It’s not every week we host a professional baseball player at Dorie’s Promise. So imagine the excitement for our children when New York Yankee’s pitcher Ben Heller visited in December. We caught up with Ben a few weeks ago to follow up on his trip and plans heading into spring training. Ben’s...
By Kelly Shank – Have you ever wondered how children find their way to Dorie’s Promise? We want to help you understand the process that brings children into our home. There are many different paths our children take before eventually living at Dorie’s Promise. Some of them were abandoned as...
By Kelly Shank – 2017 has been an amazing year at Dorie’s Promise. Over the last few months we’ve shared stories about all the big things happening in our home. Our children, staff, and trip participants all experienced life changing opportunities over the last year. If you missed our stories...
By Heather Radu – Six months ago the news rang out across the world that an orphanage in Guatemala had burned to the ground and children had died. After the fire, our team immediately knew that we wanted to help in any way possible. We did many things like send food, water, and blankets to...
By Alejandra Diaz – Even though Guatemala just passed the halfway point of the 2017 school year, our girls are already looking forward to their Gymnastics Vacation Course this fall. A dozen of our girls participated in last fall’s course. About 100 students overall were involved in the...
By MJ Zelya – Its been almost two years since Lucia (also called Ana Lucia) and her sister Fabiola arrived at Dorie’s Promise and their lives have been changed in many ways since then. At first, they were very shy – keeping to themselves and not saying much. They came to our home...
WATCH NOW – See how the Lord is using you in the lives of the children at Dorie’s Promise. BE ENCOURAGED – See the smiles, and the joy in the children’s eyes. Their lives are Forever Changed by the love and care they experience at our home. SPONSOR – Help us continue our...
Can you imagine living on a budget of one dollar a day per person in your family? What would you eat? What happens when you need a doctor? By Arwen McGilvra- In Guatemala, nearly 8 million people live in rural areas, and of those, 57% live in poverty, which means they have a budget of about one...
Dulce is a very special child to us — she was born premature, so we have been closely watching her growth. There has been an incredible progress in Dulce’s health, thanks to the care of the special mothers and special attention from our doctor. She is a fighter — she has been fighting to survive...
By Bradley Burck- When I go to Guatemala the first place I go to visit is House 5 to see the special needs children. One of the children my wife and I have made it a point to sponsor – his name is Alex. I also love Efrain and Miguel. Here's what is special about these...
WATCH NOW – Nothing is more important or rewarding than joining God in His mighty work. See how the Lord is using you in the lives of the children at Dorie’s Promise. BE ENCOURAGED – Gain unique perspective on your impact in 2012 and prepare for big things in 2013!