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Sponsor Spotlight: Mike Burchett

Mike Burchett has been to Moldova with JMI many times. He’s a frequent face on the Rolling Hills Community Church team that helps run summer camps for kids in Carpineni. Mike currently sponsors Nicoleta in Moldova, pictured above in 2023. He and his wife and daughter live in Franklin, Tennessee. …

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Lazaro’s Story of Redemption

Pastor Lazaro was one of the first pastors we met during our Amazon travels, and he attended our Pastors’ Conferences from the beginning. Pastor Mike Minter said his story was “one of the greatest accounts I’ve ever personally experienced in my life.” Lazaro’s father was a witch doctor, and he …

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Tanea’s Story of Hope

At two years old, Tanea was brought to an orphanage in Moldova. Tanea’s mother had left her and her siblings, and their father could not afford to take care of them. She ended up living there for 11 years. At the orphanage, Tanea stayed in a room with 10-15 other …

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Clarinha’s Story of Strength

Life in the Amazon jungle is difficult for anyone, but it can be especially tough for those with special needs. Our special needs program, which operates in the Amazon and Moldova, was developed to care for these acutely vulnerable children and adults to help with medicine, professional care, and other …

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Sponsor Spotlight: The Whipple Family

Of the constant digital clutter we face day in and day out, Brittany Whipple says a letter from her sponsored child, Livia, cuts through the chaos. “Being able to know her in this way is such an honor and a deeply meaningful use of technology,” she says. Livia often writes …

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Sponsor Spotlight: Mark and Pat Cooper

There’s something special about sponsoring a family with your family. Mark and Pat Cooper, along with their niece, Sara, sponsor all four kids in a Moldovan family together. When Pat had a brain tumor removed three years ago, she never imagined how God would use it to minister to one …

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Libraries Offer Opportunities Along the Amazon

Part of making justice personal is giving boys and girls the opportunity to learn. In the Amazon jungle, families face numerous hardships, with one major obstacle being limited access to educational opportunities. JMI has been addressing this issue since 2004 by building schools in remote villages, saving children from long …

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Sponsor Spotlight: JD Binger

Teacher and coach, JD Binger, enjoys connecting with kids. He brought that same enthusiasm to sponsoring vulnerable children when he decided to “join the party” with JMI. Below, he shares how being a sponsor has blessed him over the years. JD currently sponsors 5 vulnerable children in Moldova. Q: How …

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Sponsor Spotlight: Caroline Chamberlain

Writing letters back and forth with a sponsored child is a beautiful way to build a relationship and see God at work in his or her life. JMI sponsor, Caroline Chamberlain, wrote letters every month for 3.5 years with her sponsored teen, Valentina, in our Transitional Living Program in Moldova. …

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