By Heather Radu – One of the most joyous occasions of this spring was honoring—and saying thanks to—all the employees who have been with Dorie’s Promise for 10 years or longer. We couldn’t have done it without them. They have stayed with us through the years and even in the most difficult of...
By Heather Radu – I want to share something that’s weighing on my heart with you. Since we started Forever Changed International, it has been our goal to see our home sustained 100% through child sponsorship. Monthly child sponsorship gives our children the most reliable source of income to...
Love has never been lacking at Dorie’s Promise Guatemala. The children, the special moms, and the rest of the staff all share a deep bond with one another. This is what has made Dorie’s Promise one of the best places for an orphaned child to grow up in Guatemala. One of the amazing...
By Heather Radu- After 13 long years of wear and tear, it was definitely time to bring the “cozy factor” back into House 6. Here are some of the exciting changes that were made during my fall trip to Dorie’s Promise: The entire home was freshly painted, including the ceilings. There was a large...
By Bradley Burck- You need to have a look at the pictures of what we’ve done to the backyard. After years of trying to grow grass and failing, we brought in landscaping professionals. The results – FANTASTIC! Have a look at these pictures. Abel who has spent a lot of time over the years watering...
I want to give you an update on the education fund we have been writing about for the last few weeks. Over the weekend we hit our goal! We actually exceeded it by nearly $2,000. We plan to use these additional dollars to help our teacher Claudia work with a few of the children...
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....
Our One Year Anniversary Can you believe it? This week marks the one year anniversary of our launch of Forever Changed International. God has blessed us in that time. It is so hard to believe that just a year ago we were putting together our nonprofit status, building the website, making changes...