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

For over forty years World Challenge has been feeding, clothing, educating and meeting the needs of thousands of poor children, orphans and prisoners in strategic areas around the world.

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”

It seemed, at least for a time, that Kenya might escape the violent and disastrous fate that has plagued its neighboring countries. But frighteningly, this once tranquil African nation is now on the brink of utter disaster.

One billion people in the world live in impoverished nations without safe drinking water. The markets in their slums sell sour milk, tainted chicken and spoiled meat. They are dying of starvation. They wear worn-out shoes and ragged clothes, and travel extraordinary distances for food, water and employment. Only one percent of them ever go to college, and most can’t even sign their own names.

Over the years, we’ve all seen many heart-wrenching photos of starving children and staggering statistics of poverty from around the world. Sadly, many of us have come to believe it is all an unfortunate, irreversible reality.