If you saw Barb Wooler in the coffee aisle at Walmart, you probably wouldn’t think “cross-country cyclist.” A short, friendly woman with cropped...
“Give justice to the weak and the fatherless; maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute.”—Psalm 82:3. Those of us living in the US...
Our stomachs turn whenever we hear news reports of a crisis affecting hundreds or thousands of people. Every new crisis painfully reminds us of how...
What do you plan on doing after working in your career for 45 years straight? God calls everyone on different journeys, but He called Tim and Ginger...
When Alex’s father died, he left Alex and his six siblings parentless. Alex’s uncle took them in, but he had a family of his own to take care of,...
One summer during their Vacation Bible School program, a church in Iowa decided to raise money to provide slates for the children at our Hand in Hand...
Throughout the villages scattered across the Central African Republic (CAR), thousands of orphaned children struggle to survive. In this culture,...
Sometimes when we set out to serve others, we end up more challenged and inspired by those we serve than they are by us. In those moments, we...
Annette is an 11-year-old who started attending the Hand-in-Hand Orphan School in GAGA, Central African Republic, three years ago after her...
While teaching little children about Jesus and love, have you ever wondered if they were getting it? How much are they really comprehending?
The...
After a whole school year of anticipation, Joachin has received his Roughrider Off-Road Wheelchair, which was delivered to him personally by...
Joachin is 13 years old. He has been paralyzed in both legs since birth, and during recent rebel attacks in the Central African Republic, he was...
“As you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it unto me.” –Matthew 25:40
As war and scarcity impact the lives of so many...
Ginger Hock has served with Encompass World Partners in Africa for 11 years. She recently shared this story, as told by Hand in Hand orphan schools...
