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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
Care here and abroad
By Kate Borders | Director of Holistic Care Our northern New Jersey newspaper reported that a 4-year old girl was found dead in her Brooklyn, New York home. Her mother was arrested on charges of assault and endangering the welfare of a child. The mother called...
Training session helps caregivers, pastors minister to children
By Kathy Davis | Holistic Care LeadWorld Orphans partnered with Together for Adoption, Crisis Care Training Institute (CCTI), and three educators from Arlington, Texas to bring five days of Grace-Filled Holistic Care Training to 100 Orphan & Vulnerable...
New Children’s Home Opens in India
Last week marked the opening of a new children's home in India. The Bethel Children's Home is built next door to a cell church. The pastor and his wife will move into the children's home with 8-12 orphans from the community and become their family. The home was built...
Haiti Prayer Gathering Recorded
If you missed the virtual prayer gathering for Haiti on January 12th you can watch the recording below. Prayer Gathering for Haiti from Christian Alliance for Orphans on Vimeo.
Virtual Prayer Gathering on Anniversary of Haiti Earthquake
January 12th will mark one year since the devastating earthquake in Haiti. Those few moments and their aftermath took hundreds of thousands of lives, left countless homeless, and affected countless children in profound and permanent ways, including leaving many as...
Photographer Raises Money for Orphans
We love seeing the creative ways that people raise money to help care for orphans. In mid-December photographer Steve Debenport pledged to give $0.50 for each of his photos that he sold on stock photography web site istockphoto.com. In two short weeks the site...
Grace, 7, Sells Eggs to Help Orphans
When Grace, 7, was given the choice between a pet cat or a pet chicken, she chose the pet chicken because of it's ability to lay eggs. Grace immediately recognized that if she sold her chicken's eggs, she could help others in need. Now her chicken coop has grown and...
Kids Get Creative To Help Orphans In Haiti
Since learning about the ongoing effects of the earthquake in Haiti, five Dallas kids decided to make a difference. By selling homemade jewelry, lemonade and cookies, Mackenzie Gray, 11, Katie Gray, 9, Madison Gray, 6, Grace Harkins, 11, Sam Harkins, 8, raised $86.72...
WO’s First Emotional Care Training Conference Equips African Pastors to Help Kids
Last week, World Orphans holistic care team travelled to Kenya where pastors from projects in Uganda and Nairobi gathered to learn more about emotional care for children. The holistic-care team, which focuses on helping caretakers meet the emotional, physical,...
Kenya Church Offers Hope for Children & Community
By Randy PhillipsThe Church… isn’t she beautiful! Earlier this year I visited one of our church partners in Juja, Kenya with a team from Northpoint Church in Austin.As our team arrived we soon found ourselves drenched in the beauty and fragrance of the Church loving,...
Haiti OVC Program Gives 4-year-old Samuel Hope
On a recent trip to Haiti, Alan Hunt,vice president for advocacy, met a 4-year-old child named Samuel. After spending time with Samuel and learning his story, Alan's "trip strategy" to guard his emotions changed. Samuel's story by Alan Hunt: At one of our Haitian...
Praise Report From Haiti
Our staff in Port au Prince, Haiti has made contact with all 10 of our church partners. The pastors report that they are fine and that all the children are safe. There was no major flooding in any of the churches. Praise the Lord that the sun is shining again, the...