Businesses That Care By Karen Miyamoto The 6th annual ZOE Rescue Walk is just a few weeks away. This year’s Walk theme is Unstoppable Hope…our hope is unstoppable as we strive to rescue every child and care for them with the love to Jesus! The event will be on November 3rd, Saturday at LA Mission […]
A Dollar and Then Some! by Karen Miyamoto Summer always brings back fond memories…memories of spending time with friends, camp, beach and fun! During the summer months at ZOE equals Kids Helping Kids. This program is often adopted during Vacation Bible School for churches as a missions/outreach tool. This year, Cerritos Baptist Church, a […]
The Last Two Miles A journey through the desert by Betsy Meenk Facing challenges in our lives are often the best times to learn valuable lessons for living life to its fullest. It was during a recent 4-day cycling challenge that I learned lessons in selflessness that I hope will help equip me to overcome […]
CMTA 2018 by Karen Miyamoto Recently, I was blessed to be able to attend the Annual Children’s Ministry conference that was held in Pasadena, CA. ZOE has attended this event that is open to Children’s Ministry leaders for the past 7 years. Being surrounded by leaders and volunteers that are eager to learn how to […]
Bringing Young Leaders Together by Hanne Fellers The beginning of the year is usually a busy time for our U.S. office due to January being human trafficking awareness month. We were able to help spread awareness about human trafficking to over 500 people just on January 11th – which is the national human trafficking day […]
Compelled to Give by Hanne Fellers December is so many things. It can be extra busy with finals, extra holiday activities such as plays and events, gift shopping, decorating and more. But December is also such a month of joy, festivities and family. My heart feels many different things in December. I often reflect on […]
Duct Tape, Some Change and ZOE! By Karen Miyamoto This past summer, Higher Vision Church located in Santa Clarita, CA decided to adopt ZOE for their 2017 Vacation Bible School missions focus. They gave each child plastic tubes to collect change through our Kids Helping Kids program. The VBS was over the course of 5 […]
Even in the Midst of Transition By Karen Miyamoto If you have been following ZOE long enough, you know by now that there are things always happening at the ZOE USA office. From going to conferences to meeting with church pastors to big projects like opening up ZOE Children’s Homes Los Angeles, the USA staff […]
Combating Trafficking in the U.S. written by, Hanne Fellers Every summer, The U.S. State Department releases the Trafficking In Persons Report. Many of our ZOE staff anticipate the release of this report every year. We’re always curious to which angle the report will take. This years report did not disappoint. It is filled with heart […]
Little Heroes Making a Big Impact! Written By: Karen Miyamoto I love highlighting our little heroes that are doing big things! This months’ little hero is Hope Zazueta. Hope is 11 years old and has always had loved helping others. In the past, she and her family have attended ZOE’s Rescue Walk, raised […]
Everyone Can Do Something! A big THANK YOU to Julia Wang and the youth at Chinese Baptist Church of Orange Country (CBCOC) in Anaheim, CA for hosting a rummage sale to raise funds for ZOE International. Julia’s church heard about ZOE through a few of their church members who work at Liferay, a software company […]
Connecting Kids Across the Globe Last month, I had the privilege of sharing about ZOE and our Kids Helping Kids program to a small class of students that are a part of the Pioneer Club at Valencia United Methodist Church in Santa Clarita, CA. This small but mighty class has been collecting funds that get donated […]
