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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 13, 2021 All • Inspirational Living • Mexico • Partner Children's Home • Stories

Pursuing Her Passions Through Art

Gloria* ran out of the children’s home with her hands full of colorful paper. She smiled brightly as she climbed into the awaiting Back2Back staff’s car, uttered a quick hola, and waited expectantly for the recipient of her gifts to comment on what they’d been given. “Gloria is a natural artist,” shared Bailey Prescott, Back2Back staff…. Read more

by Steph Duff
December 23, 2020 All • India • Inspirational Living • Stories

Am I Safe? Am I loved? Now, What Can I Learn?

Am I safe? Am I loved? Now, what can I learn? These three questions can be difficult to answer for children from hard places. If felt-safety isn’t present, or children question whether they’re loved, accomplishing daily tasks and learning new skills can be challenging. Disruptions caused by a global pandemic likely leave dysregulations in their… Read more

by Steph Duff
December 17, 2020 All • Cincinnati • Inspirational Living • Stories

Getting Through it Together

Getting Through it Together Skylar* looked around the new space where he was learning. He didn’t recognize any of his new “classmates” and no one from his own neighborhood was present. He was used to being surrounded by people who looked like him and his older brother. The people around him today were from another… Read more

by Steph Duff
December 16, 2020 All • Hope Program • India • Inspirational Living • Stories

Counting Joys in 2020

2020 has brought highs and lows as children and teens all over the world have navigated new learning strategies, more discretionary time, and an unstable internet.  At the beginning of 2020, the Hope Program consisted of seven girls and three boys; over the course of the year, it welcomed an additional teen girl from the… Read more

by Steph Duff
December 10, 2020 All • Inspirational Living • Mexico • Stories • Strong Families

Stories from the Field

A Blessing in Disguise Connection has been something we’ve all craved at some point in 2020. Across the world, staff have diligently worked to provide connection for vulnerable children and families as various mandated lockdowns have been followed. In one part of Cancun, the story is the same – families have followed procedures set forth… Read more

by Steph Duff
December 8, 2020 All • Inspirational Living • Mexico • Partner Children's Home • Stories

Home for Christmas

Around the world, in the evenings, families sit down to similar dinner scenes. Safe adults return from work, children return from school and sports activities, and before showers and goodnight routines, a meal is shared at a table. For the last 20 years, Back2Back has partnered with children’s homes in Monterrey, Mexico, providing holistic care… Read more

by Steph Duff

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