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,...
Nestled in the middle of Lalitpur, Nepal is a community center. Every day after school, students from the Godawari Slum come to receive homework help, free resources, and a home-cooked meal or snack. The after-school program has become a significant support for families like Bindu...
During mine and Dasha’s time in Latvia, searching for solutions to her being unable to return home to Ukraine due to the war, we had the opportunity to work with one of my favorite ministries, Dallas based Orphan Outreach. ...
Sharliz Adhiambo, mother Caroline and brother Fidel [This is the third in a four part series from my time in Nairobi Kenya, photographing for Orphan Outreach in the Mathare slums.] From my interview with Patmos student Sharliz Adhiambo and her mother Caroline. Mother Caroline Atieno What does it...
[This is the third in a four part series from my time in Nairobi Kenya, photographing for Orphan Outreach in the Mathare slums.] From my interview with Milka Adhiambo and her daughter (and Patmos student), Latifa Achieng What does it mean for your child to attend Patmos...
A classroom at Patmos School [This is the second of four posts from my time in Nairobi Kenya, photographing for Orphan Outreach in the Mathare slums of Nairobi Kenya] Yesterday I introduced you to the Mathare slums where over 600,000 people live in extreme poverty. Today...
Mathare Slums Can you imagine for a moment living in one of the largest slums in Africa? Can you imagine if you were a single mom with no resources to educate your children and provide them with a life that is any less painful than your own? Most...
Photographing for Orphan Outreach in Latvia - Capturing Grace on a 21 day journey through Sweden, Latvia, Ukraine, Moldova, Prague and France. As I sat across from Dana and her precious Sofia, hearing her story, I had questions I could not answer. How do you give,...
Photographing for Orphan Outreach in Latvia - Capturing Grace on a 21 day journey through Sweden, Latvia, Ukraine, Moldova, Prague and France. Here in Liepāja, there is a bridge designed by Gustave Eiffel Alexander, the architect of the Eiffel tower. The Oskars Kalpaks Bridge allowed for...
