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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
My Journey to Iraq
World Orphans/Journey117 sent our first-ever journey team to Iraq earlier this month. The team included individuals from around the Great Lakes, New Jersey, Texas, Florida, and even Canada. Matt Mehaffey, Director of Advocacy, shares his story of the trip, the team,...
Home Improvement in Africa: Beautiful Provision
God continues to touch hearts in the community of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. We recently shared the story Home Improvement in Africa on our blog of Meseret and her son, Milon, whose rented home was crumbling and in desperate need of repair. God has provided “more than all...
Home Visitations – An Expression of Grace
One of the most important aspects of our Home Based Care initiatives in Haiti, Ethiopia, and Kenya is home visitation. Orphans and their caregivers are visited regularly by members of the local church and short-term team members as they go and serve together as...
Graduation in Iraq
By Billy Ray | Middle East Regional DirectorLast week, we graduated our first class of English students at The Refuge. Twenty women took part in a three month conversational English class led by two of our wonderful native-American speakers, Jessica and Darah.In the...
Show Me Your Faith
By Matt Mehaffey | Director of AdvocacyTyping this blog post, I feel a bit like Jerry Maguire writing the mission statement, "The Things We Think and Do Not Say: The Future of Our Business." Here's hoping I don't end up all alone holding a goldfish.Question:...
Sun Stand Still
By Phyllis LaBranche | LCSW, MSWFaith comes from hearing the Word of God. The Old Testament has some spectacular stories of how God intervened in the lives of His children. One of my favorite stories and great example of faith was when Joshua asked God for the...
Celebrating Marriage and Friendship
By Scott Vair | PresidentDuring the months that followed the massive earthquake in Haiti in 2010, I spent a great deal of time in Port au Prince meeting with pastors and church leaders as we developed our Orphan and Vulnerable Child Program.During that time,...
Building Our Team in Cambodia
by Jesse Blaine In less than a month, my wife and I, and our 9-month-old baby, are heading to Cambodia for a long-term assignment with World Orphans. While we are sad to leave our amazing church, our awesome friends, and loving family, we can’t wait to get there! But...
Orphan Advocacy Teams – What Can We Do?
By Kevin Squires, Senior Director of Advocacy “Many small people, in many small places, do many small things, that can alter the face of the world.” –Anonymous In February 2011, a small group of people assembled together in Morgantown, WV, to answer a simple question:...
Meet the Team – The LaBranches
Name and position with World Orphans..Rick and Phyllis LaBranche: Ethiopia Country Director and Guesthouse Manager.What attracted you to your current position?The Lord led us into a joint ministry of hospitality while we were serving with Africa Inland Mission at Rift...
Hope for the Hopeless
By Mike Krick | Senior Director of AdvocacyI have been studying the book of Habakkuk lately and have found myself going through some similar patterns as this prophet. God, how long before you listen? Do I have to yell before you come to the rescue? Why am I...
Yet I Will Rejoice.
By Emily Hilburn | J117 Coordinator"Though the fig tree should not blossom And there be no fruit on the vines, Though the yield of the olive should fail And the fields produce no food, Though the flock should be cut off from the fold And there be no cattle in the...