And We’re Off
The Mroczkos are off on a quick trip to America! I am not entirely sure you can call 6 1/2 weeks a “quick” trip, but compared to our normal time in America, this is much more condensed! This is also a time of year that we do not regularly travel, but now that we have […]
Happy 9th Anniversary, Haven of Hope!
Nine years ~ 96 babies. Today, we celebrate all the joys that God has bestowed upon us over the past nine years. Joys of babies, aunties and uncles, moments and memories, tears and laughter, adoptions and reunifications, love and losses, friends and family, pain and healing, new life and renewed life. Joy. God has given […]
Staff Retreat 2018
Each summer, Houston’s First Baptist Church allows us the opportunity to go away for a day or two and pour into the lives of our staff – the ones who make it all happen! These people are the ones who give of their lives to make a difference in the lives of others. They give […]
No Longer Boys
If you have been around HCO for awhile, you will remember our HCO Boys’ Program – the 5 boys that lived with me (Trena) from 2011 to 2016…Humphrey, Patrick, Maina, Freddy and Collins. We are family. They have been in our lives from Julia’s earliest memories; she does not remember life before “the boys,” or […]
“Wageni Season” Begins – and we LOVE it!
What you call “summer,” we affectionately call “wageni season.” Well, some good friends of ours do, so we have adopted it as well. We live south of the equator, so “summer” isn’t really what you think of for summer in America and Europe. While most of you are soaking up the summer sun, we are […]
Update on Matthew & Mama Matthew
A few weeks ago I told you about Matthew and the work we were doing to help he and his mother be reunited. Well, a few weeks later and they are well on their way to being together! Phillip, our Grounds & Facilities Manager who is simply amazing at coordinating logistics for things like this, […]
It’s Baby Girl Time
God has blessed us with another beautiful baby girl. This one seems to already have captured “someone’s” heart. Sweet baby Chantel came to Haven of Hope this week and is settling in well. She has such a sweet, gentle disposition and a tiny, soft little voice. She has not had much physical stimulation in her […]
It’s Not All Fun and Games
Living in a beautiful country like Kenya, being able to see exotic animals like zebras and giraffes and baboons while driving down the road, being surrounded by beautiful, hospitable, loving people, having a yard full of funny toddlers and cuddly tiny babies always within reach, seeing God’s mighty hand at work around every corner…all these […]
Mroczko Moments ~ May
As most of you would know, our family has been through our fair share of changes in the past year! It has been quite a roller-coaster as we have joined as a family of four (plus three), combined ministries, traveled to America and back, and lead this beautiful ministry that God has entrusted us with. […]
Welcome Baby Hope
“Plans to give you hope and a future…” that’s what the Lord declares for new baby, Hope. This beautiful baby girl was found, one day old, weighing 5 pounds, 9 ounces. Baba Jim got to welcome little Hope with some newborn cuddles. It never ceases to be a reflection of celebration when a new baby […]