Family Builds Haitian Orphanage To Continue Daughter's Legacy

19 year-old college student Britney Gengel was so moved by the spirit of the Haitian people when she visited with an aid group in 2010 that she told her mom she wanted start her own orphanage there. Hours later, she was killed in the massive earthquake, but her dream came true thanks to her parents and brothers.

By Jeanne Goddard

18 December 34 Views

American Couple Opens Orphanage in Tanzania Offering Adoptions Worldwide

Jerry and Tammy Backus moved to Tanzania in 2009 to open an orphanage and help the children find new families. The Falco's Girls Home just made a new video and wanted to share it on the Good News Network.

By Jeanne Goddard

20 March 34 Views

How a Mother's Day in India Uplifted the Lives of 1,700 Orphans

This Texan woman didn't know that these orphans were going to change her life – nor did they know that she was going to change theirs.

By Tiffani Spengler

08 May 59 Views

Orphan Best Friends Unknowingly Adopted By Families in Same Town

You may not believe in fate, but these friends, who grew up as orphans in Africa, chalk up their chance reunion–thousands of miles away– to destiny.

By Tiffani Spengler

04 April 29 Views

World's First Neighborhood For Children Recovering From Abuse is Underway in Florida

The West Melbourne neighborhood will consist of seven foster homes and a community center ready to house up to 35 neglected children.

By Tiffani Spengler

29 November 45 Views

Couple Adopts 5 Siblings on Nat'l Adoption Day so They Won't Be Separated

These five orphan siblings ages 9 to 2 years old will now be together through adolescence thanks to the Heuer couple's big hearts.

By Jeanne Goddard

09 December 35 Views

Ukraine Football Captain Gives More Than Trophies To City and its Orphans

Darijo Srna, the fiercely loyal captain of the Donestk professional football club takes care of orphans in the city ravaged by fighting in Eastern Ukraine.

By Blake Isbell

24 April 40 Views

Princess Diana's Mansion to be Rented Out on Weekends to Benefit Orphans

The house where Princess Diana grew up is home to a fundraising plan that could mean a brighter future for orphans around the world.

By Jim Stout

30 May 44 Views

Betty Tisdale Brings Montessori and Hope to New Generation of Afghan Orphans

Betty Tisdale is doing again what she does best, saving and caring for orphans in war zones. Known as the Angel of Saigon dating all the way back to the Vietnam war, Betty established an orphanage there and constantly raised money to build new additions for more orphans and better facilities. These days she brings her halo and heart to Afghanistan.

By Jeanne Goddard

14 July 46 Views

Woman Flies Around the World to Adopt 4 Orphans With Same Genetic Disorder As Her

Kristi Smith did not want to endure the heartache of attempting to have her own biological kids – so instead, she adopted four boys with the same disorder as her.

By Tiffani Spengler

23 April 42 Views

Watch Emotional Auction of Car Being Bought and Donated 3 Times to Help Support Orphan Siblings

These grandparents were reluctant to auction off their late son's Pontiac, but they wanted to be able to pay their grandchildren's medical bills.

By Tiffani Spengler

11 September 25 Views

Watch What Happens When Foster Teens See the Ocean for the First Time

These disadvantaged Arizona youngsters will never forget their first time seeing the ocean, and it was thanks to two nonprofits.

By Jeanne Goddard

02 September 30 Views

A Special Group of Soldiers, Vietnamese Orphans and Their American Angel

Betty Tisdale reveres soldiers. They were so wonderful! The 121st Signal Battalion, 1st Infantry Division in Viet Nam was stationed nearby. The men adopted the orphanage and took care of the kids, building indoor toilets, showers, and doing maintenance.

By Jeanne Goddard

09 October 28 Views