Uruguay is located in Southern South America between Brazil and Argentina. It is the second smallest country in South America, with a population of approximately 3.5 million. The capital city is Montevideo, where approximately 1.9 million people live. The country was founded with the intent of having a society that was free from religion. As a result, Uruguay has a largely unreached society with the second highest suicide rate in South America.

Hundreds of young boys and girls are abandoned in Uruguay every year. This is due partly because prostitution is legal, abortion is illegal, and the family unit is very unstable. Many children are born to unwed women in prostitution, or they are born to parents in unresolved conflict. When the parents break up, or the mother can't take care of her children, they frequently end up in the state orphanage system, or on the streets. The by-product is many unwanted children, longing for love. Many could be helped through adoption, but Uruguay prohibits adoption of children out of the country, and in-country adoptions are few, due to government red tape.

God calls Himself a "Father to the fatherless" (Psalm 68:5) and He desires to draw these hurting children to Himself and restore them. (Mark 10:13-16)