Malaria is a preventable and easily treatable disease, but it still kills more than 650,000 people every year—and the majority of those are women and children in sub-Saharan Africa. In fact, a child dies every minute from malaria, the second leading cause of death from infectious diseases in Africa. Today is World Malaria Day, a day initiated by the World Health Organization to bring awareness to one of the most subtle killers in the developing world. And World Help is joining in the cause by shedding light on the disease that affects...

He was one among millions. Easily forgotten and too small to be noticed . . . he was just 5 years old. He lived his days on the streets of one of the roughest cities in the world. His home was a cardboard box; he walked with no shoes, wore little clothing, and begged for any food he could get. Every day was the same. He had one purpose—survival. Abandoned by his father and ignored by his mother, he had a slim chance of making it on the streets. Hundreds of thousands of people passed by him every single day. Maybe they didn’t...

We are on a mission to rescue thousands of Guatemalan children suffering from the heartbreaking consequences of malnutrition through Operation Baby Rescue. Recently, we asked you to join us in making 2012 a year of help and hope for thousands. We asked you to help us restore entire families and build toward the future of Guatemala. Because of supporters like you, we’re off to an incredible start! So far, we’ve raised enough to rescue 54 children—innocent victims of poverty, malnutrition, and the despair of pain-filled lives. Lives like...

It has been said that if you save one life, you can save the world. When I was just a teenager, I met a little boy on the streets of Brazil—a street child. His father had abandoned him, and his mother could not afford to care for him. He slept on a bench and had no clothes or shoes. He was dirty and hungry. Meeting this young boy changed my life. It taught me an important lesson—I may not be able to save all the hurting children in the world, but I could make a difference for one. And years later, I have never forgotten. I have often...

Today’s guest blog is written by Elizabeth Smith, who recently went on a trip with our World Help team to Rwanda. In this post she shares her thoughts from her life-changing experience. I am hard pressed to create a narrative that sufficiently captures my experiences in Rwanda. To say they were life-changing is an understatement. Going to Rwanda was like being with God every day. It was like having my eyes peeled open and the veil removed. I could see clearly and I could understand the greater purpose that God intends for my life and...