The Life of a ‘Single’ Father
It is a familiar story in the Philippines. When parents cannot earn enough in their local community to support their family, one or both of them must leave their children behind to find a job. Often a grandmother steps in to help care for the children, but that is not always an option. … read more
Fighting Malnutrition Among the Karen
Naw San is a mother of three children living in the Kayin state of the country of Myanmar (also known as Burma). A member of the Karen ethnic group, Naw San has lived most of her life in fear of the ongoing civil conflict between the government soldiers and the Karen people. It … read more
Srib’s Story
When most of us think of the word WASH, we think of the act of washing, of making things clean by using water and soap to remove dirt. When the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) uses the term WASH, we are speaking of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene. WASH is a serious public health … read more
A New Ambulance for Rwanda
Imagine living in a remote mountain-side community in Africa with dirt roads that are rarely maintained. Imagine what it would be like to be nine months pregnant for the first time, worrying about the possibility of complications. If there were problems with the delivery, how you would make it down the mountain to … read more
Changing Lives in the Barangay
A “barangay” is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino word for village, district or ward. ADRA’s EMBRACE program is working in some of the most remote barangays in the country. Canadian volunteer, Jordan Venton-Rublee, is spending a year in the Philippines, observing and documenting the EMBRACE program … read more
Worth The Walk
On April 25, 2015, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake shattered the country of Nepal. Almost 9,000 people were killed, and many more injured. Three and a half million people were rendered homeless. Chandra Bahadur Shrestha was one of those millions. He was 78 years old. When the earthquake struck, Chandra’s family was gathered in … read more
