Dasha Rybinskaya was only ten years old when social services came and took her and her siblings away. No one explained it plainly. They were simply told they were being taken somewhere else, somewhere like a hospital. In reality, they were being placed in an...
Before he ever told me his story, Zhenya’s backpack already said something about the life he had lived. One patch marked him as part of a specialized anti-drone unit. Another referenced unmanned ground vehicles. Another carried the identity of his team. Together they spoke of a...
There was a time when Nadia could not even hear the word “mother” without breaking. She was fifteen when her mom died, old enough to feel the loss deeply, but still so young to carry it. The grief did not stay quiet. It worked its way...
When Sveta began sharing her story, it didn’t come quickly. It came in pieces… carefully… as if each part carried more weight than words could hold. What emerged was a childhood marked by instability, moments without protection, and a future that once felt uncertain at best. And yet...
"Sometimes what changed a life was not one dramatic rescue, but someone who kept showing up"...
It was so sweet to be greeted by “baby” Christina as she ran with outstretched arms and said, “I love you Unkie Ronnie.” How can it have been eight years since she was born? I still remember celebrating her birth in the US, holding her...
Nine years ago, I boarded Emirates flight EK 209 from Dallas to India to meet the little boy that my daughter Christina had sponsored through Compassion International, from the time Christina was 18 and Sathish was 8 until Christina’s passing at 27 and Sathish was...
Nine years ago, I boarded Emirates flight EK 209 from Dallas to India to meet the little boy that my daughter Christina had sponsored through Compassion International, from the time Christina was 18 and Sathish was 8 until Christina’s passing at 27 and Sathish was...
For me personally, this is probably one of the most meaningful posts I have ever written, the result of God waking me up June 13th at 1am with an epiphany, in Santorini Greece, country #45. The culmination of 7 years of travel, Capturing Grace around...
Saying Goodbye to sweet friends in Santorini Greece- Capturing Grace on a 23 day journey through Ukraine and Greece, Photographing for SOW (Serving Orphans Worldwide) After our meaningful but but physically exhausting work in Ukraine the past two weeks, Becca, Dasha, and I have enjoyed our...
