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Seeing Everything Through Younger Eyes

Change and growth are inevitable parts of life. When partnering children’s homes welcome vulnerable children, they are hopeful for both change and growth. Recently, a partnering children’s home in Haiti experienced significant change. Three of the older boys entered the Hope Education Program and moved to a new space, with new faces. Around the same… Read more

by Steph Duff

August 17, 2021 All • Hope Program • India • Inspirational Living • Stories • Strong Families

Remaining on Track and Giving Back

As India is hit with another round of COVID outbreaks, children who normally live on a Back2Back-run campus are still living and learning with their extended families. “There is a lot of uncertainty and with the risks involved, we want to keep the children as safe and healthy as possible against the virus,” shared Julie… Read more

by Steph Duff

July 22, 2021 All • Inspirational Living • Mexico • Stories • Strong Families

“I feel confident. . .”

The three dentists review the files of each patient they would see that day. New to the clinic, which serves vulnerable children and families, they wanted to be as prepared as possible before they saw each person. On this particular day, they treated a sibling set of four, who previously lived in a partnering children’s… Read more

by Steph Duff

July 19, 2021 All • Hope Program • India • Inspirational Living • Stories • Strong Families

With Determination and Grit

For many who call the slums home, having money to feed their families takes precedence above all else. Children are enrolled in schools, but if money gets tight, children are kept home and asked to work alongside their fathers. These tough decisions aren’t made to intentionally keep children from their education. A young man in… Read more

by Steph Duff

July 15, 2021 All • Inspirational Living • Mexico • Stories

Putting Names to their Feelings

For nearly 25 years, Back2Back has pursued orphaned and vulnerable children holistically. In this way, when a child is cared for, every part of their growth matters – from how tall they grow, to their dental check-ups, therapy appointments, and extracurricular interests. Back2Back staff in Mazatlan have started hosting “extracurricular day” in pursuit of holistic… Read more

by Steph Duff

July 15, 2021 All • Hope Program • India • Inspirational Living • Stories

Breaking New Ground, Going Beyond Cultural Expectation

For many students in the developed world, education can feel like an obligation. It is a means to get a job, to live on your own, to seek and gain success. For those in still developing countries, education is often seen as a privilege. Gender, economic status, geography, and safety for the poor, the marginalized,… Read more

by Steph Duff

July 6, 2021 All • Cincinnati • Inspirational Living • Stories

“How’s Your Heart Running?”

A regulation technique we teach is to answer the question: “How’s your engine running?” If the answer is “slow”, they turn a dial on a paper plate speedometer to blue; if the answer is“too fast”, the dial goes to red. If all is calm, and they’re just right, the dial lands on green. For teens… Read more

by Steph Duff

June 3, 2021 All • Inspirational Living • Mexico • Stories

Not a Number in a System, but a Child in a Family

52. 28. 20. 8. 7. 1. To an unknowing eye, these are just numbers – there is no link between them, there is no meaning behind them. To the Foster Care team in Monterrey, Mexico, however, they’re game-changing figures, transforming the status quo for orphan care. Children are being placed with safe families, and raised… Read more

by Steph Duff

May 13, 2021 All • Hope Program • India • Inspirational Living • Stories

Finding New Community

As Hope Education Program students are returning to university and living away from the campus they’ve called home for so many years, they are building new and lasting relationships. One young man, Ari*, recently celebrated his birthday, but due to restrictions, his mentor wasn’t able to be with him in person. Birthdays have always been… Read more

by Steph Duff

April 15, 2021 All • Hope Program • Inspirational Living • Mexico • Stories

Going Out of Her Way to Make a Difference

The pain Javier* had mentioned earlier to his Hope mom had intensified. He cradled his cheek in his hand and groaned loudly enough for her to notice. “It’s worse, Javier?” she asked with concern. He nodded slowly. She reached out to fellow staff member, Anna McCambridge, who helps with Back2Back’s medical program. Together, they made… Read more

by Steph Duff

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