Archive | February, 2012

FH embarks on aggressive campaign to prevent child sexual abuse in the Philippines

By on February 23, 2012 in Sponsor Impact

In 2008, FH began a partnership with the Stairway Foundation, Inc. (SFI) which defends vulnerable children in the Philippines from various kinds of mistreatment. This past year, FH joined SFI’s Break the Silence project to identify and equip a national network of individuals, communities and organizations committed to preventing and treating sexual abuse against children. FH’s area of coverage [...]

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Guest blog — Rock band visits Africa and builds clean-water wells

By on February 16, 2012 in Sponsor Impact

The Christian rock back Willet has been a treasured partner of FH for many years, helping find sponsors for hundreds of children in need and raising enough money to build 15 clean-water wells in the country of Mozambique. The four band members speak passionately about God’s heart for the poor and our response as His followers. Here, drummer Tyler [...]

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Three years of patiently “walking with leaders” changes a Cambodian community

By on February 14, 2012 in Sponsor Impact

FH’s mission statement is “to walk with churches, leaders and families in overcoming all forms of human poverty by living in healthy relationship with God and His creation.” In the forests of rural Cambodia, there is a small community called Toul Prasat. My husband and I visited there in 2010, which is why I’m so [...]

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Lies that spread HIV in Mozambique

By on February 9, 2012 in Sponsor Impact

Ever since the Garden of Eden, the devil has used lies to destroy people and separate us from God. Sometimes, he can be very sneaky and hard to detect, but other times, it’s easy to see his work. In many places in Mozambique, the devil’s lies trap generation after generation of families in extreme poverty. [...]

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Four ways poverty increases a girl’s risk of sexual abuse

By on February 3, 2012 in Sponsor Impact

If most victims of sexual abuse are girls or women, and if people living in poverty are more susceptible to sexual abuse (source), then girls living in poverty are extremely vulnerable. In many rural villages in Mozambique, where physical and spiritual poverty often blankets families with disease, fear of ancestral spirits, and a lethargic view [...]

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How the Bible brought clean water to Mozambique

By on February 1, 2012 in Sponsor Impact

The more you study community development, the more you realize that solutions to problems usually can be found within the community. You can’t SEE them, but they’re there. What I’m talking about are ideas … values … principles. Even beyond cement and supplies to construct clean-water wells, schools or other infrastructure, the most important thing FH gives to families locked [...]

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