Good News for Philip!

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...

Way To Go, Philip!

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...

Teaching the Next Generation to Care

–>  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...

We are listening

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...

Hurdling the Four Letter Word

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...

Family Updates:

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...