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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.With God All Things are Possible, by Andrew Conrad, Back2Back Cancun, Mexico Staff
WOW! That’s how I need to start this post. Please read on and you will understand why. We are not posting pictures with this post, and while we realize that this certainly makes the posts harder to read and interact with, in some cases we do not have a choice as the children that we… Read more
A Gift of Something Greater, by Caitlin Snyder, Back2Back Intern
This past month, a group of children who attend St. Michael’s Catholic School, and are involved with an organization called Mustangs Serve put together personal care kits of shampoo, conditional, a comb, and a hairbrush for the children Back2Back serves in Hyderabad, India. These personal care kits will help meet the physical needs of the… Read more
Bringing the Joy of Reading to Children in Cancun, by Julie Mowery, Back2Back Cancun, Mexico Staff
This month we rolled out MERC…our Mobile Education Resource Center. We are so excited to see the kids participating in this program and are slowly building our library of books through contributions and gifts. We would also like to add other resources to the program, including educational games, manipulatives and laptops. Laptops would allow us… Read more
Progress in Tres Reyes, by Anna Conrad, Back2Back Cancun, Mexico Staff
Tres Reyes (Three Kings) is a community in the Cancun, Mexico area that we always look for different ways to support and get to know the people that we serve. Every time we go to server there, God opens our eyes to the needs that we sometimes can take for granted. We have hosted doctors… Read more
Announcing Back2Back’s New Logo
We are pleased to introduce Back2Back’s new ministry logo. Our updated logo incorporates five unique shapes that represent the relational aspect of our orphan care ministry as well as the five components of the Back2Back Child Development Model (meeting the spiritual, physical, educational, emotional and social needs of each child we serve in order to… Read more
Confidence Booster, by Caroline Burns, Back2Back Monterrey, Mexico Staff
Within the past month, all four of the 4th graders that I work with at Casa Hogar Douglas (Douglas Children’s Home) have finished the first chapter book of their entire lives. We’re so excited to promote literacy among the children we serve through tutoring and development of libraries on-site at the children’s homes. This is… Read more
God’s Way is the Better Way, by Andrew & Anna Conrad, Back2Back Cancun, Mexico Staff
As humans, we learned to rely mostly on ourselves and our planning. During this time of training we are learning that no matter how much we plan, we have to remain open to throwing our ideas out the window for God’s plan. A few weeks ago, a group from Grand Rapids, Michigan was serving with… Read more
Orphan Care Summit this May in Southern California
Interested in learning more about orphan care? The Christian Alliance for Orphans’ annual Summit has become a national hub for Christians committed to adoption, foster care and global orphan initiatives rooted in the local church. May 3-4, 2012 ♦ Saddleback Church ♦ Southern California JOIN organization leaders, grassroots advocates, pastors, and ministry entrepreneurs sharing your passion. ENCOUNTER the… Read more
Humbled, by Will Reed, Back2Back Nigeria
In the past couple weeks some of the youth have made comments that have left me completely humbled by their perspective on life. These have reminded me of others said long ago. I want to share a few with you. At the end of Bible study each week we take “prayer points” as they’re called… Read more