Right about now, I’m celebrating a year at MRH. I officially started in April 2012, but after some medical drama and a lengthy recovery, I considered August my practical start in the work. So, it is about time for an update! This past year has been normal and yet remarkable. It seems to me that […]
By: Carrie Ngangnang My Refuge House Board Member At 6,000 feet high, seated in a single engine Cessna next to my husband at the controls, my mind ran a marathon of thoughts about what it means to be concerned with what concerns the ones I love. As we flew along the beautiful coast line of […]
There are times when my heart breaks for the girls in our home. The fears and pain they carry can be overwhelming at times and I wonder how it’s possible for them to keep going on. And then there are times when I am blown away by the sheer strength I see from them, these […]
As someone who has worked with survivors of abuse for over ten years, I’ve always considered myself fairly capable of separating work stress with the rest of life. Compartmentalizing, if you will. People often say to me “I don’t know how you can do this work.” And I often reply to them by using a […]
My Refuge House is expanding! Our first home, completed in 2011, stands at the northern point of our property, within it’s own secure fence. In order to prepare for the building of our second and subsequent homes, we had to increase our security and infrastructure for the southern portion of our property. Here is a […]
This blog comes to us today from Jessica Curiel, who has been volunteering her incredible writing skills for My Refuge House since the organization began in 2008. Jessica was finally able the visit My Refuge House in April 2013 as part of a film team. We are so thankful for Jessica’s love and support! The […]
A couple of weeks ago, the First Chinese Baptist Church Youth and Children’s Choirs preformed an incredible show. The Saturday afternoon started with the high school youth choir preforming … voices blended together in amazing harmony. Then a number of the youth played instrument solos: violin and piano and guitar and saxophone. It was mesmerizing. […]
I was rummaging through my notes today, and I found the words of Anne* stuck in the pages of my notebook. When I was visiting My Refuge House, Anne wanted to share with the group what she had learned, and it touched me so much that I asked her if she would write her words […]
Sometimes, many times, those who are victimized feel some sense of guilt for what has happened to them. As if they were responsible for their own abuse. As if they had brought it on themselves. Let’s get something straight: At My Refuge House, we absolutely believe that no matter what a child does, there is […]
At My Refuge House, we believe in prayer. Years ago, when a small group of people were burdened, halted by compassion for girls they had never met, trapped around the world, they prayed. They prayed and struggled and prayed. And out of that struggle, out of those prayers, My Refuge House was born. And all […]
