by Nicole Leeper | Aug 25, 2010 | Fundraising, Projects, Uganda
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 ...
by Nicole Leeper | Aug 20, 2010 | Church Partnership, Haiti, Projects, Trip Stories
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...
by Nicole Leeper | Aug 18, 2010 | Ethiopia, Projects, Trip Stories
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...
by Nicole Leeper | Aug 12, 2010 | Projects
As World Orphans strives to meet the needs of orphaned and abandoned children around the globe, our primary goal is to provide family-based orphan care. Whether that is in a World Orphans home or with a neighbor who took responsibility for an abandoned child, World...
by Nicole Leeper | Aug 11, 2010 | Church Partnership, Projects, Thailand
For 15 children in Thailand, The Prachinburi Church foster home supplies more than just food, shelter and medical care, it provides the love of a family. Through counseling, education and spiritual leadership, these children have the opportunity to escape the life 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...
