The Ministry of Ordinary Faithfulness

The theology of routine caregiving It doesn’t always look significant. Much of the real “work” we do, the everyday chores, the caretaking of the babies is actually pretty mundane and repetitive. Feeding babies, washing bottles, changing diapers.   Faithfulness in the Everyday There’s a tendency to look for impact in big moments like milestones, transitions, […]

Poverty vs. Abandonment

It’s easy to assume that when a child is alone, they must not have a family. But that’s often not the full story.   MOST CHILDREN HAVE FAMILY Many children who enter care do have family somewhere—parents, relatives, extended connections. What’s often missing isn’t relationship.It’s stability. Poverty, crisis, and lack of support can push families […]

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 […]