by Nicole Leeper | Sep 21, 2010 | Kenya, Projects
In March 2007 our team was in Nairobi, Kenya visiting several projects. During that trip our leaders went out into the Mathare slums with Fountain of Life, one of our church partners, on their home visits. It was there that we first met Mary. Last week our in country...
by Nicole Leeper | Sep 20, 2010 | Church Partnership, Fundraising, Kenya, Projects
We kicked off our new C2C partnership with Fountain of Hope last week by providing a coffee house at River Oaks Community Church in Maryville, Tenn. It was a delightful and special evening!As people entered into our time together, they came through and experienced a...
by Nicole Leeper | Sep 10, 2010 | Church Partnership, Fundraising, Kenya, Projects
After sending a group to a WO home in Kenya, River Oaks Community Church in Maryville, Tenn. is taking their support a step further. Since their partnership with Fountain of Hope church in Nairobi, Kenya is relatively new, the church is hosting an entire evening...
by Nicole Leeper | Sep 8, 2010 | Church Partnership, Kenya, Projects, Trip Stories
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...
by Nicole Leeper | Aug 23, 2010 | Fundraising, Kenya
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...
by Nicole Leeper | Aug 9, 2010 | Church Partnership, Kenya, Projects
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...
