Archive for the ‘Middle East’ Category

By Kate Borders, Director of Holistic Care In our holistic approach at World Orphans we recognize the value of children getting to play and have the time to just be children and have fun. This is why we are so passionate about creating a safe playful environment for the children of Iraq. We recognize that because [...]

By Billy Ray, Regional Director Iraq Our Grand Opening for the soccer field at the Community Center was more like the last day Macy’s going out of business sale. Days before the big event we seeded the community with flyers, and on the morning of, I spoke with all the students as they were filing [...]

By Billy Ray, Regional Director Iraq Went down to the project site today to check out the latest developments. It is now just a 4 minute drive, compared to the 2 hour grueling slog of before. And not so surprisingly, I felt much more at ease socializing with the locals there. A couple boys came [...]

By Billy Ray, Regional Director Iraq One of my best friends set off for a long journey to Tulsa, Okla. with his wife and two children to begin work on a master’s degree in Biblical Studies at Oral Robert’s University. It was precisely two years ago that we began working together. Abdullah has been the [...]

By Billy Ray, Regional Director Iraq These four orphans are from Mosul. Presently, they are staying with their uncle here in Soran, but because he already has many other kids to care for, he has asked us for our help. Driving up to the Governor’s office, I envisioned 4 little children, but when we walked [...]

By Billy Ray, Regional Director Iraq This link will take you into a world that few have trodden. It is the world of the largest people group on the planet without a country of their own. Click here or see below to discover a beautiful portrayal of the daily lives of Kurdish people today in [...]

By Billy Ray, Regional Director Iraq Yesterday, we pulled into Soran and meandered through the city to our ‘new’ temporary home. As I stepped into the courtyard of the house a great relief flooded my soul. It’s been nearly a year and a half since we began work in Soran, and this was the first [...]

By Billy Ray Well, we have had some interesting developments occur in the past few days. Our landlord stopped by and asked us if we were wanting to move or not. We said “No, we weren’t really thinking about that.” Then, he said, “Well, come with me and let me show you another house.” So, [...]

From Billy Ray, Regional Director Iraq As the days lengthen drawing near to the middle of the year, the sun pops it’s head above the horizon surprisingly early. At 4:15am we sprung out of bed, hitting the road with all the family. At 7:30 the bulldozer arrived at our project site in Soran. It was [...]

The government has given World Orphans an acre of land in an area designated as “Freedom Martyr’s Village” – a community that houses widows and orphans whose family were lost to the genocidal attacks of Saddam Hussein. To get a sense of what the people of this area are like, you can view a beautiful [...]

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