In South Sudan, your compassion is rewriting the stories of orphans from desperation to new beginnings.

Samueline’s Story

When our partner in Madagascar met Samueline, she was carrying an overwhelming burden. As a 54-year-old widow, she was raising her three orphaned granddaughters alone: a six-year-old and one-year-old twins. Their mother tragically died one month after the twins were born, leaving Samueline with little income to care for their needs. 

Your generosity is reaching the poorest nations—rewriting orphan stories with hope for their future.

Christians are rescuing orphans and widows in the devastating aftermath of terrorist attacks by Islamic extremists

In Africa, a grieving young widow’s fight to feed her children mirrors a larger crisis—until faith-driven compassion transforms her despair into hope.

World Challenge offers a lifeline of hope for desperate Kenyan girls facing forced child marriage, rescuing them from devastating abuse and suffering.

One of many refugee camps on the outskirts of Nairobi has nearly 1,500 Somali families stranded far from home.

God used a Bible study run by World Challenge’s partners in Liberia to reach the most unlikely of men: a preacher who did not know Christ. 

Sabarto was a preacher in his church and a staunch observer of all religious traditions. Despite this, he knew very little about the Bible and what it actually said about God.

One woman’s tragic loss has been met by the heavenly Father who provides and yet also meets us in our grief.

“Malawi continues to face a severe epidemic,” USAID noted, “There are an estimated 1.1 million Malawians living with HIV and over 771,000 orphaned children, many due to AIDS.” While medical measures have increasingly helped stem the spread of HIV and better the lives of those already living with it, countless families have already been severely impacted by the disease.

Asalina, World Challenge field coordinator for Africa, shares her story of seeing how missions work plays out in the field.