Kerry Kind | November 11, 2016 |
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A young girl who is in the Oklahoma foster care system made a sobering wish list for her next foster home. In childlike printing on school-lined paper, she composed the following: Things I want in my family. I want food and water. Don’t hit on me. A house with...
Tricia Rife | October 20, 2016 |
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Through partnership between The Wesleyan Church, World Hope International, Global Partners, and other organizations, the first shipment of supplies has been delivered in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, for those in dire need of help as a result of Hurricane Matthew. An...
Kerry Kind | October 12, 2016 |
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As more reports come in from municipalities in the southwest area of Haiti, the death toll is now over 1,000, according to Reuters news service, with some cities and most of the rural areas not yet counted. The hurricane struck one week ago, carrying 145 mph winds...
John Lyon | September 1, 2016 |
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Earlier this month, one of our donors, Larry McAlpine, hosted his annual fundraiser in an effort to help the more than 700 million people drinking contaminated water around the world. Larry knows that dirty water is no joke. In fact, it kills more people every year...
Tricia Rife and Kerry Kind | August 29, 2016 |
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Twenty parishes (counties) have been declared disaster areas by FEMA. The August storms produced three times the rain in Louisiana than Hurricane Katrina did in 2005. Poured – Out The Wesleyan Church and Wesleyan teams have been working with Poured-Out in US...
John Lyon | August 9, 2016 |
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Did you know human trafficking is a major issue in Liberia? In fact, according to the 2016 Trafficking in Persons Report, many men, women, and children in the country are subjected to domestic servitude, forced begging, sex trafficking, or forced labor in street...
Melissa Penn | July 29, 2016 |
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Talmage Payne is the new country director of Cambodia appointed by World Hope International (WHI). Payne will lead efforts to expand WHI’s program offerings including a community development, horticulture cultivation, anti-trafficking, and gender-based violence...
World Hope International | July 22, 2016 |
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World Hope International has started a new project in Sierra Leone called Helping Babies Breathe (HBB)–a program that teaches basic infant resuscitation at the time of birth. Sierra Leone is ranked amongst the countries in the world with highest under-five mortality....
John Lyon | April 22, 2016 |
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Ecuador is in a state of emergency and needs our prayers for assistance and recovery. As you know, a major 7.8 earthquake hit in Ecuador this past weekend and a 6.2 earthquake also struck the country a few days later. This devastating natural disaster has taken the...
John Lyon | March 23, 2016 |
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In this new video, see how tens of thousands of students sing praises for clean, fresh water at their schools because of you. With your overflowing response to a call for wells at schools in Sierra Leone this fall, you have brought opportunity to more than 38,500...
Jo Anne Lyon | March 10, 2016 |
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Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you (Philippians 4:9). In Nepal, Hinduism reigns as the primary religion—out of Nepal’s population of 28 million, Christians make up...
Alison Padget | March 8, 2016 |
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My name is Alison. I am the vice president of programs at World Hope International, but what’s more important for you to know about me, especially today on International Women’s Day, is that I am wholeheartedly committed to empowering women. (Watch a video...
Jo Anne Lyon | March 8, 2016 |
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When I was in the fifth grade my parents took a church in a rural area. This meant that I transitioned from a city school to not only rural, but a one room school in the middle of a wheat field in western Oklahoma. We lived in the little town of about 50 and piled in...
John Lyon | February 23, 2016 |
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The short video depicting Dayana’s story of child sponsorship is compelling. Through child sponsorship, her sponsors loved her, prayed for her, and honored her story. It is a story that is only just beginning. With your partnership, World Hope International...
Robin Schara | February 15, 2016 |
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As I looked into her dark eyes, I saw they were filled with fear and doubt. She looked to be age 8 or 9. This was her first day at the center, and it was my first day there too. We had come to play with the children. We handed out brightly colored jump ropes to each...
Jo Anne Lyon | January 20, 2016 |
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Sierra Leone has always held a special place in my heart. After the devastation left by Ebola throughout 2014 and most of 2015, I look forward to 2016 as a pivotal year of recovery for the country. Prior to the Ebola outbreak, the war-torn nation had made such great...
John Lyon | January 15, 2016 |
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We, at World Hope International, are pleased to share that our 55 Wells in 55 Schools campaign was a huge success! We achieved 120% of our total goal thanks to your generosity and the support of our 1:1 match partners. Our partners will match every dollar raised as we...
World Hope International | December 11, 2015 |
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WHI’s Helping Babies Breathe Program will bring a proven newborn practice to Sierra Leone Carrie Jo Cain, World Hope International Sierra Leone Health program director, has been selected as this year’s the winner of the prestigious Children’s Prize....
Tricia Rife | December 8, 2015 |
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A young mother watches her little boy play in her home in Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa. The physical therapist assists him and directs his play, while the mom observes and learns exercises she can help him with. Because of the boy’s serious disability,...
John Lyon | November 17, 2015 |
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Sierra Leone has been officially declared Ebola-free! On Saturday, the World Health Organization released a statement announcing Sierra Leone–a country which accounted for nearly half of all the cases during the epidemic–Ebola-free! The Ebola epidemic, the largest in...
Kerry Kind | October 16, 2015 |
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View the video here. World Hope International has been the key partner of The Wesleyan Church in the battle against the Ebola virus in Sierra Leone. Thousands of lives were lost before the spread of the virus was slowed down. This outbreak has still not been fully...
John Lyon | October 15, 2015 |
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World Hope International (WHI) has been awarded another grant from the State Department to continue its shelter in Freetown, Sierra Leone, for one year. The $300,000 grant will allow WHI in helping rehabilitate and reintegrate victims of sex and labor human...
Wesleyan Information Network | September 25, 2015 |
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On September 24, 2015, the President of the United States announced his intent to appoint Rev. Dr. Jo Anne Lyon, General Superintendent of The Wesleyan Church, to the President’s Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. This appointment...
John Lyon | September 25, 2015 |
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Our 1,000th water well was drilled for the Birch Memorial Wesleyan Secondary School in Makeni, Sierra Leone, serving 2,223 people. In total, WHI has drilled 251 wells in Sierra Leone, 282 wells in Mozambique, 235 wells in Liberia, 158 wells in Zambia and 74 wells in...
