by mfh_com | Dec 9, 2024 | CHILDREN, ENGLISH, GOOD STORIES, HOME
SEASONS OF BEAUTY AND ASHES God is always working to weave beauty out of the ashes, out of the hard. Looking at a tapestry from the backside looks messy. It’s not until the threads have all been woven together that one can turn the tapestry over and view the...
by mfh_com | Nov 25, 2024 | CHILDREN, ENGLISH, HOME
DIFFERENT FUTURES FOR OUR FOUR GRADUATES Sitting amongst our staff and children, smiles began to spread across faces as our four graduates walked down the middle of the pavillion area. All dressed in their togas and graduation hats, they looked so grown up. We are so...
by mfh_com | Nov 12, 2024 | CHILDREN, ENGLISH, FAMILY, HOME
HELP US HELP THEM MOVE BEYOND TRAUMA Trauma – such as physical and emotional abuse or neglect, parental mental illness, or substance abuse, having a parent incarcerated, etc. – causes changes in the brain and the hormonal system. Trauma traps an individual in a...
by mfh_com | Sep 16, 2024 | ENGLISH, GOOD STORIES, HOME
COUNSELING TEAM – USING OUR TIME AND TALENTS TO BLESS OTHERS La Casa de mi Padre serves children from very difficult backgrounds. This implies that every child who is placed with us brings with them traumatic pasts that have changed their way of thinking about...
by mfh_com | Sep 9, 2024 | CHILDREN, ENGLISH, HOME
HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY EL SALVADOR! Independence Day is always a day to celebrate cultural identity as well as the history of how independence was gained. Many of the Central American countries share the same Independence Day. On 15 September 1821, the five countries...
by mfh_com | Aug 26, 2024 | CHILDREN, ENGLISH, FAMILY, GOOD STORIES, HOME
EARLY CHILDHOOD STIMULATION Very young children are especially vulnerable to traumatic experiences. They are yet learning how to respond to their environment, and trauma interferes with healthy development. Trauma causes their brains to stay in an alert mode that...
