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Lar Efrata

An HCI Supported Ministry

As a children's home, Lar Efrata cares for 18 orphaned or abandoned children.  It was founded by Baptist missionary, Richard Stimson, in 1990.  Lar Efrata is located in Embu Guacu, a small town about one hour's drive southwest of Sao Paulo, in southern Brazil.  Homeless Children International began a partnership with Lar Efrata in 1993.

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Former homeless kids now at home in
Lar Efrata, with staff, in Embu, Brazil


                

Casa da Crianca Peniel

A Future HCI Supported Ministry

Homeless Children International approved a partnership with Casa da Crianca Peniel in 1997 and is currently awaiting funding to begin support of this work.  This children's home cares for 10 abandoned kids. Casa da Crianca Peniel is seeking adoptive parents for all of the children in their care.  The home is located in Campo Grande, in the southwest of Brazil.


[ You can read the story of two young street children who live on the streets of Sao Paulo, Brazil, originally published in our Winter 1992 Realize Newsletter ]