The hurt is this big!! Not long ago, I sat with a young lady named Lorie, who was describing her pain and anger. She described a life of abandonment and abuse that culminated in rape. Tears flowed openly as she shared. I asked if she could describe how big is the...

  It has been proven that a child must have loving relationships to grow and develop in every area of life. Children from third-world orphanages, where there was a lack of human interaction due to sheer numbers of children versus staff, face huge gaps in development,...

  Rarely is it a single traumatic event that shatters the life of the children we serve. Most often, it is a prolonged series of overwhelming and unpredictable experiences. These build until the wounds are deep and encompass every area of their young lives. The...