How did it get to this!? As Samantha* stared in disbelief at her forehead and the now bleeding wound, she knew beyond a doubt that anyone who could…
Read More
At 15 years old, Dereck* felt the burden to provide for his family. The only child of a single mom, Dereck was coerced by an older male to…
Instability, isolation and insecurity – these are all words that describe the life *Elizabeth lived before coming into care at One More Child. Growing up in a family...
Read More
BY AMANDA TILLMAN / ONE MORE CHILD INTERN FOR ANTI-TRAFFICKING MINISTRY Recently, a team of creatives, including myself, met with hopes of realizing a deep-seated dream. It all...
Read More
With phone and love. Robin had been befriended by an older man on the internet who offered her a “better life” by distancing Robin from her parents....
Read More
Early one morning, a staff member from One More Child entered the safe home to a sound that was familiar yet devastatingly beautiful. The artist was Ella*,...
Read More
When AmyLynn Harrington Smoot was 8 years old, growing up in Louisville, Ky., she had a secret much darker than anyone close to her could have imagined,…
This blog was written especially for The Porch Light by Sara Ard, Greater Orland University Chair. My Sweet Sister, Jeremiah 1:5 says, “I chose YOU before I formed…
A common question we hear at The Porch Light is, “What can I do the help?” Well, today we have an answer that you can act on immediately….
When Ashley*, one of the girls living in The Porch Light safe home, was picked up from school by a coach one day, she had a look of…