My Grateful and Grace-Filled Life by G.M.

My name is G. M. I came to Bethesda when I was very young. I thank God for providing me with a home in Bethesda where our daily lives are centered around the Word of God. I have the opportunity to learn and experience the grace of God and the wonders He can do and is...

May Child of the Month L.B.

L is 3 years old and has been at Bethesda for just under a year. She is in Temporary Safe Care and doing very well. Her mom says that she loves to sing at church as well as playing games with the other children. She also enjoys doing things on her own as she is at the...

CAFO Summit 2018 – What Matters Most

From May 8-11, five of us from Bethesda were able to attend this year’s Christian Alliance for Orphans (CAFO) Summit in Frisco, TX at the Stonebriar Community Church. Michele Geurink, Don and Fran Stoffel, and my wife, Kate, and I joined over 2,000 orphan care worker...

Listen to Mom! Speak up!

A look at Proverbs 31:1-9 “What are you doing?”  That’s the question King Lemuel’s Mom asked him.  The words of the King’s mother begin with this haunting and riveting question . . . what are you doing?  Perhaps this is something his Mother said to him...

Lawrence’s Story

Lawrence Aphane, now twenty-two years old, was placed at Bethesda in the same month that he turned twelve. He had waited for five years for a permanent placement and as he reflected on his arrival at Bethesda, he recalls many thoughts and emotions including: fun,...