The Princess Project
Princess Project – A group of ladies design and sew dresses for these little girls. Children also taught via a self-confidence program to stand tall, walk confidently, and to appreciate their own value. God’s desires are for complete healing and restoration and that these little ones know they’re children of Royalty!
Destiny Project : Achieving Dreams
Destiny Project -We are interested in helping rescued children heal through the exploration of the talents and gifts God’s placed inside them.
Helping children learn to express themselves through art, music, dance, theater, etc. not only offers a healing outlet, but taps into the hidden strengths and genius.
At Restoring Innocence, we believe part of the dreams of God’s heart includes answering the dreams of the hearts of these children!
Medical: Project Gilead
Gilead Project - Many rescued children have AIDS and other diseases and/or have serious nutritional deficiencies. The Balm of Gilead Project focuses on supplying medical attention for children who are rescued. If you know of a doctor who might like to help in this arena, please contact us or reply below.
Literacy Project
Literacy Project – We are involved in the creation of a reading curriculum for children, based around understanding how precious and unique they are.
(Please note that to protect the identities of the children involved, all photos on this site are from the public domain.)
Healing Programs
Restoring Innocence Healing Program – Our mission is to design the most gentle, accelerated, Christ-centered healing program to help children heal from trauma and to be restored completely in body, soul, and spirit.
Our program is unlike any other recovery program, concentrating healing from the moment of rescue to seeing a child through adoption and beyond. The goal is complete restoration of core innocence!
Rescued, Restored, Respected
This morning a friend and I read Joshua 6 together with new eyes.
We believe God is ready to rescue these little children who are held hostage in the sex-trade. We also feel that God is creating a sound that will echo through the spiritual realm and bring down the walls of slavery.
In light of this, our hearts sang as we read the story of Jericho falling.
Remember what happened after the walls fell? All the evil was destroyed. And there was a rescue!
Rahab and her family were saved, because they had hidden the spies earlier.
Rahab, the prostitute.
Rahab, who could easily have been the little girl who was never rescued from sex slavery.
She and her whole family were saved.
But it gets even better. Rahab, who could have easily stood off in a corner, branded as “ruined” by the rescuers…
…Rahab gets elevated, promoted to Kingdom plans. God sets this “ruined mistress” in the coveted place of being heir to the throne of Israel. She’s in line to birth David, and ultimately, the Son of God Himself.
My heart skips with glee, tosses confetti up in the air with delight at God’s amazing grace and love.
Rahab, this precious daughter of God, was made clean. Restored. And placed in the line of Royalty.
Brothers and Sisters, as we join together to create this healing program for these little ones, may we always honor who they are and the depth of sorrow they’ve endured. They’re not ruined. They’re in the line of royalty.
And so, my friends, are we!
All glory be to our amazing, wildly merciful God!
Potential from the Trash Heap
I woke up this morning and asked God, “How can I delight your heart today, Father?”
He said, “Take a walk with Me.”
We went outdoors, and He led me to the compost pile. From that trash heap grew a sprawling surprise tomato plant, covered with sweet grape tomatoes.
“How many tomatoes are there on the plant, Lisa?” He asked me.
I looked. So many I didn’t even try to count. “Dozens,” I responded.
“Can you measure the potential of the tomatoes here?” He asked.
I thought of how many seeds were contained in each one – how many plants could be birthed from this one surprise plant. “No, Father,” I answered. “No telling how much potential is here.”
I felt His smile. “Lisa, as you work with little children who’ve been rescued from the trash heap, realize that what you’re seeing isn’t the whole picture. You may see a little girl curled into a fetal position, crying, and afraid. But her potential cannot be measured. It is greater than can ever be calculated.
“Remember. What looks hopeless to you… is immeasurable beauty. Immeasurable potential.”