Yearly Archives - 2013

Happy Mother's Day

Several years ago, GO Project’s Marsha Campbell met a very special mother, teacher and friend in Lira, Uganda. As the Community Management Chairperson at The Father’s House there, she found great happiness in helping rescue the homeless and fatherless […]

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Bless the Mamas

Sharon, was born and raised in Congo. Her story is a profound picture of the shattered lives of thousands like her. She has suffered through tribal warfare, an attempt on her life, and the loss of family and home. […]

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Mama Kellen

As Mother’s day approaches, I am reflecting on the many women whose hearts have loved so very well and whose lives HAVE changed and ARE changing the world. I have had the good fortune of experiencing many mothers in […]

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A Mom, Grandma, and Mama to Mamas

Fifty-plus years ago, in a rural community outside Lilongwe, Malawi (East Africa), a little girl named Emma was born. She was the 12th child of 12 from her mother and the 36th of 36 children from her father. It’s […]

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Mama Christine

The Global Orphan Project began as a ministry to care for orphaned and abandoned children through the local church. Over the years, the ministry has become more than caring for children. We learned the importance of caring for the […]

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737 chickens and counting…

Earlier this year a talented group of eighth graders came up with an idea: to use their voices, time and talents to help children hundreds of miles away. Their goal: to raise funds to purchase 100, $10 chickens for […]

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Caring for US Orphans in Texas

With family breakdown worsening in our world, we know that we’re living amidst a global orphan pandemic, but that pandemic also exists right here in the United States. Churches across Texas have started rising up to provide care for […]

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Six – Twenty Eight – Seven

Tess Boyer is your normal, cute, All-American, sometimes-shy six-year-old girl.  By just looking at her you probably wouldn’t know that she also happens to be a successful entrepreneur for orphans.
Now, it is true that Tess comes from pretty good […]

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Perseverance

More than a year ago, I couldn’t move past an afternoon in Gonaives with a young man named Rennel.  (Click here to read more)  The world saw Rennel as a poor, Haitian, double orphan with a foot so twisted […]

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A snapshot of The Father's House, Gulu

Hanging out in Gulu
Fun and games
Giggling girls and their House Mama
The kids all joining in the fun
Sweet smiles
Photos by Bethany Williams

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