In recent weeks, war has broken out in the City of God favela of Rio between the police and the drug traffickers. As this police action began, the drug traffickers ran to the woods to escape. Police then fired indiscriminately in the direction the drug dealers had fled. Chaos erupted as people flooded the streets, […]
Lucas, a young man from the poverty-stricken area of northeastern Brazil, refused to give up on his dream. He was selling his blood to pay for school fees when Life Impact met him and helped change his life. When his father left him as a boy, his mother struggled to care for her three children. His sister […]
Human trafficking is a worldwide problem, it is happening in every country, state, and city in the world. It preys upon the poorest and most vulnerable among us yet it affects us all and no one is exempt from the responsibility to fight this evil. It will take all of us doing our part but […]
STARTING WITH PREVENTION Despite months of COVID lockdowns, the work in Brazil is going full steam ahead. God has done amazing things to clear the way for us to reach some of the world’s most at-risk and exploited children! And just as we have before, we are starting our work with PREVENTION. As we begin […]
After over 11 years, we have finally moved our remaining teenage girls to their family-style safe homes at the Girls’ Promise Land. It’s a time for celebration, but also a time to look back and thank God for all that He has done. As we end this chapter, we can’t help but be in awe of the […]
Over the past several months, we have watched from Thailand, as America has faced so many unimaginable circumstances. From the chaos of COVID-19 to the tragic murder of George Floyd, and the riots that followed, America has faced what seems like one hardship after another and has weighed heavily on our hearts. The weight we […]
We were facing a month-long quarantine, given less than a day to prepare and we didn’t have the capacity to store enough food for everyone… But God knew our need long before we did. Late, on April 1st, we were told that the government would officially extend their lockdown until April 30th. With very little […]
