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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
Holding out the light
by: Billy Ray | Sr. Director, Middle East When we moved into this mountain town, the locals did not know quite what to do with us. “What is this American family doing in our country?” they asked. “Are they going to set up a Christian embassy here or something?” After...
And then, COVID-19 God…
by: Mike Krick | Sr. Director of Strategic Partnerships In the last quarter of 2019, I began fully assembling the plan for my department for 2020. I spent several days planning and budgeting as well as a bit of time with Danielle, who serves as World Orphans Events...
Faith to Overcome Fear
by: Kathy Davis | Senior Director of Wholistic Care It was in October of 2018 that I was last awakened to roosters crowing and the aroma of a hot cup of coffee at our guesthouse in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. I arrived ready to train our new social worker, Natalie Vilson,...
A Current of Light
by: Mary Priscilla | India Country Director & Becky Knott | Church Partnership Director Driving around the hectic streets in one of the most populous cities in India, one can feel a heaviness in the air. Smog hangs overhead. Trash fills the streets. Beggars...
Throwing Off Cloaks
by: Kevin Squires | Sr. Director of International Programs It is easy to help people. If someone is starving, give them something to eat. If someone is dehydrated, give them a drink. If someone is in rags, offer them some clothes. For the most part, it is not just the...
Lesly: From Ashes to Beauty
by: Darline Maldonado | Family Empowerment Coordinator | Zone 18 Guatemala Lesly married her husband at age seventeen. She was full of hopes and dreams, which grew even stronger when her oldest daughter was born. After some time, she began struggling because her...
Hope, a Multiplying Force
This article was originally published in the World Orphans Insight Magazine Spring 2021. By: Randy Phillips | Senior Director of Church Partnership One became 99. Interesting how partnering, one with another, has a multiplier effect. With a face wrinkled, not with...
Emotional Care Anchored to Christ
This article was originally published in the World Orphans Insight Magazine Spring 2021. By: Kathy Davis | Senior Director of Wholistic Care Plagued by chronic political instability and recurrent natural disasters, Haiti is the poorest country in the Western...
Esperanza
This article was originally published in the World Orphans Insight Magazine Spring 2021. By: Chad Smith | Guatemala Country Director 143 million orphans globally. Over 5,000 children living in institutional care in Guatemala. Eighty-five percent of children in...
Our Journey in Kurdistan
This article was originally published in the World Orphans Insight Magazine Spring 2021. By: Billy Ray | Senior Director, Middle East Back in the summer of 2007, World Orphans representatives stepped off a plane in northern Iraq to see if God was leading them to work...
All Things New
This article was originally published in the World Orphans Insight Magazine Spring 2021. By: Kevin Squires | Senior Director of International Programs The room was dark and damp, with the only light coming from an ajar metal door and a small, glassless window with...
Feed the Body, Nourish the Soul
This article was originally published in the World Orphans Insight Magazine Spring 2021. By: Lindsay Allen | International Church Partnership Director As we read about the life of Jesus in the Gospels, we can observe this recurring pattern: Jesus sees, he has...