Three months prior, Cornelia lost her mother. Back home, her younger brother and four-year-old sister were suddenly left without the one person who had always cared for them. Yet somehow, through grief and uncertainty, God was already providing a second family. I invite you to read Cornelia's story...

What happens when loss touches a child again and again… but never takes away her ability to love? In my newest Capturing Grace story from my recent visit with Orphan Outreach in Ukraine, Nastya’s journey moves through heartbreak, orphanhood, war, and healing—yet through it all, something...

What if one of the most important decisions you ever made seemed completely ordinary at the time? While interviewing Yana during my recent visit to Ukraine, I was reminded that some of the things God uses most powerfully don't feel significant when they happen. Years later,...

"I know this is my place. No one will take it away." When Natasha said those words, I understood they weren't really about a house. They were about something much deeper. Years earlier, she was a young mother with no home, no income, and no idea that she...

I sat across from Serhiy, 23 years old, and carrying more than most men twice his age. There are moments in these interviews when you can feel the weight of someone’s life before he ever says a word. This was one of those moments. ...

Tanya grew up without knowing her father and lost her mother at a young age, moving through four different foster homes without ever experiencing stable love. When she became a mother, she had no model to follow — only a deep desire to give her...

Danyil is only eighteen, yet his life has already been shaped by loss and resilience. After losing his mother at the age of three and growing up without a present father, he moved between caregivers before finding stability with his aunt and uncle. Though he...

Tanya Sych knows what it means to grow up without the safety of a real home. She was one of six children taken into an orphanage after addiction consumed her family. Her mother drank heavily, used drugs, and cycled in and out of prison. Her father, Tanya...