Day to day, many Solace volunteers glimpse moments of splendor as we watch Solace children loose that look of fear, or run with abandon instead of gingerly stepping on “safe” ground, or smile that smile only a truly happy child can do. These glimpses we treasure. Solace began bringing children out of Afghanistan in 2007; out of...
So much left to do, yet we want to give you a chance to tell us what more you want to see. The usual address, www.solaceforthechildren.org will continue to take you to the new site, or we’ve added a new address to make it easy for all of you who follow us on your mobile...
(original posting Dec. 10, 2011) A bitter-sweet morning turned into a great blessing! Many of you know that Moska was one of the first two children hosted in the Jacksonville Solace Community. She received very extensive and complex heart surgery. For many weeks after leaving the hospital, Moska grew stronger and stronger. She ran...
(originally posted Dec 7, 2011) We began work early on Monday morning by visiting the Miwan Hospital to deliver the much needed supplies to the pediatric unit. Facing the overwhelming need of this facility strengthened our resolve for the efforts of Solace for the Children! Mothers with little hope for health returning to their...
(originally posted Dec 13, 2011) Friday is Holy Day for our Muslim friends, yet just like in the U.S. business is sometimes mixed with pleasure. As we drove out to Dr. Ashor’s home in one of the many villages surrounding the city of Kabul, we were expecting a working meeting with Dr. Ashor and...
(Originally posted Dec. 10, 2011) It is day 5 of Patsy and my journey and it has been another day of excitement of seeing children from the summer programs mixed with the reality of life here in Afghanistan. Sher Jan’s (a boy living in the Lake Norman area with my family) father traveled 7...
