By Susan Verstraete- She was too ugly to be loved by anyone. Dorie was absolutely sure that this was true. After all, her mother told her so every time she brushed away Dorie’s attempts to hug her or sit on her lap. “Why can’t you be pretty, like your sister?” she’d...
By Pablo Villagran- For the first time, three children from Dorie’s Promise are attending classes at a private school. The school, El Shaddai is connected to an evangelical Christian church in Guatemala City. Residents Jennifer, Amelia, and Ana enrolled there at the start of the 2012 school...
Abigail was reunited with her biological family on July 5th. Abigail came to Dorie's Promise by court order, she was left with the neighbor when her mother was delivering another baby. During that time Abigail got sick and this neighbor took her to the hospital for evaluation. Since...
By Pablo Villigran- Dorie’s Promise changes lives, sometimes in unexpected ways. Just ask Karen and Curt Nichols. Although the couple has three daughters, the desire to adopt had been tugging at their hearts for years. After deciding to take this step, they visited...
By Pablo Villigran- With summer almost upon us, we were overjoyed to see phase one of our backyard reconstruction project completed in late April. The work started last summer before a sinkhole interrupted progress and sent us back to square one—making this...
By Pablo Villigran- When two-year-old Jose Pablo Monterroso came to Dorie’s Promise in May of 2011, his fear and nervousness showed through timidity that sometimes led to an outburst of tears. Jose wound up at our home because of a judge’s order. The facility...
The first phase of the backyard reconstruction has been completed! Check out the pictures of the sun deck and eating area for the children, staff, and mission teams. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO MADE THIS HAPPEN! Now on to PHASE 2.
By Alejandra Diaz- We hope that the newest resident of Dorie’s Promise is only here for a short time. That’s because Fredy Jose Cuc Caal is in the middle of an international adoption process. His arrival boosted our number of children to 36. We think Fredy is about four years old....
By Alejandra Diaz- As part of our mission to help Guatemala’s children, Forever Changed recently built a one-room house for a single-parent family that has been living in the ghetto for 16 years. Three mission teams worked on the home, which took about three months to complete because of a...
By Dr. Francisco Castro- January marked the start of my sixth year as medical director and pediatrician at Dorie’s Promise. The past month brought non-stop activity and numerous issues to attend to, especially after Christmas vacation. However, we were able to meet every need because of our...
By Alejandra Diaz- Although a sinkhole that developed soon after we started backyard renovations last summer sent us back to square one, two mission teams recently helped us put down new grass. First, a group of missionaries visited from Dec. 3 to 12 to help with this as part of their projects. We...
By Alejandra Diaz- With Guatemala’s new school starting in mid-January, we are excited about six of our children having the opportunity to attend some form of private schooling this year. Four of them will attend El Shaddai, operated by an evangelical church that has formed a partnership...