Saying Goodbye to Friends…

By Desi Stephens Just the other day we got the news… A judge made the surprise decision that Daniela and her brother Jose Luis will be leaving Dories Promise to go live relatives. While we will miss these two little angles, we believe they will be in great hands with their family. The family has...

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Marcela Goes to the U.S. with Her Parents!

By Alej Diaz – When Paul Kvinta and his daughter, Marcela, left Dorie’s Promise last weekend, it wasn’t any ordinary parting. Paul spent the past eight months here as he waited for the adoption to be finalized. During that time Marcela celebrated her third birthday. They returned to...

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A Beehive of Excitment

By Desi Stephens – Dorie’s Promise has been a beehive of excitement and activity this past week. In addition to two dinners honoring our Special Mothers, founder Heather Beazley Radu and other board members of Forever Changed International visited with our staff and all the children. ...

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Celebrating Special Mothers

By Alej Diaz – Our 32 Special Moms are more excited than usual this week. Last night we held our first Mothers Day Celebration for these special mothers at a wonderful restaurant in Guatemala City. Founder Heather Radu was our guest speaker. The message she shared really touched the mothers....

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Thank You Alej Diaz!

By Ken Walker – For Alejandra Diaz, serving as director of Dorie’s Promise means much more than a job. “Since I came here the blessings on my life and family have been countless,” she says. “They have surpassed our expectations.” Alej, as everyone knows her, joined the home when it was known...

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April Brings… 2 NEW Babies!

By Alej Diaz When the phone rang last week, we all had a feeling it was Social Services calling to see if we had room for another child.  When they said they had a little boy in need of a home, I told them to bring him right over. I wish you could have been here when he arrived…. The day a...

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New Baby Arrives

By Alej Diaz Baby Maria is less than 40 days old and it is easy to say that she has had a hard life. She was born premature and spent the first few weeks of her life in intensive care.  After her birth, her mother walked out of the hospital and disappeared into the streets of Guatemala City.  She...

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The Guatemala City Dump

By Paul Kvinta We stand at the edge of a steep ravine, and our tour guide, Fredy Umberto, encourages us to study the scene below. “Welcome to Guatemala,” he says. “This is the reality of my country.” Beneath us, for as far as the eye can see, thousands of people swarm over and around endless...

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The Maria Teresa Ghetto Project

Guatemala City has plenty of slums and sketchy areas, but you’d be hard-pressed to find a more challenging place to live than a neighborhood called Maria Teresa By Paul Kvinta Guatemala City has plenty of slums and sketchy areas, but you’d be hard-pressed to find a more challenging place to live...

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She has a NEW Family…

Christmas was especially exciting at Dorie’s Promise this year.  A special gift was in store for three-year-old Estafania—the gift of a new family! Estafania was shy at first with her future family.  However, after experiencing frequent visits, she quickly warmed up to them. Estafania’s new family...

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