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Building for Eternity
By Leland Ulrich, Board Chairman What would you do differently if you had to build something to last for fourteen generations? This is a question I often ask myself when faced with meaningful decisions. It greatly impacts the response or answers we give when we think long-term. Fourteen generations is a long time; however, eternity…
Read MoreBeauty in the Midst of the Ordinary
By Ruth Domenica Smith My service at Shining Light Children’s Home began in the fall of 2019 when I served as a caregiver for four girls. I quickly fell in love with the children, Spanish language, and Mexican culture. After several months, I transitioned to work as a kitchen manager due to some changing circumstances.…
Read MoreShining Light Memories
Written by Alfredo Beltran Segura I came to Shining Light in July 2008, when I was 4 years old. I have one younger brother, Angel Gabriel, and an older sister, Kiara. I remember that Greivin, the administrator, picked us up at the DIF office and brought us to the children’s home. This is my earliest…
Read MoreGive Until it Hurts
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…
Read MoreBoys’ Home Building Project
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…
Read MoreSomebody’s Child
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…
Read MoreThe Opportunity to Give
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…
Read MoreThe Lord Stood With Me
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…
Read MoreHouse Parent Blessings
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…
Read MoreThe Armor of God
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…
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