He is 20 years old and lives in India.
2020 is in the rearview. I think we are all still trying to make sense of it all. The COVID pandemic and the loss of life, racial tensions, a challenging election season, the struggling economy, and on and on.
I spent the first half of the year studying the early church, which faced similar crises, to see how they... continue
To everyone who sponsors a child through Orphan Outreach:
THANK YOU.
Your support provides the essentials of care your sponsor child needs to thrive. You’ve learned that hope can and will continue to be restored through the simple gift of $36 a month. Your sponsorship reflects the Good News of Jesus Christ, each and every day.
Not yet a sponsor? Learn more now at orphanoutreach.org.
What does sponsorship mean for the children we serve around the world?
It means emotional support is always there.
Mentoring. Counseling. Navigating the complexities of life.
That’s what YOUR sponsorship provides right now.
Thank you, sponsors. You help restore hope for orphaned and vulnerable children!
What does sponsorship mean for the children we serve around the world? It means physical care is provided to those kids.
That’s what YOUR sponsorship provides right now. Healthy meals. Nutritious snacks. And expanded care for family members as we provide ongoing care due to COVID-19.
Thank you, sponsors. You help restore hope for orphaned and vulnerable children!
This week, we’re inviting you into the life of humanitarian photographer @capturinggracearoundtheworld as he travels to Kenya to bring back stories and images for Orphan Outreach. Ronnie shares his personal accounts this week as he meets the people of Mathare Slum and the students and staff of Patmos School.
“CAN YOU IMAGINE FOR A MOMENT LIVING IN ONE OF THE LARGEST SLUMS IN AFRICA? CAN YOU IMAGINE IF YOU WERE A SINGLE MOM WITH NO RESOURCES TO EDUCATE YOUR CHILDREN AND PROVIDE THEM WITH A LIFE THAT IS ANY LESS PAINFUL THAN YOUR OWN?
“Most People in Mathare live in 6 ft. x 8 ft. shanties made of old tin and mud. Most have no beds, no electricity, and no running water. People sleep on pieces of cardboard on the dirt floors of the shanties. There are public toilets shared by up to 100 people and residents have to pay to use them. Those who cannot afford to pay must use the alleys and ditches between the shanties. “Flying toilets” are plastic bags used by the residents at night, then thrown into the Nairobi River, which is the source of the residents’ water supply.
“Approximately 600,000 people live in an area of three square miles. Most live on an income of less than a dollar per day. Crime and HIV/AIDs are common. Many parents die of AIDS and leave their children to fend for themselves. Mathare Community Outreach tries to care for as many of these orphans as possible, but their resources are limited.
“Thanks to child sponsorship at Patmos School through Orphan Outreach, hope has been given to families in Mathare and lives are being changed.”
To read more of Ronnie’s story today, visit his blog at capturinggrace.org/blog/. We’ve got behind-the-scenes stories all week long right here too!
And learn more about Patmos School and what it means to sponsor a child today! Visit our website for more information!
Our priorities are clear:
Provide holistic care.
Promote family.
Prepare for independence.
Protect the rights of children.
This year, let’s restore hope—together.
“There is nothing more beautiful than being a small part of God’s story of restoration.” Jedd Medefind, Christian Alliance for Orphans
What a powerful way of looking at what it means to restore hope together. Yes, we are called to community. We are built for belonging. And miracles happen when we link arms to serve together. We are written into the pages of redemption, in our own neighborhoods and around the world.
Are you ready to embrace God’s story of restoration in the lives of orphaned and vulnerable children? Learn all the ways you can get involved today! The link in our bio is there just for you!
Sponsor this smile.
Little Z lost her parents to HIV, and there was no family member to provide care for her. She’s now living in a safe secure home where she’s receiving wraparound care and thriving. Z is learning colors and shapes, and she really likes rhymes. She’ll take milk over juice any day, and she really loves puppies!
Being Z’s sponsor means ensuring she continues to receive the physical, spiritual, emotional, and educational care she needs. And right now, little Z would love for YOU to be that sponsor.
