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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
Bethel Gospel Farm Helps Community
By Scott Vair | Vice President of ProjectsI recently traveled to India to visit one of our church partners who has a great vision for church planting and orphan care. They are also committed to finding ways to help their ministries become self-sustainable through...
“Check One… Check Two… Can You Hear Me Now!”
By Kevin Squires | State Director of Advocacy - West VirginiaArguably over the last 20 years, the opportunities for short-term missions have continued to spike in popularity. Only recently have we stopped to examine the effects of it all. Ministry experts...
Tragedy in the Village, Part 2
As we headed out of the village, the image of the old man's face with tears in his eyes kept coming back to me. I've seen few men older than him. The lines on his face seem to tell of hardships that I could never understand or comprehend. And now, he was moving again....
Future Dreams
By Matt Mehaffey | Regional Director of Advocacy, SoutheastMatt was in Haiti in July and wrote this report of his time there.Friday - After a couple cups of coffee at the guesthouse we set off for a Haitian church that is partnering with World Orphans called New...
Effectiveness for the Orphan
By Nicole Leeper | State Director of Advocacy - Florida Joining the World Orphans team, one of the things that drew me was the desire to provide "Family Style" care for children. Throughout the Bible we see the importance of family, and reaching beyond our own...
Who Cares for Orphans?
By Phyllis M. LaBranche | MSW Ethiopia Country Director Who cares for orphans?If not the church, than who? The government? The UN? Surely these great organizations have resources and a stake in the welfare of children. But who feeds and clothes and loves the...
Who Cares for Orphans?
By Phyllis M. LaBranche | MSW Ethiopia Country Director Who cares for orphans?If not the church, than who? The government? The UN? Surely these great organizations have resources and a stake in the welfare of children. But who feeds and clothes and loves the...
Churches Casting Vision
We love to see how our church-to-church partners in the U.S. are sharing their vision and work with the members of their church. Below is a post from Kathy Davis about River Oaks Community Church "A Night of Hope". A Night of Hope On August 8th, River Oaks Community...
Lessons from the journey
By Jenny Black | Pantego Bible Church team memberOn our recent trip to Ethiopia, we shared the gospel with many people through our words, but mostly with God's love and compassion. We saw many come to Christ and many seeds were planted in people's hearts that...
Church partnerships lived out
By Mike Krick | Regional Director of Advocacy - Midwest RegionLast spring I took my third trip in an 18 month period to beautiful South Africa. This trip reminded me yet again how much I love getting to do what I do.The church that fulfills James 1:27 is a...
Effective Leadership in Ethiopia
By Alan HuntPrior to World Orphans partnering with a church in a developing country we spend a considerable amount of time getting to know the senior pastor. We want to underst his heart, history, vision, and strategy to care for orphans and vulnerable children in his...
A beautiful friendship between churches
By Tari Holtorf | Regional Director of Advocacy - Mountain StatesA few months ago, I had the privilege of experiencing my first trip overseas since joining World Orphans. With all of the preparation and anticipation of going on a trip, much of that is preparing...