I’m still smiling after recent visits to our Ethiopian, Kale Hewyet (Word of Life) partner churches in Hossana and Koncko. They no longer see orphan care as a foreigners’ ministry. Rather, they view the Father’s House as their ministry, the ministry […]
From Malawi:
One year ago, I was in Malawi with our partner, Peter Maseko. In addition to being a pastor, Peter is also a doctor. He uses both to serve God by caring for the needs of others. Over the […]
From Malawi:
Last September at our BIG (Build-Invest-Grow) Event, we talked about having more than one tool in the “caring for children” tool bag. We shared the story of Letness Swibota, a Malawian widow, struggling to care for her children. […]
From Malawi:
Last week a woman with a twelve-year-old boy and his eleven-year-old sister walked onto the grounds of Pothawira (Safe Haven), Malawi.
The children’s parents were dead. They had been living in Tonje with their elderly grandmother who could not […]
South Sudan’s hard-won independence has left its mark on this young nation. One bright African described the country’s challenges by observing, “There are no casava fields planted here…there are no banana stands along the roads.” Amidst this need, Sam […]
A few years ago, a few students from the University of Missouri made a decision to invest in the lives of orphans in rural Malawi. They formed a recognized, student group, Mizzou for Malawi (M4M), and got after it, […]
I was in Jinja, Uganda, in July visiting the production boutique where the scarves in our fall line are made. Inside the Fount of Mercy boutique, 15 workers full of joy functioned side-by-side in the two room boutique, their […]
We are filled with joy by an update from Alison Barfoot, Executive Director of GO Africa, that children in need of family will soon be welcomed into The Father’s House in Koncko, Ethiopia.
From Alison:
Dear GO Family,
Nega, Zewudie (read her […]
In southern Ethiopia, between attacks from Egypt and Italy, after Ethiopia was reunified, but before Europe recognized it as a legitimate nation, Babo Bachore Helemo was born. The year was 1880 and his was a successful family of influence. […]
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. […]