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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
Teenage World Changer – Marshall Anderson
With the continual rise of technology and innovation, most American teenagers find themselves with an unlimited array of things to add to their birthday wish list. iPads, iPods, iPhones, iCan'tBelieveWeEvenHaveThisStuff - you name it! So, when you hear of someone...
Our Promise to You
Effective communication is a difficult balance. In the world we live in today, information is readily available, with the tools to access it and receive it seemingly endless. Our access to and desire for information has never been greater, and yet, as individuals, the...
World Orphans – Serve in Iraq this Summer!
“Learn to do right! Seek justice, encourage the oppressed. Defend the cause of the fatherless, plead the case of the widow.” Isaiah 1:17 This verse, penned in Hebrew Scripture as early as 740 BC, speaks to God’s heart for the orphan and commands us as believers to...
Wrap your arms around a child today by Emily Hilburn – Mobilization Coordinator, J117/World Orphans
Eddie is a small boy in a government orphanage in Uganda. Eddie isn’t his real name. I haven’t changed his name for protection reasons, I’ve given him a name because no one knew his name. Eddie walked up to me the moment I walked through the gates...
Today is a new day
Today is a new day. Yesterday marked the two-year anniversary of the tragic earthquake that rocked Port au Prince, Haiti, changing the lives of many forever, including countless children left orphaned and homeless. Yesterday included remembrance of the many lost,...
Reaching out to Earthquake Refugees
In the early afternoon of October 23, 2011, a severe earthquake struck Eastern Turkey turning buildings to piles of rubble within seconds and leaving, some estimate, up to 60,000 Kurds instantly homeless, not to mention over 600 dead. Aid agencies along with the...
Acting Your Age
A few days ago I posted on Facebook that, “After three hours of mountain biking this morning my legs and back are toast”. One of my good friends commented that I should, “Act my age and grow soft and lazy like the rest of us”. The comment was a humorous compliment...
Acting Your Age
A few days ago I posted on Facebook that, “After three hours of mountain biking this morning my legs and back are toast”. One of my good friends commented that I should, “Act my age and grow soft and lazy like the rest of us”. The comment was a humorous compliment...
Only the church can heal a broken little boy
You can see the sadness in his eyes. It bears down deep into his soul.During our time at one of our church-based children’s homes in the Ivano-Frankivsk oblast (province) of Ukraine, Roman had his head downcast and didn’t interact with the other children around him....
Everything changes in an instant
By Paul Myhill (July 2007)Dressed in a small pink shirt, he had his head buried into the arm that was holding his weight against the corner of a bleak concrete wall. No older than three years old, he was sobbing incessantly, his chest heaving in utter anguish. He...
Church prepares, comforts Jonathon in parent’s death
Originally written in April 2008Jonathon’s parents, David and Sarah, are dying of AIDS in the Kibera slum of Nairobi. A local church has been visiting them for months, providing antiretroviral drugs (ARV’s), other medications and meals, as well as school fees and...
His mother murdered, young boy taken in by church
By Kathy Davis | Holistic Care LeadMeet Milkessa from Ethiopia.Milkessa was rescued about a year ago. His biological father got drunk, came home and killed his mother with a knife. He then fled the area and no one knows where he is.Milkessa was...