James Connection

09/16/2026

Celebrating 22+ years of rescuing children, as well as founder Jan Swensen's 90th trip around the sun, this video by Angels' Place manager Siam and our children, says it all.

WE ARE THE WORLD performed by Angels’ Place Chamber ChoirAudio Rec...

08/12/2026

"When I have free time I read back the letters that you and other sponsors have sent me, and I really enjoy it." This excerpt from a recent letter shows how much the childeren's sponsors mean to them. Thank you for the love you share!

07/17/2026

Great news! James Connection has received a matching grant for $35,000 that will help us expand our vocational programs. To obtain the grant, we need to raise another $35,000 from our generous donors. Please visit https://donate.jamesconnection.org/
to donate.

10/24/2024

A NEW UPDATE FROM ANGELS' PLACE

A new road built, library renovations and improvements, new learning opportunities -- all of this and more is happening at Angels' Place!

Read on!!

https://jamesconnection.org/2024/10/23/2024-fall-update-on-angels-place/

06/21/2024

SPRING UPDATE FROM ANGELS' PLACE!

https://jamesconnection.org/blog/

02/10/2024

Clean Water for Angels' Place!

Some exciting news at Angels' Place. Click below to learn more!

Angels' Place has a new water purification system! With a generous grant from Toyota we have installed a complex reverse osmosis plant to guarantee our children pure water. Presently, water is collected for the campus from three sources: public water supply which we store in a large tank at the high...

06/13/2023

James Connection Executive Director Jan Swensen was recently interviewed on WORD-FM. If you want to hear the story, click at the link below!

The Ride Home with John & Kathy! Buckle in for a Thursday full! Like… Indian Orphans with a Pgh connection ... GUEST Jan Swensen ... lawyer who’s practiced in Pittsburgh for over 50 yrs, and the Executive Director of the James Co Hope in an age of Nay-saying ... GUEST Dr Carl R Trueman ... Depar...

03/15/2023

SPRING NEWS UPDATE ON ANGELS' PLACE!

As you may know, Jim Ice and I were finally able to visit Angels’ Place after the pandemic restrictions ended. We each wrote lengthy reports of our visit which are posted on this web site. (click here to access the article with reports.) Please give them a read. They are lengthy but comprehensive ...

03/06/2023

COMPUTER CLASSES AT ANGELS' PLACE

One of the big efforts over recent years at Angels' Place is in vocational training, including in computer training. Here are a couple of photos from the Fall 2022 visit by Jan Swensen and Jim Ice to Angels' Place.

12/24/2022

JAN SWENSEN AND JIM ICE VISIT ANGELS' PLACE

Jan Swensen and Jim Ice traveled to Angels' Place in October, and we have prepared a report on their trip. They checked on the children, staff, programs, and facilities. Click on the link below to read the update!

https://jamesconnection.org/2022/12/22/fall-2022-update-jan-swensen-and-jim-ice-visit-angels-place/