There are millions of them: the family disasters when children are the victims. Disasters such as these: Husbands leaving their wives who then don’t have the strength they need for their children, young mothers not wanting to have their children and leaving them just anywhere, children who are maltreated or sexually abused, children who are unwanted eaters. Where can these children go?

"What can you do for young boys who virtually live on the street and relapse back into crime time and again?" This question bothered a member of the Baptist Church in Cotia, a social worker. In 1993, the question finally led to the foundation of a children’s village with five family houses, where some 50 boys and girls have found a home. Here, the children receive everything they need for their development, and their emotional and spiritual needs are also met. This includes the invitation to believe in God. The most important thing is to make them experience, time and again, that they are loved and accepted.

The director of the children’s home is Edith Landenberger.

You may contribute to giving these children a new chance in life by sponsoring a specific child or by supporting the home as such.