by April Jurgensen | Jul 13, 2016 | Russia
The picture showed up on my Facebook news feed and I couldn’t look away. I know that boy from somewhere! How do I know him?! I would have kept staring at the picture as I wracked my brain for how I knew this boy, but life called. So I took a mental picture and was...
by April Jurgensen | Jun 1, 2016 | Recommended Resources, Ways to Help Orphans
“There are over 2,000 verses in the bible about the poor. Anytime God says something 2,000 times he’s serious. He means business. Now, I went to a Christian college and two Christian seminaries and I have a doctorate in theology. And in my entire life, I never heard...
by April Jurgensen | Dec 22, 2015 | India, Orphan Care Issues
You know that popular Christmas song that goes something like this, “Last Christmas, I gave you my heart. The very next day you gave it away?” If you’re not familiar with it, then chances are you haven’t turned on your radio around Christmas for the past 5 years. ...
by April Jurgensen | Oct 14, 2015 | India
All it takes is one look to notice Maya’s beauty. She radiates confidence, intelligence, determination, and kindness. Her smile literally can light up a room. Sure, that’s a cliché saying, but hey! It’s completely true. It takes a lot more than a simple look, however,...
by April Jurgensen | Sep 10, 2015 | India
When I lived in India, Joelle, our friendly driver, Nagarajan, and I would make the 8 hour journey north to Bangalore every two months to visit The Boaz Project’s other four homes there. I always looked forward to these visits! It was hard to leave our “family” in...
by April Jurgensen | Jul 23, 2015 | India
Sushilla was born on March 26, 2000. When she was 8, she left her family of nine and made the long train ride from the Indian state of Jharkhand to Tamil Nadu. That is the American equivalent of riding a train from New York City and getting dropped off in Albuquerque,...