We help equip orphaned and vulnerable children to reach their fullest potential in life. Yes, we make preparing kids for independence a priority—because it’s a powerful way to restore hope.
When you partner with us, you join us in that mission. Together, we can—and will—restore hope.
Our mission is clear. Our vision is simple.
Together, we restore hope.
But how does it happen?
This is our ministry focus. It’s frontline work and behind the scenes support. It’s sitting at the table with children and families, and with government and ministry leaders. It’s walking the long road to independence when navigating that road is difficult. It’s a warm welcome in a world that often keeps doors closed.
And we do it all with you as our partners in prayer and support. Thank you.
To learn more about the ways you can be part of a child’s life right now, visit the link in our bio!
Advocacy.
Today we remember one of the greatest advocates this nation has ever seen. He inspired a generation to love, serve, and speak out. We are inspired today, by his example, as we continue to advocate for the needs of orphaned and vulnerable children and the communities within which they live.
May we never stop being a voice for those who cannot speak for themselves.
The Lord defends the rights of the orphans and widows. He cares for foreigners and gives them food and clothing. Deuteronomy 10:18
We’re still celebrating all that was provided to the children and families in every country we serve because of YOUR SUPPORT! You helped make Christmas brighter in 2020 with every gift you gave!
Together, we’ll continue to restore hope in 2021. Thank you for serving the orphaned and vulnerable with such great compassion and care!
Who loves pizza? WE DO!
This kid. What a kind and tender young man Jonathan is! He loves the education and encouragement he receives at @downguatemala, and he’s thankful to continue to see his teachers and therapists online right now! They provide him with the care he needs!
Jonathan lives with his dad and siblings, and because of the lifeskills training he’s received at school, he love to help his dad around the house. At school, his favorite class is physiotherapy. He definitely wants to have a job someday and work toward independence. Right now, he wants to be a good friend and share some pizza!
If you’re a pizza-loving friend, it’s time for you to be Jonathan’s sponsor! You’ll ensure he receives the essentials of care he needs, and you’ll provide him the encouragement he needs too!
Meet Jonathan and sign up now!
When classrooms were closed due to COVID-19, students at both Patmos School and ACK Madeleine received loving care. Food, clean water, learning kits, and prayer strengthened the children and their families.
Now school bells are ringing again—and the commitment to care continues.
Providing holistic care, preserving families, preparing young adults for independence, and protecting the rights of children.
When you give to Orphan Outreach, you join us in restoring hope to the orphaned and vulnerable. Thank you for your generosity and support!
Our priorities are clear.
Provide holistic care.
Promote family.
Prepare for independence.
Protect the rights of children.
Together, we restore hope.
Our mission is simple: we glorify Jesus Christ by having a significant, long-term impact on orphaned and vulnerable children. We equip each child for a fulfilling, independent Christian life in their community.
Make this your year to join us on our mission to restore hope! Learn more on our website – the link’s in our bio!
Having operated within the reality of COVID for several months now, our team is beginning to understand the terrain and we are better able to plan ahead for what that might mean in the future. Of course, our two most urgent needs continue to be providing food and adapting our educational programs, but we are challenging ourselves to consider, “What does it look like to go deeper?”
Our mission has never changed, and in 2021 our mission will continue to be the same. The question is, how can we get better at fulfilling that mission to within the context of this new normal. One thing is certain: we won’t be able to do it alone. Would you consider partnering with us in 2021? Will you help us restore hope to the ‘least of these’?
What does it mean to restore hope?
It means kids and families can eat.
It means young adults no longer feel alone as they navigate life.
It means families create safe spaces for a season or a lifetime.
It means the displaced and marginalized are given the care they deserve.
And it means every priority is covered in prayer. Our friends from JoyFM helped ensure families in Guatemala, Honduras, and Kenya each received notes of encouragement and blessing with their bags of life-saving food. We’re so thankful for their partnership on this journey!
Together, we can still restore hope and make 2021 a powerful life-changing year for orphaned and vulnerable children. Learn all the ways you can get involved right now by visiting our special Make a Difference section on the website. The link’s in our bio!
