Our Story
Elizabeth Chinn first fell in love with the country of Belize after serving on multiple short-term mission trips as a teen in high school. She then went on to study and graduate from Christ For The Nations Institute in 2013 with a Bachelor’s degree in Children and Family Ministry.
Elizabeth moved to Belmopan, Belize, in 2014 serving at a local church, and it was there she saw the need for a transitional home within the community—a home that provides young ladies who are in or aging out of government care a safe place to grow, develop, and be empowered to make a difference in their communities. In November of 2017, the dream God placed in her heart came to fruition as Yasha Home opened the doors for their first placements.
What we are about
Yasha home provides young ladies the tools to grow, develop, and be empowered through:
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The women learn spiritual disciplines and foundational truths through Bible study, attending a local church, individual and group counseling, and through relationships with mentors. Our approach is holistic focusing on three parts: mind, body, and soul.
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In a family style setting, some of the many skills our young women learn are: conflict resolution, budgeting, time-management skills, health and nutrition, decision making, problem solving, etc.
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In Belize, education is not free and this makes young women especially vulnerable and at higher risk for exploitation. We not only give opportunity for reach young woman to pursue education, we also provide avenues to learn a trade skill that will empower them to walk in their God given destinies.