Opportunities Abound. Being an orphan in Africa is hard. Whether in a child-headed household (where older children look after younger ones) or being cared for by a destitute single mother, an elderly relative or neighbor, or a local pastor’s family, orphans are the least likely of all African children to attend school, eat sufficiently, or access medical care. Local resources are spread too thin to take extra children into account.
Orphans fall into two categories in Africa: an orphan is a “single” orphan (one parent is absent, most often the bread-winning father) or a “double” orphan (both parents are absent). Your generosity provides resources for these under-served children, enabling them to be cared for in a home with family or friends without burdening the family with their care. Your partnership has even provided cows for milk and chickens for eggs, helping the family generate income to pay the extra expenses!
Your gift helped Sarah*. In Uganda, one child, Sarah*, excelled in school last year. She would not be able to attend school without help from the Orphans Help Fund. The lady caring for her and other orphans is an elderly, never-married woman with no children who helps village children at risk. This lady works as a maid to care for other people's children. She teaches them the Bible and struggles to feed, clothe and educate them. She is such a loving example of God's grace. This fund helps her to support kids like Sarah*, in Uganda today!
Please join us in prayer:
Pray for protection for orphaned children in Africa, as they are often exploited.
COVID Response
The COVID pandemic has put huge limitations on personnel, ministry partners, and societal systems in general here in Africa. As our long-term workers get back to their fields of service now that COVID restrictions are lifting, we anticipate many upcoming requests to use the AIDS Orphans Help Fund. We have increased our goal to $300,000 to meet this growing need.
We praise the Lord for your generosity in meeting the needs of orphans across Sub-Saharan Africa. 
From the jagged Atlas Mountains to the vast Sahara Desert and the wildlife of the Serengeti, Africa is unrivaled for natural beauty and the hospitality of her people. Most Sub-Saharan Africans live hand-to-mouth, surviving on what they can harvest and herd, but regardless of status or wealth, most Africans share a common bond in community, family, and tribe.
Home to 2,500 ethnic groups, the region once characterized by sweeping poverty is redefining itself with bustling economies and technological enterprise. Eleven of the twenty-five fastest-growing global cities are in Sub-Saharan Africa. Whether urban-or-village dwellers, though, many Africans still try to manipulate spiritual powers through charms, sacrifices, and divination. The hope of the gospel is desperately needed.
African believers are catching a vision for sharing their faith. Sub-Saharan Africa is poised to become a tremendous missionary-sending force. Ask God to fan the flames of evangelism and cover Africa with his glory.