Hey there, little chef!
Yes, Erlan wants to be a chef when he grows up. right now, he loves to help his mom clean fruit and veggies, and he really loves to eat rice, beans, and eggs.
Erlan is in the Early Childhood Development program at NiCo. Though COVID has closed in-classroom learning, his teachers make sure he receives learning kits every week (along with providing meals to the family to make sure folks stay fed even when jobs are scarce).
Erlan would love to have a sponsor like you—someone who enjoys tasty food and maybe even the color blue. You’ll ensure he continues to receive the Christ-centered care he needs, and you’ll provide encouragement for him to stay in school so his future will be brighter.
Meet Erlan and say “yes” to sponsorship today! The link’s in our bio!
The Maasai Mara is a place of beauty. This land and its people have welcome the world to witness the wonder. But for the Maasai people, the impact of COVID has been devastating.
Your generosity is restoring hope right now as you are helping to provide meals to children and families in remote Narok, Kenya.
That’s the power of working together to serve the orphaned and vulnerable.
Thank you. Together, we can—and will–restore hope.
“If we want to follow Jesus, He will always invite us into places where brokenness and beauty meet.” Jedd Medefind, Christian Alliance for Orphans
Let’s partner together to restore hope for the orphaned and vulnerable. Learn more by visiting our website. The link’s in the bio.
Together, we restore hope.
Yes, this is our vision.
We restore hope for orphaned and vulnerable children so that every child will experience God’s love and know Jesus as Savior.
You help bring our vision to life. Partner with us this year—join our prayer team, sponsor a child, advocate for foster and adoption, invest in the lives of the children and families in our programs around the world.
Learn more by visiting our Make a Difference page. The link’s in our bio.
Simple gifts can restore hope in the biggest ways.
The gift of food, clean water, medicine, wrapped in encouragement and prayer and delivered to communities often ignored or forgotten.
That’s what your generosity has provided this past year. More than 1 million meals have been distributed.
And together in 2021, we’re going to continue to provide holistic care, promote family, prepare orphaned and vulnerable children for independence and protect the rights of children.
Thank you for being on this journey with us. Yes, together we can—and will—restore hope.
Happy New Year, everyone!
This past year, you’ve joined us on the journey of restoring hope for orphaned and vulnerable kids and their families. We thought you might like to see what that hope means! All week, we’re sharing thankful messages—from our global Orphan Outreach family to yours.
Thank you for your support in 2020. Here’s to restoring hope in 2021 – together!
2020 is in the rearview. I think we are all still trying to make sense of it all. The COVID pandemic and the loss of life, racial tensions, a challenging election season, the struggling economy, and on and on.
I spent the first half of the year studying the early church, which faced similar crises, to see how they responded. In light of a global famine and intense persecution, they showed a passionate commitment to the poor, sick, and least of these. They understood the truth that God has made know to us at Orphan Outreach this year—God is fully vested, deeply and personally, in the plight of orphaned and vulnerable children—and in all who are destitute and defenseless (Dt 10:18; Ps 10:14; Ps 68:5-6, Is 58:5-12). God calls His people to reflect His special love for these children in both word and deed.
I’ve been amazed to witness all of our ministry to the least of these not only continue despite the pandemic, but expand to include more children and more families. Our global Orphan Outreach family has gone above and beyond. Our partners and donors have given sacrificially.
And God has provided more than enough.
So, as I look forward to 2021, I’ve switched my focus to the book of Isaiah. The people of Israel were in the midst of calamity, but God was calling them to look to the future. Take a minute before the end of the Year to read Isaiah chapter 40.
“Here is Your God”
“See the Sovereign Lord comes with power”
“He tends his flock like a shepherd”
“Who has measured the waters in the hollow if his hand”
“Lift up your eyes and look to heavens: Who created all of these”
“The Lord is the everlasting God.”
As we go into 2021, here is the promise I’m praying we all hold on to – “God gives strength to the weary…. Those who hope in the Lord will have their strength renewed.”
The best is yet to come because God is still in control.
