by mfh_com | Mar 25, 2025 | CHILDREN, ENGLISH, FAMILY, HOME
LEARNING TO BE AGENTS OF CHANGE Not too far from the backside of our property sits a small school. Two classrooms are where twenty students, in grades first through eighth, are taught each day. The principal and one teacher facilitate the classes. Not a lot of...
by mfh_com | Mar 11, 2025 | ENGLISH, FAMILY, GOOD STORIES, HOME
SERVING WITH LOVE: A TIME OF HEALING AND CONNECTION “I’m walking over to the clinic. You can come with me or stay here.” Reyes, a resilient widow known to many of our teams, decided to visit the medical clinic despite her struggles with diabetes and swollen ankles....
by mfh_com | Jan 16, 2025 | CHILDREN, ENGLISH, FAMILY, HOME
As we step into 2025, we reflect on the profound impact your partnership has had on the lives of children and families we serve in El Salvador. At La Casa de mi Padre, our mission is possible thanks to your faithful support. As we embark on this new year, we invite...
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 | Oct 21, 2024 | CHILDREN, FAMILIES, FAMILY, GOOD STORIES, HOME
OUR FAMILIES ARE HAVING A CONTEST Our social workers play an important part in the ministry. We have learned over the years that working with children who have been removed from their families requires working back with biological family members. If nothing is done to...
by mfh_com | May 14, 2024 | CHILDREN, ENGLISH, FAMILY, GOOD STORIES, HOME
CHANGED BECAUSE OF CHRIST Mother’s Day is celebrated on May 10th here in El Salvador, regardless of the day on which it falls. Therefore, last Friday was a day of seeing lots of flowers being sold on the side of the streets and families out with their mommas. A mother...