By Alison L. Barfoot (The Rev. Canon Dr.), Executive Director of GO Africa
How one scores on the “Primary Leaving Exam” (PLE) at the end of 7th grade in Uganda can determine your whole future. There are not enough places […]
By Alison L. Barfoot (The Rev. Canon Dr.), Executive Director of GO Africa in Kampala, Uganda
In the beginning, the Gulu Father’s House was supposed to accommodate 100 children. But, then the government guidelines suggested smaller villages, so the GO […]
Last night at Brisas Del Este, church leaders from Restoracion gathered to pray. One was a lawyer who has donated her time to file paperwork on behalf of the ministry. Others were house mammas to be, pastors, ladies with […]
Some are surprised to learn that caring for orphans is political. Yet, most understand a mix of money, Jesus, poverty, and vulnerable children makes a spicy cocktail, resulting in global pressure from UNICEF to shut down orphanages (Read more […]
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 […]
Recently we received this e-mail for our Pastor partner in Tanzania, Dibogo Kitang’wa…
Dear GO Project,
Many greetings from Tanzania.
I am writing to report to you that one of our children at Huruma Children’s Home, Mondi Chisongela, has graduated from Huruma […]
In 2012, we wrote about loving hedges and walls.
Last month, we once again asked you to help meet the basic, on-going needs of orphaned and abandoned children through our Different December tradition.
Today, we see another example of how important […]