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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
WO Supporter Experiences the Transition From Devastation to Hope
After taking a World Orphans trip to Kenya, WO supporter Abby said she was struck by "the harsh reality" of poverty and abandonment. On her blog, she wrote: "Boys will be boys. Amidst the garbage heap surrounding & engulfing this slum, these four boys are being...
A Need in Haiti, Guest House Lacks Generator
I've been to Haiti 6 times since February. We've started a new program at 10 churches caring for 200 orphans through a home based care program. We've partnered those churches in Haiti with churches here in the U.S. to provide the funding, and to go and serve. It...
WO Welcomes New Staff Members to Manage Haiti Guest House
As missions teams from around the world continue to respond to the needs of Haiti, short-term housing is a necessity for these visiting missionaries. World Orphans Haiti guest house, located in Port Au Prince, has housed teams from various churches and organizations,...
WO Supporter Finds Creative Way to Raise Funding
For her 30th birthday, a World Orphans supporter set a life-changing goal. Instead of asking friends and family for gifts, she asked for donations to help support the World Orphans transition home for girls in Moldova. "So why is this post titled "THIRTY"? Well, I'm...
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...