One of our greatest joys each year is our first big gathering of the Bakhita girls and the Sacred Heart Sisters who care for them. This year’s celebration was every bit as meaningful as we hoped. Celebrating Our 2025 Graduates We began the day with our twelve girls who completed grade 12 in 2025. They’re now discerning their next steps—some applying to universities, others exploring technical colleges. The process can feel overwhelming, so we brought them together for a small

As we prepare for our annual visit to our Bakhita family in South Africa, we have filled several suitcases with 150 lbs. of gifts so generously provided by wonderful donors. This year, an unexpected gift will also be traveling with us. A wonderful young artist, Mary Elizabeth Huber, who paints religious icons for a children’s magazine in Georgia, was doing research on St. Josephine Bakhita before painting her icon. She came upon Bakhita Charities and began an email conversati