Maxim was one of the first children to come to Future for Children in Ukraine when he began attending in 2016. For nearly a decade now, Maxim and his sister have been coming to the program at FFC nearly every day. 

Dolica's journey began in the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo, which neighbors Uganda to the West.  Dolica’s mother, Beya, lived with a disability and the father abandoned them, leaving Beya to face unimaginable hardship alone. Dolica never got to attend school. Years later, a man approached Beya, promising a better life for Dolica working as a caretaker for his baby. This was a lie and instead, he cruelly abandoned the girl in Wakiso, Uganda.  Human trafficking is a se

God is in the business of bringing people together! We are celebrating this fact as the recent wedding celebrated at the children's home of our partner in India highlights this beautiful aspect of God's character. Through the woven together family of the children's home in India, Karthik and Ramya met. They were both orphans brought into the children’s homes and their lives have not been easy. They each have their own stories of pain and abandonment, but God has and is redeem

I'm Prabhudeva Akuri and I am from India.  It's been 20 years since my father left us due to pressure from financial debts and he has never returned. We have no clue if my father is still alive or not. We are a very poor family.  My mother did her best to raise me and my elder sister but we were very poor. We were destitute.  I was also affected by a severe speech disorder and my stuttering made it very difficult for me to speak, even today. When I was a kid, we didn't have m

Gabi was born and raised in Romania in an unbelieving family that struggled financially, and at the age of six, her family connected with Children to Love. Her mother met Jesus and was baptized, leading the family to live differently. They went to Bible studies, camps, and activities that allowed them to hear the gospel and Gabi gave her life to Jesus when she was 12 years old and was baptized. She was encouraged by the CTL Romania staff in her walk with the Lord and to cont

Late one evening in Uganda a Christian man met a woman who seemed to be stranded with her baby girl. She had no money and nowhere to go, so she asked him if she and the baby could stay in one of his rooms for the evening before they continued on with their journey the next day. The man showed her to the living room where he made up a bed for her and the baby, but as soon as she came into the house she laid the baby down, went outside and never returned. The man contacted the

We are thanking and praising God for the sweet smile on Brenda’s face. She has experienced so much pain and brokenness in her life, yet...

Costel practically grew up with Children to Love Romania, spending the past 17 years in the ministry, first as an abandoned child and now...

CTL's mission is simple - to provide hope for suffering children in the name of Jesus. Children around the world are enduring more...

When the threat of COVID-19 first hit Uganda, street children were some of those most at-risk for contracting the virus. They’re used to...

Abandoned Blessing was born in Uganda to a mother with mental illness, who was either unable or unwilling to care for her. The mother...