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Be inspired by stories of reckless faith from around the world. These stories encourage us to keep going, to never give up, until every child is known and loved.
January 18, 2024 All • Hope Program • Inspirational Living • Nigeria • Partner Children's Home • Stories

Prepared to Pay it Forward

Child sponsorship is an integral way Back2Back helps facilitate safe, lasting relationships for children and adults from around the world. The financial support it provides allows holistic care for each child, and the emotional investment made has eternal impact. One young man came to live at a Back2Back partnering children’s home in 2013 when he… Read more

by Steph Duff
January 15, 2024 All • India • Inspirational Living • Strong Families

Futures Full of Promise

Isha* opened his school journal to write down the day’s assignments. He finished, closed the book, and smiled to himself. It was almost time for his English class, and he couldn’t wait to dive into the next lesson. Isha is one of four children who live in the city and attend the community center run… Read more

by Steph Duff
December 18, 2023 All • India • Inspirational Living • Stories • Strong Families

Constantly Learning

The trauma-informed, Back2Back-run school in India was once just a dream. Long-time staff members prayed for opportunities to send children to schools with broad and usable educational curriculum. Conversational English is imperative for future success in India, and while Back2Back was able to find schools who offered English lessons daily, children still struggled in and… Read more

by Steph Duff
December 15, 2023 All • Inspirational Living • Mexico • Stories • Strong Families

Fully Immersed

Adelina’s* mom took in the area around her. The palapa where she learns alongside other parents, the playground where her children play freely, and she felt peace. She felt a safety she’d not experienced before, because she knew her children also felt safe. When Back2Back staff first met Adelina, she was extremely backward. When she… Read more

by Steph Duff
December 15, 2023 All • Inspirational Living • Mexico • Stories • Strong Families

Hope is Abounding

“Is it time?” The young boy looked eagerly at his mom as she got her daughters ready for school. “Not just yet, Josue*,” she smiled, winking at him. She loved the eagerness he felt to be at school alongside his sisters. This exchange was a common one throughout weekday mornings at Josue’s house. His oldest… Read more

by Steph Duff
November 30, 2023 All • Inspirational Living • Mexico • Stories

Off to the Mountains

The atmosphere was quiet with the exception of a fire’s crackling and the hushed prayers of five safe adults. The seven teenagers present bowed their heads and closed their eyes, taking in the words being prayed over them, processing all that had taken place over the previous days. Among the seven teens, two were specifically… Read more

by Steph Duff
November 28, 2023 All • Inspirational Living • Nigeria • Stories

Showing the Generation Behind Her How It’s Done

Dirt paths wind from nearby villages to an area surrounded by black rocks- a God-crafted jungle gym. Within those rocks sits an educational oasis providing comfort, access, safe adults, snacks, and support. Inside those walls a young girl’s future was reclaimed, restored, and renamed. “I was not good at many things,” she shared evenly. “I… Read more

by Steph Duff
November 28, 2023 All • Inspirational Living • Nigeria • Partner Children's Home • Stories

Better Connected

Each year, Back2Back staff gather and create action plans for the children and families they serve. These plans differ from site to site, based on the needs of those served. This year one of the action plan items in Nigeria is a quarterly give back activity. Staff visited homes of widowed caregivers in the third… Read more

by Steph Duff
November 2, 2023 All • Cincinnati • Inspirational Living • Stories

Healing Comes from Play

In a neighborhood about five miles from the Back2Back Cincinnati site, 25 children call an apartment building with a rundown playground home. Those children recently took part in social, emotional, and educational activities with Back2Back staff over the summer. Staff took effective and often used strategies, implemented them with the children there, and left an… Read more

by Steph Duff

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