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Authored by Mike Krick, Senior Director of Advocacy I have been studying the book of Habakkuk lately and have found myself going through some similar patterns as this prophet. God, how long before you listen? Do I have to yell before you come to the rescue? Why am I forced to look at evil and [...]
Name and position with World Orphans.. Jeremy Resmer, Project Manager. What attracted you to your current position? The opportunity to work with great people and for an organization that makes a positive impact in the world. Where do you live and who do you live with? I currently live in Denver, Colorado with my wife [...]
Authored by Kathy Davis, Holistic Care Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ and a mighty man of faith, encountered affliction that left him so utterly burdened beyond his strength that there were times he despaired of life itself. 2 Corinthians 1: 9-11 reminds us that there is purpose even in hardship: “This was to make [...]
Name and position with World Orphans.. Lori Resmer, Director of Journey 117. What attracted you to your current position? God has given me a passion for missions mobilization. I love to journey with people from the beginning of their calling to serve and help catapult them into the place that God is calling them to [...]
Authored by Alan Hunt and Amy Wingfield Meseret and her son, Milon, live in a rental home made of sticks and mud in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Their home is falling apart, listing to one side, slowly beginning to crumble beneath torrential rains and threatening to collapse. Milon and his mother are both afflicted with HIV/AIDs, [...]
Authored by Debbie Vair We have been tremendously encouraged of late by the staff and volunteers of World Orphans. Many have agreed the February staff retreat was a wonderful time of fellowship and learning more about World Orphans and each other, and we are still seeing the fruit of it months later. In some cases, [...]
Authored by Jedd Medefind, President of Christian Alliance for Orphans “A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling. God sets the lonely in families …” (Psalms 68:5-6 NIV) The gods that the ancient world worshipped were concerned with great people — the mighty and cunning, the swift and [...]
Authored by Kate Borders, Senior Project Director We slowly walked along the road and as we talked about her life and ministry, she quietly shared that she was tired, it was all a bit overwhelming. As a pastor’s wife, a mother of three, an overseer of the church-based orphan home, and a leader in a [...]
Authored by Kevin Squires, Sr. Director of Advocacy Being the father of two young boys, I hear my fair share of knock-knock jokes. “Knock, knock,” says my three year old. “Who’s there?” I reluctantly say. “BOO!” loud enough for the neighbors to hear. “BOO who?” I say for the 987498273th time… trying desperately not to [...]
“Learn to do right! Seek justice, encourage the oppressed. Defend the cause of the fatherless, plead the case of the widow.” Isaiah 1:17 This verse, penned in Hebrew Scripture as early as 740 BC, speaks to God’s heart for the orphan and commands us as believers to take action on their behalf. The charge wasn’t [...]
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