Stories

Despite severe drought in Uganda, rural education programs persevere; 270 boarding students now on full scholarship
Photo: Students at our rural primary school are happy to receive fresh-cooked meals on school days and a well-rounded education not previously available in their village. Today we bring you important updates from our programs in Uganda. Our farmland enterprise has been languishing due a drought in the area that began in June and is

India campus prepares for new security wall around expanded playground, athletic space; story of orphan girl’s path to new hope out of grave circumstances
Photo: Boys from our boys home are enjoying the new playground and look forward to the added security of a new perimeter wall that will enclose the newly acquired land. We are happy to report that thanks to the generous support of our donors, we now have everything we need to begin construction on a

Cebu, Philippines: Thanks to the generosity of our donors along with recent improvements and ongoing successes at our farmland, at-risk children are experiencing life transformation
Photo: These children are thankful for our outreach program where they enjoy Bible study, fun games and activities, and fresh-cooked meals and snacks every Saturday. Today we want to share some encouraging news from our farmland enterprise on the island of Cebu, Philippines. In August we sold one mature pig at market which gave us

Myanmar orphan homes suffer from flooding, severe flu outbreak, persevere with hopes of upcoming expansion; stories of two orphan rescues
Photo: Our orphans are happy to receive various supplies for school and hygiene needs, generously provided thanks to donors like you. Today we bring you an update from our programs in Myanmar. Our 6 orphan homes were recently affected by flooding due to heavy rains that began during the first week of August. The flooding

Orphan girl overcomes all odds to graduate high school with honors, now attending nursing college; 10 girls graduate from trafficking rehabilitation home to start new businesses
Photo: These girls are happy to have graduated from their skill development coursework in which they became proficient in many skills such as tailoring. We are happy to report that in June one of our orphans, 17-year-old Laayra*, graduated from our orphan home in Nepal with some of the highest exam scores of all 26

Recent Uganda farmland harvest yields 3 tons of beans, 5.7 tons of corn; story of one woman’s hope found from near-death to empowerment in our women’s catering business
Photo: Students at our rural boarding high school are happy about the abundant corn harvest! We are happy to report that our native team harvested 5.7 tons of corn at the beginning of this month which we will use to supplement our primary school’s and high school’s students’ meals. They enjoy the corn as well

‘She Has Hope’ home begins tailoring skill development program; Hope Center school continues to persevere under challenging circumstances
Photo: Students at our Children’s Hope Center School are happy to receive three meals a day and access to a free education. Today we bring you some important updates from our work in Kampala, Uganda. First we take you to our Kampala ‘She Has Hope‘ rehabilitation home, modeled after our Kathmandu, Nepal, rehabilitation home, both

India school year off to a strong start, new playground and other campus improvements complete; six girls graduated now in college
Photo: One of our newly rescued orphans is thankful for the new playground equipment on our campus which provides a fun break from her schoolwork. In June we had 40 children re-registered in our on-campus primary school for the new semester. After going through the registration process per new government requirements, our native team accepted

Cebu, Philippines farmland now harvesting nearly one ton of coconuts quarterly; after-school care program helping students stay successfully enrolled in school
Photo: Our director’s sons are happy for the great coconut harvest this month. Today we want to share the good news that our coconut harvest this month was abundant — we gathered 580 mature coconuts and sold them at market for $54, which helps to supplement our Cebu programs since we harvest our coconuts quarterly.

First graduate from our Nepal orphan home finishes at top of his class, shares story of his journey in his own words; rehabilitation home sees abundant garden harvest
Photo: Our Nepal orphan home graduate, Divsimar. Today we are overjoyed to report that one of our orphans, 18-year-old Divsimar*, recently graduated from our orphan home in Nepal with the highest exam scores of all 26 children in his 10th grade class. Because Divsimar is 18, the government requires him to move out of our