And that’s why we do this.

I’ll never forget the day we dedicated the new ZOE Children’s Home campus in 2010.

We stood together...staff, kids, and missionaries... marking a new chapter in our mission to bring restoration and hope to kids rescued from trafficking.

Then a 12-year-old boy stepped forward. His words stopped us all. He said, “I have nothing to give back to you. But I promise that when I grow up, I will follow your example of helping others.”

I cried like a baby! Ha!

In that moment, I realized he truly understood the gift he had received... not just a safe place to live, but the gift of hope, love, and a future.

And that’s why we do this.

To see transformed lives like his…

To raise up the next generation of world-changers.