by Nicole Leeper | May 9, 2014 | Christian Living, Wholistic Care
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...
by Nicole Leeper | May 2, 2014 | Ethiopia, Guatemala, Haiti, Home Based Care, Kenya
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,...
by Nicole Leeper | Apr 25, 2014 | Haiti, Journey Trips
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...
by Nicole Leeper | Apr 18, 2014 | Orphan History
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...
by Nicole Leeper | Apr 11, 2014 | Church Partnership, Presidential Update
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....
by Nicole Leeper | Apr 4, 2014 | Adoption, Ethiopia
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...
by Nicole Leeper | Mar 28, 2014 | Ethiopia, Rescue Teams
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...
by Nicole Leeper | Mar 21, 2014 | Christian Living
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...
by Nicole Leeper | Mar 14, 2014 | Kenya, Wholistic Care
By Kathy Davis | Director of Wholistic CareI am honored to be on staff with World Orphans as the Director of Wholistic Care as well as a member of River Oaks Community Church (ROCC) in Maryville, TN. ROCC partners together with Fountain of Hope Church (FOH) in...
by Nicole Leeper | Mar 7, 2014 | Church Partnership, Ethiopia
Snapshots from Our Church Partnerships in EthiopiaBy Jeremy Resmer | Senior Director of PartnershipsLate in the evening, Rick and Phyllis were busy at work, meticulously re-reading the legal requirements established by the government for NGOs (non-governmental...
