And Jesus said, “I will not leave you as orphans, I will come to you.” – John 14:18 The children at the Tree of Life come from the most severe backgrounds of poverty, abuse, and neglect. Some are HIV positive, while others come from child-headed households. All of them are in ne

We are excited to announce that for the first time ever, thanks to talented jewelry designer Jennifer McKenzie Welker at Golden Thread, Family Legacy has a custom-designed piece of jewelry for Tree of Life sponsors and ambassadors! Since the Tree of Life Children’s Village first opene

By: Kylee Tsuru For the children in Family Legacy’s full-time care, life before the Tree of Life was difficult, to say the least. In communities riddled with poverty, children learned to fend for themselves to survive. To share meant to sacrifice something they desperately neede

By: Kylee Tsuru Close your eyes and picture your house. Imagine the front door that welcomes you in; the kitchen, where food is abundant; and the living room, where you gather with friends and family. Picture bedrooms, where you sleep knowing you are safe. Now think of what makes that

By: Kylee Tsuru Last week there was a joyful event held at the Tree of Life Children’s Village – more than 640 children in Family Legacy’s full-time custody, along with their housemothers and staff members, gathered to watch Family Legacy’s first-ever awards ceremony. Deci

By: Kylee Tsuru According to A World at School, 91 percent of sampled 2nd graders in Zambian schools cannot read a single word. Family Legacy Missions is working to make this statistic obsolete. Teachers in all 18 of the ministry’s schools work tirelessly on reading with their s

Twelve blue, metal bunk beds are sitting in a warehouse in Plano, Texas, waiting to travel 10,000 miles around the world.  Made by Avteq-Thurston Manufacturing, they are designed to meet the special durability requirements of military housing for U.S. Marines, Army and Air Force soldi

Mercy felt the sting of rejection very early in life after her father died and her step-dad continually pummeled her mother and her four other siblings. The family lived in extreme poverty and was not cared for properly since their mother was battling AIDS and was not able to work. Th

Since our first-ever Dream Camp in January 2012, we have seen the truly powerful impact of our children at the Tree of Life having an opportunity to learn new skills and DREAM about how God has uniquely gifted them for a lifetime of serving, creating and leading. Before beginning thei

Family Legacy’s vision of transforming the nation of Zambia one child at a time finds its beginning and its end in Scripture.  From the walls of our offices, to the back of our Camp LIFE t-shirts, to the walls of each home built at the Tree of Life Children’s Village, God’s word adorn