Laurie Scharp

“I Used to Kneel in the Sewer”

“I used to kneel in the sewer.” That’s what one of our boys once said to me as a way of explaining his faith in God.  He was essentially saying that if God can take him from living on the street, and literally having to “kneel in the sewer,” to being in school and at the top of his class…then God can surely help him again.  Thank God that goes for all of us…He is eternally faithful, what He’s done…

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Thank You and Happy New Year!

Thank You! Thank you very much to those who helped us color in our Christmas tree!  Our goal was to raise $1500 for Giving Tuesday.  Between then and the end of the year we raised $4,579.48.  Thank you so much!  Because of the donations we were able to bless the kids with a wonderful Thanksgiving Day and birthday and Christmas party.  We first celebrated Jesus’ birthday with our former street kids (the sponsored students). On Christmas Eve, which fell on…

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Christmas Campaign

This year bless Jesus for His birthday by blessing street kids in Kenya! You can help current and former street kids in Kenya be able to receive presents and a Christmas meal for Christmas… and pay for school fees at the beginning of January! Our goal is $1500 to go towards a nice Christmas party for our students and extra to help them start off their school year on a great foot.

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A Hope That Doesn’t Disappoint: Jesus

Greetings Friends! With “hope against hope,” we continue to trust and believe God to show up and do mighty things in our midst, as we carry on with His work, through His grace.  The phrase “hope against hope” was birthed out of Romans 4:18, where it says, “Who against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations,”.  It signifies a very strong hope that something the Lord has planned will come to pass.  Here,…

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Jesus Changes People!

Greetings friends!! Some of us on Mother’s Day at the Center. For those whom He foreknew He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, in order that He might be the firstborn among many brothers. Romans 8:29 Because of Jesus We continue to see the lives of street children transformed, and it’s all because of Jesus.  He has taught us how to treat one another, and His ways are different from the ways of the world. …

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