UP NORTH:Marie Boggess, a wife and mother of two young boys living in Minot, North Dakota, wanted to challenge herself to run this summer.  So she contacted Village to Village Intl. and asked if she could run for a purpose.  Marie created a Facebook page...

The tires of my purple van would have screeched on the pavement had I arrived early enough to secure one of those coveted spots.  But today there was no sound of burning rubber because I arrived late and the only spot left was far out in the grass.  Across...

This is not a child from New Day, but this gives you an idea about what a cleft lip is."Will you take him?  He will die if he stays here because we don't have time to feed him?"  This call came in to New Day Foster Home concerning a little boy with a small...

Last night we received this email from New Day Foster Home in Beijing, China! Dear Friends, I just wanted to write you with the wonderful news that Philip has been adopted!  He has left the foster home on Mar 10 to join his new...

Doctors had little hope for Philip when he was born.  The medical complications seemed insurmountable back then.  But today, Philip is growing, learning and now walking with the help of his new brace.  New Day Foster Home in Beijing, China, is the home...

-->  At a Village to Village Intl. fundraiser in Detroit I met Corinne.  Corinne connected with the purpose and mission of Village to Village Intl. and passed this passion on to her students.  Corinne contacted me shortly after the fundraiser and...

I Believe There Should Be No OrphansBy Agnes Tucker Once upon a time, three years ago before I was adopted, I lived 11 years as an orphan. That life wasn't as pretty as the life I have now. Although I miss my country and the other children I grew up with, I prefer...

I would stand on the edge of the high dive clenching my life jacket, unable to move.  My swim teacher, in her red one-piece was treading water below, pleading with me to trust her and jump.  Gentle chants of encouragement would come from my mom sitting in...

Ishmael FamilyIn August, Charles and Marcy Ishmael, traveled to the Shanxi Province in China to meet their son, Shaun.  Meeting him just before his second birthday, they took in the sights and sounds of his birth country prior to returning home as a family of...

The bell would ring and we'd run out to the blacktop ready to argue for who we wanted on our team.  Glad to be done with the multiplication table for 15 minutes.  It was a game of kickball that released my energy in elementary school, or the occasional game...