There are so many people who serve behind the scenes. Last week our team brought you some of them as we highlighted National Volunteer Week. In my role I often get to see the tireless efforts of people no one knows about, but we depend on daily. Many of them would have it no other [...]

Tags: Africa, aids, forgotten voices, hope, nate shaffer, orphans, Ryan Keith, zambia, zimbabwe
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Sometimes I have this tension before sharing about the deep love of our God, poured out to our world through the ministry of Forgotten Voices. Our ministry is “demonstrating the love of Jesus Christ by equipping local churches to meet the physical & spiritual needs of children orphaned by AIDS in their communities.” Through serving [...]

Tags: forgotten voices, orphans, Ryan Keith, trust, zambia, zimbabwe
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Ryan and Paul arrived safely back in the USA a few hours ago. As they, and hopefully all of us, rest and celebrate this Easter weekend, here is the last reflection Ryan wrote shortly before leaving Zambia. Happy Easter from all of us at Forgotten Voices. He is Risen! He is risen, indeed. Hallelujah! Dear [...]

Tags: church, income generation, school fees, widow, zambia
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A few days ago I had the pleasure of meeting Mrs Moyo at her homestead in a remote area south of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Her first name is Nosithelo, which means “the fruitful one”. We spent less than an hour together, but it was a meaningful time. Just a week prior to our meeting, she had [...]

Tags: church, death, education, farming, fishing, HIV, orphans, pastor, zimbabwe
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If you’re following our twitter feed @forgottenvoices, you know Ryan and Paul have arrived safely in Zambia. They’ll have  limited internet access to begin with, but were able to send the following reflection a few minutes before leaving Zimbabwe yesterday. Read on and pray on…   Hello from the airport in Zimbabwe. Some quick reflections [...]

Tags: #FVAfrica, equipping churches, hospitality, local leaders, waiting children, zimbabwe
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Friends, yesterday I promised a reflection today on your role in the lives of orphaned children, but we’ve received a powerful update from Ryan & Paul in Zimbabwe and wanted to share it with you right away. While we have no photos yet, these words paint vivid word pictures and I encourage you to read [...]

Tags: #FVAfrica, community, death, education, love, orphans, partnership, pastors, Travels in Africa, zimbabwe
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  We are safely in South Africa.  Uneventful flight. Paul slept 5 hrs and I slept about 3, worse than when I brought my 1 yr old. I must be too rested for the trip, as I usually sleep 6 or 7. Crazy. I may be meeting 2 classmates from Harvard. One just moved here [...]

Tags: forgotten voices, hope, pain, Ryan Keith, zambia, zimbabwe
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Greetings from JFK Airport in New York. Paul and I depart in less than 2 hours. We are excited and anxious to get started. Our flight will last 15 hours and 20 min if all goes smoothly, a direct flight from JFK to Johannesburg, South Africa. We will then jump on a short 2 hour [...]

Tags: forgotten voices, Ryan Keith, travel, zambia, zimbabwe
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A couple days ago my 21 month old daughter Avery and I were having breakfast together. She was reading her book about a daddy bear teaching his cub to climb trees, get honey, and find a den, while I read TIME magazine. I asked her what she was reading about. She pointed and told me [...]

Tags: action, Africa, aids, forgotten voices, hope, love, orphans, Ryan Keith, travel, zambia, zimbabwe
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I haven’t had time to respond to requests for my take on KONY2012 and even now, they will be brief. (Editors Note – actually, they became quite long. Like many of you, this struck a cord in Ryan that helped him connect to issues all nonprofits face, including Forgotten Voices. Grab a coffee and take your [...]

Tags: Africa, aids, forgotten voices, hope, KONY 2012, love, orphans, prayer, Ryan Keith, zambia, zimbabwe
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