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We love to see how our church-to-church partners in the U.S. are sharing their vision and work with the members of their church. Below is a post from Kathy Davis about River Oaks Community Church “A Night of Hope”. A Night of Hope On August 8th, River Oaks Community Church celebrated their second annual ‘Night [...]
Fountain of Hope Church in Nairobi, Kenya recently opened a small medical clinic and tailoring school on the church property. The tailoring school has six sewing machines which will be used to teach women basic tailoring skills so that they can help provide income for their families. The clinic and school are just another example [...]
By Kathy Davis, Holistic Care Lead One of the primary ways that World Orphans cares for the plight of the widow and orphan is through our Church-to-Church partnerships. River Oaks Community Church in Tennessee just returned from Nairobi, Kenya having spent 9 days serving alongside our church partner, Fountain of Hope. One of the most [...]
As a young boy, Joseph lived on the streets. With no prospects for the future, his life expectancy was short. But at the age of 12, Joseph was given a second chance at Fountain of Life Children’s home in Kenya. After being rescued from a nearby slum, Joseph had a new home and a new [...]
The day before moving into Christian Life Centre children’s home in South Africa, 13-year-old Grace* was forced to trade herself for food. At a young age, Grace and her siblings were orphaned, leaving her in charge of their care. But Grace had no way to provide for them and resorted to prostitution as a way [...]
Before his birth, Moses was already an outcast to his family in Nairobi, Kenya. Because he was conceived by an incestuous relationship between siblings, Moses’ mother was faced with a difficult decision. If she agreed to abort her child, she could remain with her family, but if not, she and her child would be disowned. [...]
Martin hopes to use his love of math to become an engineer. His dream is to help build airplanes and he recently learned the word “aeronautical” to describe his aspiration. But Martin, like the 47 other boys at the Fountain of Life children’s home in Kenya, did not always have hope for the future. Martin [...]
Victoria and her three siblings live with their grandmother, who often has difficulty meeting all of their needs. School fees are expensive for each child and medical costs are high, so unplanned ailments often go untreated. Fortunately, the local church, Fountain of Hope, helps Victoria’s family through their home-based care ministry and other outreach programs. [...]
Before his 10th birthday, Steven grieved the death of his father, learned that his mother was terminally ill and faced the possibility that he and his two brothers could be orphaned. But despite his circumstances, Steven has found hope through the Fountain of Life church in Kenya. After Steven’s mother was diagnosed with HIV, her [...]
Last week, World Orphans holistic care team travelled to Kenya where pastors from projects in Uganda and Nairobi gathered to learn more about emotional care for children. The holistic-care team, which focuses on helping caretakers meet the emotional, physical, spiritual and mental needs of children, spent the last few months developing emotional care materials under [...]
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