Author: Drew Friedrich

Musa gains new perspectives in Nigeria

Musa is from a village near Shaffa, Borno State Nigeria, an area that suffered repeated attacks from BokoHaram. One of 8 children, Musa’s father died of a brief illness before the violence began, leaving the family struggling to survive and make ends meet.

Mai dreams of becoming a doctor

Hai | Vietnam | Orphan's Promise

Mai is a smart 11th grade girl who is enrolled in Orphan’s Promise-supported Victory House program in Danang, Vietnam. She has had a difficult life, but Mai dreams of one day becoming a doctor.

Sohani gets a fresh start in Honduras

Sohani | Orphan's Promise | Community Transformation

Sohani was a young girl in trouble with the law. She had ties to a gang, a poor attendance record, and her future look ed bleak until she was helped by an Orphan’s Promise project near her home in Honduras.

serving hope to children in Haiti

Orphan’s Promise is providing more than 1,200 meals five days a week to children attending school in Cap Haitien, Haiti.

Hien finds Victory in Vietnam

Hien is a true orphan. Her mother died when she was only two years old. Her father, who was mentally challenged, was left to raise 4 daughters on his own and he wasn’t up to the task.

serving children, healing families in Ukraine

Lena | Ukraine | Orphan's Promise

Lena comes from a difficult home, where her father is an alcoholic, and her mother is forced to work overtime to try and provide for the family on one income. Her parents hadn’t spoken to each other in months, when a homework assignment from the OP center began to change everything.

Trinh learns to walk again in Vietnam

Trinh was born with cerebral palsy. When she came to an Orphanâ’s Promise supported therapy center in 2010, she was very small. The muscles in her mouth were so rigid, she could barely eat.

hope in the form of piglets in Cambodia

While in Cambodia on a recent trip visiting our projects, Orphan’s Promise Regional Manager, Tim Daniell, had the privilege of meeting with a precious family from the Bless a Child Project that OP supports. This is their story… Aunty Nim is a poor widow living in rural Cambodia who used to struggle to even meet… Read more »

open borders lead to open hearts in Cuba

Whenever the children meet for the Superbook Club, they receive a warm greeting, a hug, a smile, and nutritious meal. Then the children gather and watch Superbook, learning stories from the Bible and principles to help them live better lives.

saved from trafficking in order to save lives

Jenny is one young girl in Laos who was not able to study until Fifth Grade. Because she is a recipient of an Orphan’s Promise scholarship, she now has the opportunity to study for free, and follow her dreams to one day become a doctor.

nothing to satisfy Arely’s hunger

For Arelys, there was no way to make her dreams a reality. Her father had been unemployed for months, and her mother was up before dawn every day to make bread. She would then sell the bread to make just enough money to buy food for one simple meal.

reaching the nations with hope

South Sudan | Education | Orphan's Promise

Conflict has ravaged South Sudan for the better part of five years, and the nation’s children suffer. Orphan’s Promise is offering South Sudanese children a chance to rediscover their futures through a Christian school.

Jeremiah overcomes obstacles to find success

Joy Ministries | USA | Orphan's Promise

“What’s your name,?” the teacher asked. The young boy wouldn’t speak a word, he could only look at his brother in embarrassment. “His name is Jeremiah,” his brother spoke up.