Posts by Jennifer Ward

My name is Amy Schrock. I am from Kansas and I currently serve as a child caregiver at SLCH. How did I end up here? As a teen, I had always been interested in SLCH and I felt led to serve there. I did not have any connection with anyone who knew anything of this…

For some time, we have keenly felt the need to establish separate living quarters for the young boys at Shining Light Children’s Home. We believe this effort will advance the vision we have of providing a better family environment for the boys. In recent years, we have improvised and made do with facilities available both…

By Herbert Miller, Public Relations Coordinator Dear Friends & Supporters of Shining Light, I would like for you to pause for a moment and listen to the cry of the many children in this world that have no loving Daddy and Mama to care for them, no loving arms to hold them tight when they…

By Vanessa Kornelsen, SLCH Caregiver On March 31, 2021, my dream of working at a Children’s Home became a reality! I made a commitment to be here for three months, serving as a general assistant. Little did I know that in only twelve days, I would be asked to take five children, (four sisters, ages…

By Faith Villeneuve, SLCH Caregiver Mexico…I don’t seem to know how to put my time there into words, but I will try. I originally applied as a floater; it was a good way to get into the groove of things. But after a month, everything changed. One day, Shana told me that DIF had called…

Dedicated to current, past, and future house parents Since the beginning of SLCH, we have heavily depended on our houseparents to create a safe and secure environment for the abandoned children we serve, as well as the rest of the staff who so unselfishly give of themselves year after year. It’s been my observation that…

After many hours of practice, the school students nervously sat down in the evening sunlight and watched the visitors file in and fill the seats in the tent. Songs, memory verses, and memorized lines for a skit flashed through their minds as they hoped they wouldn’t forget their parts. The theme of the year-end program…

Years ago in northern Guatemala on a Mayan Indian reservation, a baby girl was born. She was named Dora Hilda Tuluk Chitai. Her family was very poor and they had to work hard simply to survive. Alcoholism and poverty were rampant, competent and safe health care was scarce, and the government of Guatemala did very…

As I reflect over the last 15 years at SLCH I can’t help but stop and ponder in awe at the years of sacrificial serving by the list of house parents. These couples/families have poured countless hours into what may seem like thankless work of serving the childcare workers and their children. These couples/families have…

The Housemom You know, the life of a mom. A little bit hard to write in one essay. A little bit hard to explain all the emotions and feelings and the responsibility, the overwhelming responsibility. Well, the day as housemom…it’s like a mom. The alarm rings and you know there’s a schoolboy. Cook a protein-filled…