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Stories of hope
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope. Romans 15:13
Giving Thanks
By Jeremy Resmer | Sr. Projects DirectorIt’s that time of the year again. Time for putting up decorations and lights, overindulging in food, giving gifts, year-end bonuses, secret Santas, ugly sweater parties, opening presents, and, best of all, getting together...
No Ordinary Mission Trip
Journey117, a ministry of World Orphans, exists to encourage, educate, and empower individuals to be lifelong orphan advocates in response to God's command in Isaiah 1:17 to defend the oppressed and to take up the cause of the fatherless. Here’s some news about our...
Gospel Hope in Haiti
by Kathy Davis On October 25-30, World Orphans was blessed to partner with Together for Adoption and Global Health Training to bring two separate Holistic Care conferences to 13 of our church-to-church partners in Haiti. You’ll see from our highlights that this was a...
Priscah – A College Graduate!
Priscah's father was a police officer in Uganda, and her mother was a stay-at-home mom. Serving in the armed forces means moving around the country a lot, and it is common for men to have polygamous relationships. Of course, HIV/Aids is sadly common as well. When...
Raising Kids With A Heart For Missions
By Kevin Squires | Senior Advocacy DirectorSPOILER ALERT: It is hard to be a parent. Perhaps even more so…it is hard to be a parent raising kids in a Christian home that happens to be smack dab in the middle of a not-so-Christian culture. So, what do...
Home for the Holidays – A Party?
Christmas in our culture has become so commercialized. In a season that should be only about the beauty of the birth of our Savior, there is so much focus on what we “need.” The gift cards, the exciting new gadgets…there are even commercials with vehicles tied up with...
Prayer Quest – November 5
Will you pray with us? Help us support and encourage our international church partners. Let’s lift them up in prayer together. In honor of Orphan Sunday, World Orphans is facilitating 24 hours of prayer on Monday, November 5. We are so grateful for the faithful...
Meet The New Team Member – Darci Irwin
In continuing with our “Meet the Team” blog series, we are introducing you to several people who are in the process of raising support to join the staff of World Orphans.Over the past several years, World Orphans has been a trailblazer in global orphan care,...
World Orphans Prayer Quest
Join us to pray... Jesus said, “I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.” (John 14:18) It is our desire at World Orphans that each of us would realize that apart from Christ, we are orphans in need of rescue, and that in Christ, we are adopted children of...
An Instrument of God
By Nicole LeeperI asked myself the question, what does it mean to be an instrument of God? I began to think of musical instruments. When a piano is played, it alone is not capable of playing beautiful music. It has a weakness... The beauty of the music you hear is...
How To Get Your Church Involved in Orphan Rescue.
."We want to do more to help orphans. How can we convince our church to get involved?" This is the most common thing people ask me when it comes to my role with World Orphans. I have been asked this by friends, strangers, and even church staff! Most of the time these...
Volunteering With Purpose
Krista is one of World Orphans newest volunteers. In a very short time, she has already been a tremendous administrative help! As a donor-funded, non-profit ministry, volunteers are key to our effectiveness, both in getting the behind-the-scenes work done and telling...