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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
Oh, Hi Daddy.
By Matthew Hanks | Africa Projects Manager Though World Orphans is not an adoption ministry, our hearts open wide when it comes to adoption. Several of our staff members have adopted and we know it is a primary way the Church is getting involved in orphan care. As...
When Helping Helps
By Kevin Squires | Senior Director of Church Partnerships I like to think. I like to think a lot. In fact, I often analyze things so much that I get lost in the process and forget what the purpose was in the first place. Honestly though, I have to admit that I find...
How Did I Get Here?
The following is a guest post from Lindsey Allen. Meet Lindsay Allen! We're thrilled to have Lindsay coming on staff as a Project Manager in our Project's department, as well as joining us on our upcoming Journey Trip to Haiti, leaving this Saturday. We invite you...
Why Suffer?
By Kate Borders | Senior Director of MobilizationAt World Orphans we are deeply committed to and working towards the wholistic care of the children being cared for through our church partners; their physical, mental, emotional and spiritual care. Recently I’ve...
Why Suffer?
By Kate Borders | Senior Director of MobilizationAt World Orphans we are deeply committed to and working towards the wholistic care of the children being cared for through our church partners; their physical, mental, emotional and spiritual care. Recently I’ve...
Widows, Orphans, and Home Based Care
By Jeremy Resmer | Senior Director of Projects I’ve heard it said by leaders and members in the church, “Our church focuses on evangelism and discipleship.” Or swap out evangelism and discipleship with other words like ministry, outreach, fellowship, worship, prayer,...
Guest Blog: Saying Yes
By Wendy Booth | Journey Trip MemberIntroduction from Bailey Kalvelage | Director of MobilizationNot only does World Orphans send Church Partnership trips, we also send Journey Trips. Our C2C trips are for US churches who are in a long-term relationship with one...
We’re In This Together
By Sheri Mellema | Church Partnership Director Recently I was reading an article that introduced me to the words gemilut chasidim. I have no idea how to pronounce these words and if you are like me, you are thinking that they look like a character’s name from the...
Our Mission and Vision
By Scott Vair | PresidentOur Vision: To empower the church to care for orphans and vulnerable children – until they all have homes!Our Mission: We equip, inspire, and mobilize the church to care for orphans and vulnerable children. Churches engaged....
That Adoption Ministry
By Matthew Hanks | Projects Manager Africa This challenging reality became obvious to me when I began the ‘support raising’ process to work for World Orphans. No matter how clearly I thought I was casting the vision of this amazing ministry - a ministry which strives...
Do Something
By Nate Livesay | Church Partnership DirectorAlmost two and a half years ago I stood looking out over a slum in Ethiopia asking myself what could I possibly do about what I was seeing. The problems created by cycles of generational poverty and institutionalized...
Life is a Missions Trip
By Kevin Squires| Senior Director of Church PartnershipsVery few things in this world can be as captivating as a story. Stories are able to penetrate hearts, minds, and souls in ways that are indescribable, often leaving us speechless yet changed.Recently I...