Today is the due date for my 2nd child, so the title may imply I am waiting for her. I’m sure she will be fantastic and I cannot wait to hold her. But as the birth of our daughter draws closer, I cannot help but think about how vulnerable she will be. I remember holding [...]

Tags: champion, child, forgotten voices, hope, orphan care, Ryan Keith
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Me: “What do you like most about being a mom?” Mrs Nozitelo Moyo, (responding through pain): “being with them” Last April, I sat with Mrs. Nozitelo Moyo and talked about life. She is pictured here. I knew it was highly unlikely she would be alive by the next time I came. Sadly, I was right. Today, I [...]

Tags: death, forgotten voices, motherhood, orphan, praxis, Ryan Keith, zambia, zimbabwe
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I’m sad sometimes at the rush to get all the gifts we can, thinking that will make us happy. Then, we discover (again) that giving life to others is way better than getting a sweater. Our work in Africa has taught me that. Every day I have the good fortune of working to help leaders [...]

Tags: #FVAdvent, Africa, aids, forgotten voices, hope, Ryan Keith, zambia, zimbabwe
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Right now in Zimbabwe (or Zambia) there is a quiet prayer being offered up to God. A pastor is kneeling before the Lord and asking for God to provide for a need that he has just voluntarily taken on by faith. He has just told a dying woman his church would care for her children [...]

Tags: Africa, aids, forgotten voices, hope, love, orphans, Ryan Keith, zambia, zimbabwe
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As a nonprofit leader who has won several awards and accolades over the years, I’m always struck by the confusion people have between attention and assumed financial success because of the attention. On more than one occasion people have told me after reading about us in the paper, they are going to stop giving to [...]

Tags: Attention, Awards, forgotten voices, Honor, Mission, Ryan Keith
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Remmy, our Africa/Zambia Director is coming this fall and we want you to have some fun with him! Though he can’t be everywhere, we have come up with 3 ways you can engage with him and have a blast! All 3 also provide you with a way for you to invite your friends to experience what [...]

Tags: Advocate, Dillsburg, forgotten voices, remmy, Ryan Keith, training, We Bought a Zoo, zambia, zimbabwe
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I’m grateful to the many people around the world who have already wished me a happy birthday before 7am. Through Facebook, Twitter, and email we can be connected more than ever before. When I was born, there is no way my incredible parents could have imagined this life of adventure for me. Thanks for being [...]

Tags: aids, birthday, forgotten voices, HIV, orphans, rest, Ryan Keith, zambia, zimbabwe
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Dear friends – Thanks to all who have given this week to the Farming Match Campaign, explained on our latest eVoice. To recap, we presented a critical need last week to raise $7,000 to provide a crucial farm training, as well as seed and fertilizer to try and provide food security this year to 1,700 people. [...]

Tags: farming, forgotten voices, Match, Ryan Keith, zimbabwe
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There is a lot I’ll share over the coming days, weeks, and months about my sabbatical. So many of you were gracious to encourage me to find rest. You helped that effort with your prayers and the ways you supported the ministry in other ways, as well as welcomed Nate Shaffer and our team so [...]

Tags: aids, compassion, farming, forgotten voices, Foundations for Farming, orphan, Ryan Keith, storm, widow, zambia, zimbabwe
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Dear friends – Sunday I begin a 6 week sabbatical from Forgotten Voices, which is likely a far bigger deal for me than it may be for you. During this time I will be unavailable by phone, email, Facebook, etc. I’ll be gone until early September. Thank you to all of you who have made [...]

Tags: aids, forgotten voices, HIV, orphans, rest, Ryan Keith, zambia, zimbabwe
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