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. […]
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 […]
A special home visit
One of our favorite things we do is visiting the homes of some of our babies who have been adopted or fostered. Some families keep in contact and allow us to continue to be a part of their lives. We have partnerships with some families that keep us connected, where we work with them on […]
Keeping Your Eye on the Prize
“Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 3:13b-14) We are still in America. We do love America. But we love Kenya too, and we miss it terribly. It is home. It is […]
Babies 97, 98 and 99!
In the midst of all that has distracted me over the past few months, I failed to introduce our three newest additions to Haven of Hope! When we left Kenya in August, celebrating our 9th year of HOH and our 96th baby, we did not know how quickly we would grow after that. Baby girls, […]
Massai Mara – Honeymoon Part 2
We had an amazing part 2 honeymoon in the Massai Mara, Sarova Camp October 9-12. We are so thankful to the friends who gave us this wedding gift – what an amazing way to connect as a husband and wife while admiring God’s beauty!