When the Salvadoran Civil War was ravaging the country, destroying families and generating countless widows and orphans daily, our Founder, Father Ken, was focused on sheltering, protecting, feeding and clothing the growing mass of war-orphaned Salvadoran children. There was one clear over-arching goal: protect the children so that they could survive the war. 35 years […]
In the early 1980s, out of the violence and pain of the civil war, Father Ken opened his parish church to a few lonely, hungry and desperate chidren – war orphans. From that humble start, thanks to the immense charity from across the United States, COAR was born. Today, COAR quite literally is giving neglected, […]
THE 2014 COAR CHILDREN’S VIDEO CHRISTMAS CARD
Look up the words “inspirational role model” in any dictionary and you will find a picture of Father Bob and Sister Sheila Marie. So, it seemed only appropriate that COAR Peace Mission chose to honor both of them at our 2014 Annual Benefit held on October 4th, 2014. The celebration began at 5pm with a […]