Archive for the ‘Iraq’ Category
By Billy Ray, Regional Director – Middle East Two weeks ago in a small Iraqi Kurdish village just 12 ½ miles from the border of Iran, a rain of mortar shells began falling all around. A mother of 35 years with 5 small children ran for shelter in her fright and was struck in the [...]
Here’s a brief video update from the field in Iraq as of July 30, 2011. World Orphans in Iraq from World Orphans on Vimeo.
It’s been exciting to watch the progress on The Refuge, the community center in Northern Iraq in the midst of a village of orphans and widows. Thanks to donors we were able to pour the ground floor concrete last week. The day started early for the nearly 15 workers that came out to pour the [...]
With Billy Ray, regional director for the Middle East, and his family back in Iraq, they’ve taken stock at what the next steps should be concerning the building of the community center. The biggest bottle neck to moving forward on construction is solving the drainage issue. With about 4 months of continuous rain this year, [...]
by Billy Ray, Regional Director – Middle East Because of the magnitude of the work that I believe will soon spew forth upon an unsuspecting world in Kurdistan, the Lord has given me a vision to see 12 churches get behind our work in the farthest northeastern corner of the country of Iraq. When we [...]
by Billy Ray, Regional Director – Middle East Over the past 2 1/2 years that we’ve been laboring throughout Northern Iraq, the sounds of a faint rumbling noise has caught our ears. It is the sound of coming Revival. Just across the border in Iran an oppressive regime is inadvertantly turning hundreds of thousands of [...]
On February 25 & 26th hundreds of adoptive parents and orphan advocates will gather in Northwest Arkansas for the first “Orphan Care Idea Camp”. The Idea Camp format is unique from other conferences in that greater focus is placed on the participants than the keynote speakers. “We function under the premise that the crowd collectively [...]
Two months after opening, the soccer field in Iraq hosted the first annual Kid’s Game Day with hundreds of kids from the community. Here’s a couple of great videos from the day. Opening Ceremony The Games
To four orphaned teenagers in Iraq, family displacement has become a way of life. After bouncing around to different family member’s homes, Farsad, Ahmad, Helat and Ferat were sent to live with an uncle who can no longer afford their care. Since Islamic culture does not allow adoption, these kids could easily fall into child [...]
Through World Orphans work in Iraq, thousands of men, women and children will experience the true meaning of community. By completing The Refuge, a community center in Northern Iraq, these people will have the opportunity to gather together in a safe place, some for the first time in years. But we need your help. We [...]
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