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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.
March 16, 2022 All • Inspirational Living • Nigeria • Partner Children's Home • Stories

Saying Yes to Time and Effort

At Back2Back sites around the world, when asked what they want to be when they grow up,  children often give similar answers. No matter their location, doctor, teacher, engineer, and soccer player are common responses. It is an important question to ask vulnerable children, especially, to remind them their choices are wide and their dreams… Read more

by Steph Duff
March 10, 2022 All • Hope Program • Inspirational Living • Mexico • Stories • Strong Families

Like Christmas Morning

Five young adults gathered around a table at a local community center. There were five cardboard boxes on the table, and each student stood in front of one, full of anticipation. Nearby, Back2Back staff smiled as they told the students to open them. Recently, five young adults in the Strong Families Program graduated high school… Read more

by Steph Duff
March 10, 2022 All • Inspirational Living • Mexico • Stories • Strong Families

“I feel like a chef!”

“I feel like a chef! I feel so fancy!” Her face was alight with joy as she cooked her first meal on her new eco-friendly stove. For years, the moms in the Strong Families Program in Cancun have been cooking over wood fires right by their homes. This type of cooking meant they were bent… Read more

by Steph Duff
March 9, 2022 All • Inspirational Living • Mexico • Stories

Celebrating Milestones

For many people around the world, February 14th is a day earmarked to celebrate those you love – whether it be romantic love or platonic. People celebrate by sending cards, flowers, candy, and remind those closest to them they are loved and seen. For a children’s home in Mazatlan, Mexico, it also marks a day… Read more

by Steph Duff
March 7, 2022 All • Hope Program • Inspirational Living • Nigeria • Stories

Hearts Postured for Praise

At any given moment or hour of the day, one can hear music coming from a Hope Home in Nigeria. It could be a mixture of singing and instruments, just instruments, or a collection of young men singing acapella. There is only one common thread, no matter how you encounter the music – it is… Read more

by Steph Duff
March 2, 2022 All • Hope Program • Inspirational Living • Mexico • Stories

Saying Yes to Adventure

Oaxaca is about 20 hours by car from Monterrey. Back2Back doesn’t currently partner with any homes or families there, but this didn’t stop a young woman from making big moves to chase a dream. Camila* made the 20 hour drive just over four years ago to enter Back2Back’s Hope Education Program. She acclimated into the… Read more

by Steph Duff
February 24, 2022 All • Hope Program • India • Inspirational Living • Stories • Strong Families

To Play Like Children

Students in India, like so many globally, have felt the pressures of performing well in school amidst an ongoing pandemic and regular changes in how they attend classes. In mid-November, the staff wanted a day to celebrate all the children have accomplished and are working towards. They wanted to offer them an opportunity to simply… Read more

by Steph Duff
February 24, 2022 All • India • Inspirational Living • Strong Families

Leaving a Legacy of Giving

The children Back2Back serves around the world are the recipients of great generosity. From sponsors to nationals who give back in their own communities, the children are never without essentials to grow in success. This example, of giving out of what we’ve been given, leaves an impact on each boy and girl which propels them… Read more

by Steph Duff

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