It’s almost Mothers Day! For many children around the world, the first word that they learn to speak is some variation of ‘Mom’, ‘Mum’, ‘Mama’ or, in Thailand, ‘Mae’. Although the word might vary in different languages, the name given to one’s mother signifies a special relationship with the one who loves unconditionally and cares devotedly for […]
team·work [teem-wurk] noun 1. cooperative or coordinated effort on the part of a group of persons acting together as a team or in the interests of a common cause. The interests of a common cause brought together Anaheim Free Methodist Church and Crossroads Baptist as they came to minister at ZOE last week. It […]
Human Trafficking Stats Human Trafficking is commonly referred to as today’s “Modern Day Slavery”. Federal law defines “severe forms of trafficking in persons” as: Sex trafficking in which a commercial sex act is induced by force, fraud, or coercion, or in which the person induced to perform such act has not attained 18 years of […]
MOMS Club Silent Auction for ZOE We are so grateful to the members of the MOMS Club of Canyon Country South for choosing to support ZOE Children’s Homes through their annual silent auction. This caring group of women provided supplies for children rescued from trafficking. They also raised over $2,600 to help fund our local […]
A ZOE Summer Internship I did not expect that I would spend part of my summer dressed like a frog! When I became an intern at ZOE International Ministries this summer, I never expected that I would get the privilege of being Hero the Frog, the official mascot for ZOE’s Kids Helping Kids program. Hero […]
Keeping Culture Alive: Part of ZOE’s Fabric The Karen people have been weaving beautiful fabric for hundreds of years. They cultivate cotton and from the harvest they spin their own thread. To create the many vibrant colors on display in any Karen village, the women explore the nearby jungles and forests for a variety […]
Kids Helping Kids is a Blast! This summer has been an amazing ride for ZOE’s Kids Helping Kids program. Launched in 2007, this program was created by ZOE to help American children learn the value of money and also for them to learn about giving to others who are in need.  There is a whole kit […]
Sewing Classes with Evergreen SGV I love it when “shopping†becomes part of my job! A few months ago I was asked to go and purchase fabric from the day market suitable for making some fitted sheets for the girls’ and boys’ rooms at ZOE Children’s Homes. I was so excited! Taking my assistant Dave […]
You Have to See It To Understand It. By Pam Noritake As short term teams, we blow in, blow up and blow out…but to see what breaks God’s heart will stay with us for a lifetime. Our desire is to share this “burden” with you our family, friends and supporters so we can understand more […]
Playing Hairdressers I remember as a little girl getting out all the hair accessories, brushes and combs and playing hairdresser with my mum. How funny it was one night when the pastor of our church called around to our house unexpectedly and my mum had to answer the door with a very strange looking hair-do! […]
Bug Swatting It could almost be a national sport! Walking around the children’s home, you often hear the sound…. “Swoosh…. ZAP!” As you turn your head in the direction the noise came from, you see the remnants of a fried mosquito or other such creature fall slowly to the ground. The device used to “fry” […]
ZOE Child Rescue: Not Just the Numbers One question that we are often asked is: How many children will ZOE rescue? It’s easy to assume, “The more children we rescue, the better we are doing our job.†But unfortunately, the reality of human trafficking is that the “statistics†are stacked heavily against everyone who is […]
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