Communities of Hope Miriam-Webster defines a community as: a group of people with a common characteristic or interest living together within a larger society. When we talk about the millions of orphans and vulnerable children worldwide, their individual communities are often defined by the same common characteristics; loneliness, despair, hunger, sickness, shame and hopelessness, a true poverty of the mind, body and spirit. And while the physical differences and nuances within these communites may vary by country, their fundamental and core needs are always the same.  A child may be institutionalized in an orphanage in China or Russia, yet thousands of miles away there is an orphaned child in Swaziland or Ethiopia who wanders the plains of the countryside; all of them longing to have a place to call home, someone to tell them they’re loved and that they matter, that they have immeasureable value. They all desire to live without thirst and hunger, to live where sickness can be treated and even prevented, to be educated and to live in a place where they not only exist, but thrive in an environment of opportunity as they grow and mature into the unique individuals God created them to be. Our work is simple Our work is simple; we strive tirelessly to bring light to the dark places of the world where millions of orphans and vulnerable children reside. Through our Communites of Hope initiative, we are creating new communities defined by hope, not despair. We are coming alongside desperate children in China and children in Swaziland, providing food, water, education, clothing and medical care as well as other long-term projects benefiting the children. Theologian Howard Thurman said, “Community cannot for long feed on itself; it can only flourish with the coming of others from beyond, their unknown and undiscovered brothers.” We invite you to join one of our communities, be a brother or sister from “beyond” who is coming to the aid of the fatherless. Become a hope builder and change the life of a child forever. |
If you can't feed a hundred people, then feed just one." ~ Mother Teresa
"The hunger for love is much more difficult to remove than the hunger for bread.~Mother Teresa
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