Who We Are

Memory Books for Children International is a non-profit organization that gifts disadvantaged and vulnerable children from all around the world with Memory Books and Memory Book Clubs. Memory Books are interactive booklets that invite a child to tell their story of loss, grieve the losses of people and things dear to them, and discover their special role in God’s greater story. Memory Book Clubs encourage the children to share their stories with other children through storytelling, art, crafts, and drama.

Since our founding in 2005, we have sent over 200,000 Memory Books to children in Africa, India, Thailand, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Haiti, Mexico, and the United States. In 2015, opportunities  arose to also include Ecuador, Vietnam, Cambodia, Nepal, and Central America.

Many of these children are living in refugee camps and orphanages where they are recovering from the effects of disease, poverty, and war. 

We are continually expanding our reach so that thousands more children in many countries may have the opportunity to preserve and tell their unique stories.

Where we serve (updated April 2024)

Our Mission

  • Help children discover that they are somebody special with extraordinary value and purpose to God.

  • Promote wellness for children who have experienced loss by preserving and telling their unique stories.

  • Establish relationships that promote trust, acceptance, and caring while partaking in one another's story.

  • Lead others to the knowledge of saving grace through Jesus Christ.

Advisory Board


National Advisors
Tamara Faris, Founder & President, Author of I Am Somebody & children’s book I am Chosen as well as Memory Books Training Manual & Lesson Planner
Linda Dodge, Editor & Public Relations
Stacie Butler, Office Administrator
Ron Faris, Resource Development


Global Coordinators
Hannah S., African Continent & Uganda Coordinator

Desanges N., Mathieu A., DR Congo Coordinators

Rasha E., Nancy L., Egypt Coordinators

Bashe S., Ethiopia Coordinator

Rev. David M., Ethiopia & Kenya Coordinator

Daniel T., India Coordinator

Judith S., Kenya Coordinator

Andrew M., Malawi Coordinator

Comfort A. M., Nigeria Coordinator

Francis N., Janet K., Ronald K., Emmanuel S., Rwanda Coordinators

Andrew & Mary M., South Africa, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland Coordinators

Allan K., William J., Tanzania Coordinators

Richards Z., Uganda Coordinator

Andrea S.R., USA Coordinator