Now She Happily Greets Us

by | Dec 4, 2014 | Estonia

We are pleased to announce that the past six months of our work has led to good progress in the development of the children at Sunbeam, our center for children with disabilities in Estonia. When eighteen-year Monica first joined us, she was immobile and in great need...

Sunbeams at Camp Gideon

by | Jul 23, 2014 | Estonia

A team from St. James UMC in Athens, GA is in Estonia, helping the staff of Sunbeam run a camp for children with disabilities. This is the first summer children from Sunbeam have been to Camp Gideon and the kids are loving it. Tomorrow some parents will also come to...

Sunbeam: Looking Ahead

by | Jun 28, 2014 | Estonia

This spring has flown by. We celebrated several children’s birthdays and in March we had trips to a farm and to a playground at Toila Spa. On 1 June we celebrated our first year of work with children in Sunbeam. In April, the first large grant for child care...

All Are Different, All Are Loved

by | Jan 15, 2014 | Estonia

Here at Sunbeam we have learned a lot over the past few months as we’ve welcomed the first children into our center. Along with meeting basic needs every day, caregivers Luyve and Maria spend many hours with the children in developmental activities and...