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Working with HopeChest in Soroti, Uganda, Joseph Elotu has a passion for helping the poor, along with the practical skills and experience to make a difference.  With a degree in agriculture from Makerere University in Kampala, Joseph has twelve years’ experience in assisting the poor in improving agricultural production and livelihoods. With a deep understanding [...]

We are deeply saddened by the tragic events in Kampala yesterday. Thankfully, all of our staff is safe and accounted for. The expectation is that Uganda will continue to be an area of unrest. This unrest is primarily due to the pending national elections. However, the events of yesterday do not seem to be tied [...]

HopeChest programs for older orphans in Russia are helping thousands of young adults make a successful transition into independent life.  For this, we credit our Nadezhda Fund President, Katya Celenina. Katya has been championing the cause of orphans for 14 years.  She brings a prolific education and hands-on “street card” to her position with HopeChest. [...]

This week at the Children’s HopeChest Board dinner CEO, Tom Davis interviewed Kirby Patterson, President of Destiny Foods Direct about his new food product that will help feed orphans around the world.  When you purchase your dinner meat through Destiny Foods Direct they will donate 50$ of every purchase to Children’s Hopechest to provide food [...]

*Updated June 1st, 2010.   Congratulations to Kayla and Julie for winning one of the first released copies of Priceless!  If you did not win a book remember that Priceless is available today for purchase at books stores!   Check out the press release and Tom Davis’ special offer here:  http://tinyurl.com/26fdgqa May 19, 2010: This week Tom Davis is [...]

I was adopted from an orphanage in Saigon a week before South Vietnam fell to the communist regime. I’ve written about my adoption story here and here. And I have written about my birth mom here. In 1975 only 3,000 of the thousands of Vietnamese children living in orphanages were flown out. The rest remained in that war torn region destined to age out of the orphanage system, often into a life of crime, servitude, or the sex trade.

A big thank you to Karen Wistrom and the Kind Hearts Connect Community for providing funds for new uniforms for the kids at Kind Hearts. Founded in 1995, Kind Hearts is a school for 60 children in grades K-2. The children were overjoyed to receive their new uniforms. Enjoy the photos below.

It’s bad enough to hear about men who pose as animals and force young girls to prostitute themselves in foreign countries. That’s horrible, and should never happen. But sex traffickers right here in the United States under our watch on sites like Craigslist?! Facebook, Twitter, and the blogosphere are abuzz with the revelation that 1/3 [...]

Dear Ministry Partners, I’m on my way home from Russia after various flight cancellations and re-routes due to this volcanic ash cloud. Hopefully by the time you get this I’ll be headed toward US soil. While on this trip, I heard a powerful story that is weighing on my heart to share with you.  It is an [...]

Vision trips are designed primarily for pastors, church or community leaders who are interested in the prospect of having their church or community sponsor an orphan community. This is a great way to get to know India, HopeChest and the orphan communities available for sponsorship. These trips also enable you to visit various locations throughout the country and provide ministry to orphans and vulnerable children suffering through extreme poverty.