Rey Diaz, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Orphan Outreach
Share Rey’s encouragement with others – the link’s in our bio)
We’re celebrating the week with thankfulness!
This year, you’ve joined us on the journey of restoring hope for orphaned and vulnerable kids and their families. We thought you might like to see what that hope means! All week, we’re sharing thankful messages—from our global Orphan Outreach family to yours.
Today is the last day to give for 2020! And right now, your donation is doubled! That’s right! It means more care to more kids!
orphanoutreach.org/restorehope
She loves to sing and dance. And she dreams of doing both.
Ayusma is the oldest of two children living with both of her parents who are day laborers. At the Godawari Education Centre, she receives tutoring and support in her school classes, and always a nutritious snack. She can’t wait to return, and is thankful that, in this season, the community program is providing her family with essentials like food.
Even now, your sponsorship is vital to Ayusma’s success. You ensure she continues to receive the essentials of care needed to thrive as well as all the educational resources she needs when school reopens.
Get to know her and say “yes” to sponsorship now! The link’s in our bio!
It’s day three, and there’s more to be thankful for!
This year, you’ve joined us on the journey of restoring hope for orphaned and vulnerable kids and their families. We thought you might like to see what that hope means! All week, we’re sharing thankful messages—from our global Orphan Outreach family to yours.
Remember, it’s not too late to give! And right now, your donation is doubled! That’s right! It means more care to more kids!
orphanoutreach.org/restorehope
It’s day two of a most thankful week!
This year, you’ve joined us on the journey of restoring hope for orphaned and vulnerable kids and their families. We thought you might like to see what that hope means! All week, we’re sharing thankful messages—from our global Orphan Outreach family to yours.
Remember, it’s not too late to give! And right now, your donation is doubled! That’s right! It means more care to more kids!
orphanoutreach.org/restorehope
“How may we help others?” Talk to the staff at Dar-Ul-Fazl in India, and you’ll hear thanks and praise to the Lord for His provision and His protection in 2020. So when the children asked what they might be able to do to serve the vulnerable, the response was “Let’s learn to stitch.” Face masks were made for others in the community, and the kids also gathered up their coins to make a donation to a local hospital in need of PPE for their doctors and nurses.
On the other side of the country, the staff of Gan Sabra worked with the local government to ensure the most vulnerable families living with HIV receive essential medicines and food, even in the midst of the country’s lockdown due to COVID.
In Guatemala, the students at CadaNiño are also serving their community, delivering bags of food and offering prayer to the most vulnerable who live in neighborhoods often forgotten.
And in Guatemala and Honduras, collaborative partnerships with national government agencies have allowed our global family to be expanded through humanitarian aid during the COVID crisis. Food and supplies have been delivered to prisons, homes for single moms and children with special needs, and families made homeless by the pandemic.
The year may be almost over but the ministry continues, and the need is greater than ever. You can join us in providing the care kids and families need. And right now, your donation is doubled. More help in more ways—because of your generosity.
Together, we serve. Together, we restore hope.
Let’s do this. The link’s in our bio.
Oh what fun! The Orphan Outreach Marketplace is having it’s first-ever SALE! Gifts, home decor and more are all 25% off now through January 3rd! Use promo code BUY20 at checkout!
Remember, every purchase makes a DOUBLE IMPACT! You help meet immediate needs of kids and families while providing dignified work for artisans.
All items purchased during our special after-Christmas sale will be shipped beginning January 5th.
Look at all there is to love on our website! The link’s in our bio!
This year, you’ve joined us on the journey of restoring hope for orphaned and vulnerable kids and their families. We thought you might like to see what that hope means! All week, we’re sharing thankful messages—from our global Orphan Outreach family to yours.
Remember, it’s not too late to give! And right now, your donation is doubled! That’s right! It means more care to more kids!
orphanoutreach.org/restorehope
We focus on the four essentials every child needs to thrive.
Physical, emotional, educational, and spiritual care.
This is our mission. This is at the heart of all we do.
Join us. Together, we restore hope for orphaned and vulnerable children and families in Latin America, Eastern Europe, Africa, and Asia.
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