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The Philippines

All is calm? All is bright?

December 16, 2016
For a lot of us, the holiday season has its challenges. It reminds us how things "ought to be," and we may find ourselves...

Sonya’s Story…

December 14, 2016
Sonya recently told us: “I am building my life, piece by piece. Despite everything that happened to me, I believe there’s a wonderful plan...

We lit our candle from hers.

December 13, 2016
Some days it feels foolish to believe like this, to tend our defiant hope against so much darkness. But this holiday season, inspired by...

“We should treat ourselves as princes and princesses instead of slaves.”

November 15, 2016
For children whose needs and agency have not been respected, self-care helps them learn how strong and important they are. “Before, other people controlled...

BEEKEEPING IN OUR SURVIVOR CARE

November 10, 2016
What's the buzz at the Love146 safe homes? Six new hives of stingless bees! Under the children's care, the safe homes are reaching a...

We Interrupt These Scary News Cycles to Bring You…BALLOONS AND ICE CREAM!

November 3, 2016
The survivors who live in our safe homes are children, and that breaks our hearts. But it also means they deserve to be children.

What a Laptop Means in Survivor Care

November 1, 2016
Some days, a bright future seems too good to be true. But when you walk into class on the first day of university and...

Fifteen Parts of Teenage Life In Our Safe Homes in the Philippines

September 15, 2016
A lot of people ask us what life looks like for the children in the Love146 safe homes in the Philippines. The answer? You...

From Responsibility to Renewal

August 12, 2016
It’s harder to feel useless when the little tomato garden is growing healthy under your care. It’s harder to believe that nobody has hope...

A story I wish I didn’t have to tell

August 5, 2016
Every child who comes to our safe home door means we as a society have been too late. Nevertheless, we persist. Because every child...

Other Children

July 25, 2016
Without a focus on justice, there’s a dark possibility that for every child we care for, another spot for a child to be victimized...

Music as Medicine

July 5, 2016
Music plays an important therapeutic role in our safe homes for children who have survived trafficking and exploitation. As they heal and play and...

7 Reasons We ♥ Our Farm Animals

June 10, 2016
It’s obvious to us that the Love146 farm animals have cared for the kids just as the kids have cared for them. We owe...

The First Few Moments

June 6, 2016
When the Round Home goats gave birth this spring, their newborn kids reminded us that this world is not an easy place to be...

A World Safe for Wonder

May 31, 2016
When life feels safe enough, your eyes and your heart can begin to open to the beauty and wideness of the world.

Behind the Wheel

May 27, 2016
Driving, like many things, holds therapeutic potential in our Survivor Care. For one youth, it means a big step towards a future with even...