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...
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...
By Alejandra Diaz- As 2011 draws to a close, I wanted to reflect on our accomplishments and thank our many supporters who made a difference this year in the lives of Guatemala’s precious children. More than 200 mission team members visited us during 2011, adding to the numbers who share our...
By Ken Walker- We welcomed two special guests this past week from Bethel Memorial Church in Princeton, Indiana. They brought Christmas gifts for residents of the ghetto, our Special Mothers, and our children. We are doing our best to keep the latter a secret, since the children’s Christmas...
We're now up to 21 sponsors! With the match that's 42! With 16 days left till the end of the year there is still time to begin a new sponsorship and be a part of the special matching challenge that's going on now. There are several ways you can help: 1) become a...
Read about the sinkhole and the need for backyard repairs on our previous entry Sinkhole Interrupts Renovations. See More Pictures Here: Flickr Backyard Set