Evangelical Christian Organization

Lisa Best co-founded Caroline’s Promise in 2003 while waiting for her daughter, Caroline, to join her family through adoption. Through years of involvement in short term missions, Lisa developed a heart for the people of Latin America. It was during her first trip to Guatemala that her love of missions and God’s call to adopt came together.

Caroline’s Promise originally focused on educating North Americans on the need for adoption and provided grants to adoptive couples from North and South Carolina until 2013. During this time, the ministry was able to continue investing in local leaders in Guatemala through short term trips and eventually began a child sponsorship program.

Caroline’s Promise focuses on growing relationships that nourish individuals and communities to be whole and thrive in Jesus Christ. Our heart is to invest in local leaders in Guatemala and the United States and create communities that thrive.

Caroline’s Promise connects North American Christian communities with communities in Guatemala in an effort to meet physical, emotional and spiritual needs. By working with local Christian communities, we are better able to empower those who are impoverished while honoring the culture of the people. In the end, our goal is to empower local leaders to invest in their communities.

These ongoing partnerships result in the development of Christ-centered programs, built specifically to address the needs of children and their families. Each program is created with sustainability in mind, ensuring that it can eventually be directed without depending on monthly donor support.

Each community has different needs and methods. Our current programs include but are not limited to: