We saw it coming last week. Television tracked the Category 4, once-in-a decade Hurricane Matthew for days before it hit southwest Haiti.
We’ve seen the destruction. Coastal towns stripped as bare as a battlefield.
We know the need. Hundreds dead. Tens of thousands lost their homes. Hundreds […]
Here are a few thoughts that filled our hearts yesterday as we watched GO Transition Academy students loading a truck that will carry supplies to many of the “mamas and brothers and sisters” they grew up with:
Through work, we […]
At The Global Orphan Project, we are called to expand the capacity of the local church to care for children and families in crisis in their own community. Is there anything better than someone taking care of their own? […]
An update letter from Joe Knittig, CEO of The Global Orphan Project, currently on the ground in Haiti.
GO Family,
The situation here is worse than anyone expected and deteriorating. The death toll is climbing, and many of the hardest hit areas […]
The rain stopped. The airport opened, and our GO team did their best to take advantage of the window. Mike, Joe, and Jake landed in country. GO Haiti continued to champion children, deliver food, and the assessments began. Sobering […]
A letter from Joe Knittig, CEO of The Global Orphan Project
GO Family,
Mike, Jake, and I are at the airport en route to Haiti. My hope is to keep you updated as things unfold, and as we’re able. We value transparency and your […]
GO Project Family,
Here is a Haiti/ Hurricane Matthew update. Our immediate priority is to ensure that all children in our local church partners’ care are accounted for, safe, and secure. There will be significant rebuild needs, but that is not our […]
GO Project Family,
Thank you for praying. As many of you know, Hurricane Matthew struck Haiti this morning. Reports that the southwest corner (Cayes region) would bear the brunt appear to be true. Communication is limited but not completely cut off. This video posted by Pastor Louis […]
Mary, 13, and Timothy, 4, lived in Lilongwe, Malawi, with their mom who was HIV+. She fought the disease for years, until finally passing away this summer, leaving her children orphaned. No one in the community wanted them, so […]
By GO Fellow Sarah Herrera
Are you ready for some good news, friends? The Cassamajor storm shelter is finished! It has been a process and a concern, but, by the grace of the Lord and His timing, it is complete.
This […]