doma is a new organization founded my my sister-in-law Julie. Through years of visiting orphanages and studying children, she dreamed about finding ways to intervene earlier in young, vulnerable lives. If we can be sure the youngest children have the right developmental building blocks, their futures are infinitely brighter. If we can support orphaned children who become parents at a young age, they are more likely to be successful parents and less likely to abandon their own children. If we can find a way for these children to experience the blessing of home, they will be able to build a safe and healthy home for themselves and their families.
So, slowly but surely, doma is building programs around the world. They are traveling to Uganda next month to provide medical services, visit a school for orphaned children (which they are already supporting), and assess the need and potential for a prenatal care center. They are working toward young mother support centers in Russia, and they are bringing developmentally appropriate toys and supplies to babyhouses in Ukraine. In the dreams of the future, doma is looking at expanding programs in India, in other African countries, and even in the United States.
Ben and I have been working on all kinds of projects for doma--cultural trainings, programming, brainstorming, research, writing, travel support, basically anything we can. The more of us who bond together to bring peace, joy, and stability to those who need it most, the closer the world becomes to what it was intended to be.
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