Gifts of Love International

About GOLI

Gifts of Love was established in 2003 as a registered 501(c)3 non-profit by St. Louisans Don & Barb Kassebaum after serving together for many years in Guatemala and other countries helping underprivileged children.

GOLI partners with individuals and corporate sponsors to provide love and care for underprivileged children, including a children’s home, two schools, a free health clinic, two churches, feeding programs serving 4000 meals to over 1000 people daily, and a mentorship program for adolescents.

Ninos Amados

After serving in Guatemala for over twenty years, a new chapter began in 2008 when the Kassebaum’s purchased 26 acres in Guatemala for Ninos Amados,  a place for underprivileged children in a small town named Brito.  In 2012 Ninos Amados Children’s Home opened its doors to hurting children and families from the surrounding community. In 2024 the children's home we began the transition from a children's home to an academy focusing on education to the community of Brito to affect more children.  The children's home provided a home where children experienced love in an impactful and life-altering way, now we are moving forward to impact more than 250+ children through education.

GOLI - Haiti 

Work in Haiti began 20+ years ago with a group of faithful, committed people that established the work that we now call GOLI - Haiti.  This work includes critical areas of need like a water project, a health clinic, a school, a feeding program, and a computer lab with internet.  

All of this was created, developed, and funded by volunteers and corporate partners committed to a child’s most innate need while blessing GOLI with the opportunity to love and care for children at the most fundamental level.  The Haiti feeding program runs 6 days a week, serving 4000 meals to over 1000 children per day, and in many cases, is the only meal a child may have on that day.

Healthcare

At GOLI, we work to heal the wounded, the sick, the brokenhearted, and the lost.   We believe in taking the proper steps to not only treat the physical but give spiritual care to every patient we are blessed to serve. 

Education

GOLI’s education helps empower children by providing the tools and education they need to thrive.  Students are given a supportive yet academically challenging environment where they can grow in both knowledge and understanding. 

In Guatemala, Ninos Amados School provides educational opportunities for K-9th graders who otherwise wouldn’t be given any. Students are taught the importance of faith based principles and what it means to live according to these principles.  The children are equipped with real-world tools to thrive through work-study programs and instill a strong work ethic in them. 

In Haiti, the School is an institution where students are taught to be bold in their faith. The school equips children with the tools they need to thrive. They are given a primary or secondary education, challenged academically, and given every opportunity to excel and grow in knowledge and understanding.  Haitian students at the GOLI school have consistently made first-rate grades on the island of La Gonave and are shining examples to all of Haiti.

In Haiti, GOLI provides children with healthcare through a doctor and nurse on staff that sees 25-30 children a day at our free outpatient clinic, three days a week, treating illnesses while further preventing others that exacerbate malnutrition.