The Myth of “They Won’t Remember”
When a very young child goes through something difficult, a common reassurance follows: “They won’t remember anyway.” It sounds comforting.It sounds merciful. But it depends on what we mean by remember. We usually think of memory as stories — moments we can describe later. First birthdays, first homes, certain places. Babies don’t keep memories that […]
Why Family Should Always Be the Goal
Around the world, children’s homes, or orphanages, exist because sometimes children cannot safely stay where they were. That is also why we exist. We are a temporary baby rescue center. Babies come to us in moments of crisis, and for a time we become their consistent caregivers, their temporary family. We learn them, soothe them, […]
Love is Not a Feeeling – It’s Predictability
Many people assume babies need more attention, more toys, or more stimulation to thrive. But what they need most is far quieter than that — and it shapes every decision we make in how we care for them.
Why Family Has Always Been Our Model
FROM THE BEGINNING: Why family has always been our model From the very start, His Cherished Ones has existed for one purpose — to see children safe, loved, and home. We didn’t set out to build a large institution. We set out to build bridges — between babies and their families, between heartbreak and hope. […]
What Family Means: Why Family Changes Everythi
For years, the word orphanage has been linked with safety and compassion — a place where vulnerable children could find food, care, and protection. And while those intentions are good, around the world people are beginning to see what we’ve known all along: children grow best in families. At His Cherished Ones, this belief has […]
Orphan Care – bridging the gap
When most of us think of the definition of “orphan,” we think of a child whose parents have died. Though that is technically the definition, most organizations today, especially children’s homes, use the word differently. Approximately 80% of children in orphanages, are not true orphans. “Poverty orphans” or “social orphans” are children who have been […]
Home Visits – the Family Connection
As we love and care for the babies in HOH, we also strive to connect with their families and the community around us. One of the ways we connect with community is by going on home visits to foster and adoptive family homes. Some are nearby, some are more remote. All are special and a […]
Loss is Real
Loss is what brings our babies to us. Though we love to welcome them and love on them, Haven of Hope is a stop in their journey of life that follows trauma. Our greatest desire is to be a part of their healing, to be a catalyst for God to repair their heart, retrain their […]
Everything Is Better Together
Market day brings us all together, creating a bustling atmosphere filled with laughter and purpose. As we gather to prepare meals for the week, the chopping and cutting become more than just preparation tasks. It’s a beautiful symphony of teamwork and unity. In our home, we know that everything is better together. Whether it’s peeling […]
Joy and Suffering
“Joy is not the absence of suffering, but the presence of God.” At Haven of Hope, we hold these words close to our hearts, for they beautifully encapsulate the essence of our mission and the profound transformations we witness every day. Each baby who finds their way into our home has experienced some level of […]