A brave boy, a willing family, and a whole lot of Jesus!
by Sherri McClurg with permission of Jessica, James, and Janis It started in the fall of 2014 when on the interview trip, we met a young man named Janis. He was fun and spunky but…
A Host Dad’s Perspective
by a host father responding to God’s call What does ‘orphan’ mean to you? Is it more than a cliche in a sermon? It is a word that is easy to ignore if you have…
When Good Intentions Fall Short
by Sherri McClurg, PsyD You’ve seen and heard the stories. According to the https://globalinitiative.net/global-report-on-trafficking-in-persons-2018/, at least 30% of lives trafficked internationally are children with those from the Caribbean, Central America, and Eastern Europe at the…
Child Trafficking
by Sherri McClurg, NHFC CEO/Clinical Psychologist “Where families and positive relationships are nonexistent is where traffickers prey.” An Unholy Alliance published an excellent article about the connection between kids in care and human trafficking. CSEC is…
A Rough Morning
by Sherri McClurg, CEO, New Horizons for Children It’s been a rough morning. For the third time this hosting season I have worked with our in country team to talk to a morgue about paying…
Serving God in Kenya
by Dee Blank – Mission Trip Team Member Water. When I think of the continent of Africa, I think of water. Or rather the lack of it. On our way to Kenya in early December,…
A First Step Towards Healing
by Dr. Sherri McClurg As you can imagine, interview trips are one of the most amazing experiences… you not only get to see the countries our kids come from, but you see their culture, their…
The Ones We Almost Left Behind
by Hyacynth Worth – Host mom When I look at our family pictures I see the (mostly) smiling faces of our five children, and I am keenly aware that we almost missed out on some…
The End Has Come: Love Wins
Part 6 of the Featured Families Series The children on the regular program have returned back to their home countries, and their host families look around to realize how quickly these children became family. Saying…
Comfort for the Hurting Heart
Part 5 of the Featured Families Series Throughout hosting, the children slowly reveal their lives and personalities, their hopes and fears. Sometimes these reveals comes in exclamations; sometimes they come in long talks around the…