

Imagine collecting rainwater to shower and wash your laundry. That’s what little three-year-old Maxim’s family needs to do. Last year Maxim’s father lost his battle

Do you remember Kateryna, our sweet Valentine baby? Abandoned at birth in a Ukrainian hospital, Kateryna was found to be both HIV and Hepatitis B

In March we asked you to pray for Ivan, a severely neglected little boy, and referred to as “nobody’s child” by the Romanian hospital staff.

When you are three years old, it’s hard to understand why strangers are taking you out of the only place you know as home. This

Back in December we asked you pray for Augustin, a little boy in Kyrgyzstan. His foster mother, Maria, had been  caring for him for several

For baby Sophia—born in Paraguay almost a year ago—Mother’s Day held special significance this year. On that day, motherhood was celebrated like never before by

It seemed cut and dried, but little Harshil was stuck. He had no parents to care for him, yet because of a complicated registry process,

Remember Eric? Abandoned as an infant and labeled “undesirable” by hospital staff, Eric had multiple medical conditions and endured 25 surgeries before he was even

Kyrgyzstan, a landlocked nation nestled in several mountain ranges, borders Kazakhstan, China, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Sometimes referred to as “the Switzerland of Central Asia,” it

After being abandoned as an infant, Ivan spent his first months of life in a Romanian hospital. He was referred to as “nobody’s child,” and

In December we asked for your prayers for Geofri, a 13-year-old Romanian boy who spent the first 12 years of his life as an abandoned

We just received word from our colleague in India that Rudra, a 12-year-old boy in the Pakur region, was playing outside when an electricity transformer

Can you guess Kateryna’s age? Abandoned at birth in a Ukrainian hospital, she didn’t choose to be HIV positive or to have Hepatitis B. Nor

Svetlana (Sveta) Isaev, exuberant and loving mother of 10, died January 4 of COVID-19. Since 2015 we have featured several prayer posts detailing prayer requests

Eric was abandoned as an infant and deemed “undesirable” by both his birth parents and hospital staff. Born with multiple medical conditions, Eric had 25

Born in Romania with brain damage and respiratory issues, Geofri was hospitalized during most of his infancy. But then he began the vicious cycle of

“I just want a mom to love me,” cries five-year-old Augustin. You see, Augustin was abused by his birth mother to the point that he

We thank God that, during these past 10 years, your prayers have helped A Family for Every Orphan link orphans with loving families. One example

COVID 19 has impacted at risk children across the globe like never before. November 6-8, 2020, Christians and Jews in 95 nations will unite in

When you are nine years old, even small things can loom very large. And big things can seem insurmountable. When Elijah’s mother abandoned him, he

Matias is a loving 7-year-old boy who should have been adopted a few months ago. Everything was in place, only one more court hearing to

Severely neglected and subject to abuse from her alcoholic mother and boyfriend, five-year-old Lisa was often left to care for herself. When our friends found

In two early 2018 updates we shared with you the remarkable story of Andrei, a 6-year-old boy who, in 2017, was rescued from near death