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Monday, April 20, 2009

Oldies
but Goodies... OH Trip Photos from 2002

I've been searching through the picture
archives for Orphan Helpers, and I came across some pictures that I thought you
might enjoy. Here are several photos from one of the first Orphan Helpers trips
to Honduras--in 2002!

Laura

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Sunday, April 19, 2009

Center
Profile: 21st of October- Teguicuigalpa, Honduras

Want to know more about Orphan Helpers
orphanages and juvenile detention centers? This is the 3rd in a 17-post series,
giving you more information about the places where Orphan Helpers
works.

21st of October- 40 boys (10-18
yrs), 2 Orphan Helpers staff

This orphanage, located in downtown Tegucigalpa, has 30 to 60 boys, 12-18
years old. They are orphaned, abandoned, or are street boys who have been picked
up and placed in this facility for crimes such as street wandering, glue
sniffing, shop lifting, or stealing. There are two Orphan Helpers staff members
at this center. They provide basic education, sports, craft classes, personal
counseling, and haircuts. Each morning the staff has a group devotional with the
boys and offers discipleship classes in the afternoons. One of the boys'
favorite ways to pass the time is by making very detailed
bracelet

Mission trips to Tegucigalpa often visit this center, and male
interns are a huge help here. These guys need an older brother who can mentor
them, listen to them, and talk to them about the Lord!

Email Anna for
more info about mission trips or internships, or call her at 757.722.6940! For
more info about Orphan Helpers, click here.

Laura

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Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Meet
our Summer 2009 Interns

Meet all 8 of our summer 2009 interns: KT
(VA), Samantha (VA), Cramer (TN), Elizabeth (VA), Lauren (OH), Teddy (VA), Chad
(VA) and Laurel (MN). These 8 individuals will be spending anywhere from 1 month
to 10 weeks of their summer to serve with Orphan Helpers in Central America.
Interns are responsible for raising their own support and developing a program
for their internship. They will be using their talents to develop activities for
children that include everything from sports to medicine!

If you are
interested in making a contribution toward their efforts, please contact us at
[email-masked]
or 757-722-6940.

Stay tuned for stories from them this summer! Thanks,
interns, for serving with OH!

Anna

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Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Family
Adventure Video Update

Last summer, 12 families traveled to El
Salvador for the 2008 Family Adventure with YPO and Orphan Helpers. They did a
week-long sports camp for the kids, with competitions in soccer, basketball,
track, and swimming. This is a video made by one of our translators, Carla. It
was a great week! Check out the video below!

A Family Adventure is just one type
of trip that you can take with Orphan Helpers. To see the trips scheduled so far
for 2009, click here.
To find out more info, email Anna, or call her at
757.722.6940!

Laura

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CISNA, El Salvador, Trips, Videos

Thursday, April 2, 2009

Site
Has Moved!

To everyone that was following this Orphan
Helpers Trips Blog... Thank You! We have moved the Trips Blog to this address...
orphanhelperstrips.blogspot.com

We
decided to create a general Orphan Helpers blog, so if you want to find out
updates on Orphan Helpers in general, follow the blog at orphanhelpers.blogspot.com
too!

We appreciate your interest! Sorry for the switch!

Laura

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Center
Profile: CIPI- El Salvador

Want to know more about Orphan Helpers
orphanages and juvenile detention centers? This is the 2nd in a 17-post series,
giving you more information about the places where Orphan Helpers
works.

CIPI 100 children (birth-8 yrs),
No Orphan Helpers staff

CIPI's population consists of babies, toddlers, and girls ages 8-18.
This is the first point of placement for children who have been orphaned,
abused, or admitted for their protection. CIPI is designed to be a safe and
temporary center. The government works to quickly place these children with
family members, foster families, or in a private orphanage. There are a few
young mothers, 12-17 years old, that live at CIPI with their babies. Most of
them are pregnant by rape, many time by a family member.

This is a GREAT
place for female interns to work! Right now, there is no Orphan Helpers staff in
CIPI. These girls need a loving sister who can talk to them about the
Lord!

Email Anna for
more info about mission trips, or call her at 757.722.6940! For more info about
Orphan Helpers, click here.

Laura

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Center Profiles, CIPI, El Salvador

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

A
Trip for the Trip Coordinator

With over 30 scheduled trips for calendar year 2009, you can
imagine my surprise when I was asked to plan one more trip-for myself! I
recently had the opportunity to travel to San Pedro Sula and Tegucigalpa,
Honduras to experience an Orphan Helpers trip first-hand.

My first stop
included visits to the OH office and all 3 centers (Nueva Esperanza, El Carmen
and Mujeres Adolescentes) in San Pedro Sula. I met our Country Coordinator for
SPS, Maria Felix and our Office Manager, Daisy Salgado.

From San Pedro
Sula, I traveled by bus to Tegucigalpa, where I stayed with the Torrech girls
and met up with another Orphan Helpers team. I never expected a house full of so
many girls at one time to be so much fun!

While with the team, I had the
opportunity to visit Casitas Kennedy and 21st of October. I also met our Country
Coordinator, Astrid Villars. It was a blessing to meet our Honduras staff
members and to witness the amazing work they are doing!

Meeting so many broken children and bringing backs
lists of their immediate needs was incredibly overwhelming. I was able to find
joy in the fact, however, that so many stories with sad beginnings are growing
in to happy endings. Christ's love has made a marked difference in the lives of
these children. I am thankful to be a part of the ministry that brings the good
news of the Gospel and a message of hope to these children!

If you are looking for ways to be a part of this great ministry, consider
donating some of the following items:

Casitas Kennedy - diapers, formula, mattress pads for cribs, diaper
rash cream, lotion

21st of October - teenage boy shoes and clothing, sports
equipment
Mujeres Adolescentes - sewing machines, crochet needles, yarn

El Carmen - sports equipment (soccer balls)

Nueva Esperanza - diapers, craft supplies

Hogar Torrech - hygiene products

Want to know more? Call our office at 757-722-6940 for more
information.

Anna

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