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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
Ethiopian Church Expands In the Midst of Muslim Community
After visiting a World Orphans church partner in Woliso, Ethiopia West Coast Regional Director Mark Gumm reported on the church's recent activity. "The church sent out a small team of 5-6 people to do evangelism in the area outside town and had 36 people accept Christ...
WO Continues to Care for Orphaned & Abandoned Children Around the World
This video is a few years old, but it gives a quick look at what World Orphans is accomplishing around the world.
WO Staffers Raise School Funds for Uganda Project In Less Than 24 Hours
In less than 24 hours, World Orphans staffers Mark and Julie Gumm raised enough money to send 20 Ugandan children to school. They didn't host a formal dinner or a WO video viewing, they created a fundraising campaign on the MyWorldOrphans site, used their blogs as a...
Jewels for Justice Creatively Raises Funds
On Tuesday, August 17th, nearly a dozen women gathered in their friends home for a Silpada Jewelry show with representative Kym Erickson. What made this show unique was that Erickson donated her profits to World Orphans. About a dozen women gathered in the home of...
Haiti pastors receive training, U.S. partner still needed
By Scott Vair | Vice President of ProjectsIt's been a busy few months in Haiti. We started by joining together with other ministries to assess the situation of orphans in Haiti, to find out how this horrible earthquake had affected children, to find out how the...
World Orphans Introduces New India Home
With more than 26 million orphaned and abandoned children in India, the orphan crisis seems overwhelming. Widespread poverty and HIV/AIDS compound the problem and millions of children are vulnerable to disease, starvation and exploitation. But Bethel Gospel Church in...
WO Staffer Visits Church Plants In Ethiopia
By Mark GummI often hear a phrase that goes something like this “Church is not a building – its a body of believers”. While I certainly believe most pastors and Christians believe this theologically, I often wonder if we REALLY believe this at our core, or if...
World Orphans to Present at Together for Adoption Conference
World Orphans and nearly 50 organizations will gather for the Together for Adoption conference in Austin, Texas in early October. The conference, which features eight keynote speakers, will help educate and connect both organizations and individuals who feel burdened...
Home Based Care Initiative Introduced In Ethiopia, Prayer Needed
As World Orphans strives to meet the needs of orphaned and abandoned children around the globe, our primary goal is to provide family-based orphan care. Whether that is in a World Orphans home or with a neighbor who took responsibility for an abandoned child, World...
Thai Church Cares for Orphans
For 15 children in Thailand, The Prachinburi Church foster home supplies more than just food, shelter and medical care, it provides the love of a family. Through counseling, education and spiritual leadership, these children have the opportunity to escape the life of...
Kenya Children’s Home Gives Emma New Life
On a recent World Orphans trip to Kenya, one of our new staff members, Kathy Davis, met 10-year-old Emma. Emma seemed like an ordinary outgoing child who loved to laugh, play and make new friends. She was a natural leader and inspired confidence in the 11 other girls...
From Arkansas to Haiti
In June the first World Orphans Church team traveled from Arkansas to Haiti to meet their Haitian Church partner. The Titus Task is a foundation that was started by Lori and Noel Tugwell to raise awareness about orphans and vulnerable children in Haiti. Lori and Noel...