Heaven's Family Stories

Goats from Sheep

Can goats come from sheep? The answer is "yes," when the sheep are God's people! You may recall that Heaven's Family provided several tons of food last year for hundreds of Turkana tribal believers suffering drought in northern Kenya. Our Turkana family literally danced with joy for God's lifeline of provision, but when the last kernel of corn was consumed, they were back to where they began, once again facing unrelenting poverty.

30 Mar

Easy Rider

Cleophas and Beatrice Makona, with Cleophas’ new motorcycle Dear Friends, When you give to the Heaven’s Family Mutual Fund, a percentage of your gift is deposited into our Focused Funds General Fund (formerly called the I Was Hungry General Fund) to be used to […]

29 Mar

Back-to-School Checklist

A new Kenyan flag at Heaven’s Family Christian Academy, in Saboti, Kenya Dear Friends, If they knew about it, children in the U.S. and Canada would be envious: Kenya and Myanmar are wrapping up their school years and are ready for their summer break! Those […]

26 Mar

Summer has arrived in Myanmar!

Tluang Za Men of Living Hope Orphanage earned a third place prize in her class at school The sweltering heat of summer has already begun its oppressive reign in Myanmar this year, making it impossible to hold classes in the mostly-bamboo classrooms where air-conditioning is […]

22 Mar

On the Burma Road to Recovery

Van recovering in her hospital room with an ice pack on her incision and a big smile on her face Dear Praying Friends, I know many of you have been praying and wondering how Van’s heart surgery went…and I’m happy to report that it […]

13 Mar

You answered prayers!

A lesson of faith: a new kitchen comes to Living Hope Orphanage! Living Hope Orphanage has prayed a long time for a new kitchen. Their old “kitchen” was little more than an outdoor fire pit, exposed to all the weather. Cooking during the monsoon season—almost […]