Stories of hope
Happy Month of LUV!
Agape love isn’t passive — it shows up. This Month of LUV, Lift Up the Vulnerable invites you to see how food, faith, and action come together to protect children in Sudan and South Sudan from hunger and harm.
This Hopeful Christmas
This Christmas, as we celebrate the light of Christ entering the world, we’re reminded that hope still shines even in the hardest places. In Sudan and South Sudan, your compassion helps vulnerable children find protection, healing, and a future filled with possibility. Through Lift Up the Vulnerable’s indigenous-led network, stories of safety, education, and transformation are unfolding every day.
Hope through Economic Development
Ruth’s journey from vulnerability in the war-torn Nuba Mountains to becoming a teacher in LUV’s anti-trafficking network shows the transformative power of protection, education, and empowerment. Her story reflects how hope can break cycles of early marriage, poverty, and exploitation — and how one life changed can spark change for generations.
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Afani’s Story of Survival and Hope
As the school year draws to a close for many in the USA this May, we’re reflecting on the powerful role education plays in breaking cycles of exploitation and poverty. And one story that reminds us why this work matters so deeply is Joshua*.
When his mother, Sunday, was rescued from captivity in South Sudan, she carried the weight of unthinkable trauma — and the hope of a better future for her children.
Fill the Truck with LUV
You have a chance to stand with the world’s most vulnerable children. When you join us to Fill the Truck with LUV you help us provide and transport an entire years’ worth of life-saving and nutritious meals, medical care, and school supplies for over 1,400 students in our anti-trafficking network for the February-December 2025 school year.
Hope in every headline — our 2024 Impact Report is here
Inside this impact report, you’ll find powerful stories of lives transformed, exciting new initiatives launched last year, completed projects brought to life by compassionate donors, our vision for the future, and a look at our steadfast commitment to excellent financial stewardship.
Next Week: Join LUV at Good People Brewing Co!
Looking for something fun — and meaningful — to do next week in Birmingham? From April 14–19, Good People Brewing Co. is spotlighting Lift Up the Vulnerable (LUV) as their charity of the week. For every Muchacho Mexican Lager purchased that week, a portion of the...
Watch Unreported World: Life Inside Sudan’s Refugee Camps
This past Friday, a world-renowned documentary program from Channel 4 in the United Kingdom featured a critical story on the effects of conflict on the people of Sudan.
Presenter Krishnan Guru-Murthy, along with a small film team, travelled to the Nuba Mountains earlier this year to gain rare access to camps in Sudan — where millions of people are on the brink of starvation.
While there, they met with Ezekiel Ayub, LUV’s indigenous director, serving at Our Father’s Cleft (OFC), and saw firsthand the lifesaving work you help us make possible.
Social Justice Cafe: Realities of a Child Soldier
We invite you to join the Institute for Human Rights at UAB for a powerful discussion on the harsh realities faced by child soldiers. Hear from our own, James Lual Atak as he shares his firsthand experience of being a child soldier and his journey to becoming a leader in protecting vulnerable children.
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