Posts made in June, 2011

Meet Justin Fredrich. Justin has been on our team at World Help for over a year now and brings energy, enthusiasm, and humor to all corners of the workplace. Originally, Justin served on the Scheduling Team for the Children of the World choir —finding concert openings in churches, schools, and universities all over the country. Justin recently went on the road with the team as a Sound Technician, or “Roadie,” to help finish out the last five weeks of the tour. If you’re interested in being a roadie next year or are just curious...

Soccer, the world’s sport, has often been referred to as the beautiful game. The exact origin of the phrase is slightly disputed, but is generally recognized as having Brazilian roots. The Portuguese term is Jogo Bonito. The creative fluidity of the game, coupled with the passion and pride that accompany it, makes soccer an incredible platform for human connection. It may sound drastic, but to most people around the world, soccer just isn’t a game—it is a way of life, a portal into an exciting stage where the ordinary can become...

Welcome to the World Help Blog! First of all, we’re so excited to have you here. Whether you’re very familiar with us as an organization or you’re just curious to find out more, this space will be a great connecting point for you. For some time now, we’ve been sharing our stories with you on several different areas of our website. For a while, it totally worked. But as we’ve grown as an organization, (hitting our 20th Anniversary this year!), we’ve gradually realized that the places we go, the people we serve, and the work we do...

An Islamic religious leader in Iran recently declared that the number of people becoming Christians is a “disaster” for the country. He stated that it is a “cultural invasion and an attack against our young people.” Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has spoken out publicly against churches, declaring that house churches in particular are enemies of Iran. It is estimated that in Qom, one of the holiest Islamic cities in Iran, there are approximately 200 house churches. World Help’s partners in Iran are reporting that Iranian...

The void left by the loss of a parent is a lonely, unexplainable hole in the heart of a child. The unique bonds of security, care, personal value, and acceptance are difficult to duplicate or replace once they have been severed—whether by disease, war, or the other deadly culprits that claim the lives of so many. For hundreds of thousands of children throughout the vast continent of Africa, this is unimaginable reality is their daily burden. These children, left to fend for themselves, invariably become society’s “forgotten” and face...