During its devastating twenty-year civil war, Northern Uganda suffered indescribable horrors of mass deaths, widespread destruction and extreme poverty. The ever-present violence caused nearly 95 percent of the population to be displaced.

Not long ago, when a northern Uganda child lifted his hand to his mouth to eat, all he held were a few grains of rice. After that meager bit of food, he went to sleep hungry. Today, through the impact of God’s people, the horror and despair of such a scene has begun to change—and rapidly.

This past year the nation of Africa continued to see hungry children die in their mothers arms, babies suffering with HIV/AIDS, civil wars, and economic meltdowns. Yet in the midst of this horrific darkness stand men and women of God

The war in Uganda has ended, but the massive crisis has left in its wake overwhelming human suffering and need.

I’ve known personally the sheer joy of bringing food to starving children in Africa. I have been humbled to see God provide life-saving medicines to rural mountain villagers in Peru.

The task God has assigned to us here at World Challenge is to bring God’s love to the poorest of the poor around the globe.

“Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans in their affliction”