"Stories have to be told or they die, and when they die, we can't remember who we are or why we're here.” 
Sue Monk Kidd

Stories that matter

Roxanne Engstrom

 I had the opportunity to meet Nigel and his Grandmother Sonya through Kate Danielson; my dear friend and founder of  Foster Progress in Chicago. Foster Progress is the result of immense need for advocacy, mentorship,  & education and I am always excited to partner with them in their good work.  I was excited to partner with […]

dancing towards his dreams

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When I first wrote an email to International Justice Mission about our trip to Thailand and my desire to partner with them I knew it was a long shot but the small voice inside me had become too loud to ignore in the weeks and months that preceded that moment so, with latte in hand […]

brave young women & those standing with them

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“Being here in the U.S. is everything for my family,” said Ammar. “It is school for my children, health care for my son, and a peaceful life for my family.”  As I approached this family’s front door and I could hear the TV inside blaring with Inauguration Day 2017 ceremonies.  We were introduced, talked through a […]

“a peaceful life for my family.”

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There are moments of our life when we feel so blessed to be a certain place at a certain time because we sense that we are seeing, hearing, and experiencing is a sacred moment in a family’s life.  Then, too, that experience changes us because we were present and a witness to this sacred space and […]

“I need to fear God because no one is like Him.” One story of a reunion 11 years in the making.

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