Dec 10, 2017 | Noteworthy Thoughts
“Feed the hungry, and help those in trouble. Then your light will shine out from the darkness, and the darkness around you will be as bright as noon.” – Isaiah 58:10 How is it that the Lord instilled in me a life of hospitality? It started many years...
Nov 10, 2017 | Noteworthy Thoughts
How can we prevent child abuse & neglect and strengthen & stabilize families? The Strengthening Families Protective Factors Framework is an international initiative that was developed to enhance and focus on five specific factors that keep children safe from...
Nov 1, 2017 | Noteworthy Thoughts, Success Stories
By J. Aaron White, Host Family The conversation was getting old. It wasn’t because of the length of one exchange; rather, it was the repetitive nature of the conversation between me and my wife. After seeing billboards with doe-eyed babies in need of a safe home and...
Oct 25, 2017 | Noteworthy Thoughts, Success Stories
“That’s a flower!… there’s the duck!…what’s that?…here’s one!…fishes!” My niece is getting ready for a birthday party for her 3 year old little boy, Caleb. I’m going for a walk with Caleb, down by the brook so he can show me the duckies. He is...
Oct 11, 2017 | Noteworthy Thoughts
In a culture that promotes independence and self-sufficiency, asking for help is often overwhelming. We may fear that asking for help makes us seem weak, incompetent, or needy. Or we may simply fear that we will be told ‘no’, and not want to bother another person. It...
