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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
Bringing About the Kingdom
by: Scott Vair | President/CEO In 1993, a group of friends got together to help a church in Nicaragua buy a house to care for some street boys. With that, World Orphans was born. This year, we are celebrating 30 years of empowering the church to care for orphans and...
The Gospel in Ordinary Places
by: Randy Phillips | Sr. Director of Church Partnerships A noisy restaurant, a meal, laughter. This seemed an ordinary moment, yet it was drenched with the extraordinary. A meek and humble couple from the “red zone”—a poor area with exceptionally high crime rate in...
Opportunities for Dignity
by: Lindsay Allen | International Church Partnership Director Think back to your very first job. Maybe it was mowing lawns over summer break, babysitting the neighbor kids, or working in food service. For me, it was a summer job at a movie theater. To this day, I...
Chosen Family
by: José Pineda | Director of Church Mobilization One thing I ask my Lord is that I may witness and hopefully partake in his perfect plan of redemption. Through the years, he has taken me from one place to another; and I’ve seen the light of the gospel penetrate the...
The Kingdom Impact of Short-Term Trips
by: Kate Borders | Sr. Director of Mobilization Is it wise to go on a short-term trip? Would the money be better invested elsewhere? Are outside visitors harmful? Short-term trips sent cross-culturally from the United States have been and remain a hot topic of...
Hopelessness is the Doorway to Hope
by: Kevin Squires | Sr. Director of International Programs It wasn’t long ago that I found myself sitting in a circle in a dry, rocky courtyard outside of a church in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, listening to widows share stories of how World Orphans microloans were...
He Has Done Great Things
by: Scott Vair | President/CEO Fourteen years ago, in Chatsworth, South Africa, I met Pastors Siva and Rani Moodley, an amazing couple with a passionate love for Jesus and unwavering determination to care for vulnerable women and children in their community. Over the...
Mutual Ministry
by: Kate Borders | Sr. Director of Mobilization The global church is experiencing times unparalleled in history. Missiologists report that Bible translation is advancing at the fastest rate of production ever recorded. Research shows an extraordinary movement of...
Hope in the Low Places
by: Billy Ray | Sr. Director, Middle East As World Orphans passes its 15th year serving in Northern Iraq, we want to share a story from one of our doctors who has been working with us since early 2019. Dr. Sam, Dr. Isaac, and Dr. Brett, could have used their advanced...
Walto’s Story
by: Kathy Davis | Sr. Director of Wholistic Care Walto was born in the city of Arba Minch in southern Ethiopia in 1974. His mother died when he was very young and, though many long years would pass, his grief did not diminish with time. Each day when Walto returned...
Reunited—And It Feels So Good
by: Kevin Squires | Sr. International Programs When you meet Prameela, you can’t get past her smile. You can’t get past her big, brown eyes that give you a sneak peek into her soul, a glimpse that shows you a pure picture of joy and hope in things to come. She is...
You Are Welcome Here
by: Nicole Leeper | Sr. Director of Communications Looking down at his dusty feet, Bemnet considers many things. His hunger, the look of worn clothes on his body, and his mom. He remembers that when she was alive, he never felt hunger pangs like this. Even more...