Orphan Resources International (ORI) believes that every child is special and that God has a plan for each of their lives. Their mission and goal is to aid the children of this world, who through no fault of their own, have found themselves orphaned and alone. They wish to show them that God and many other people do indeed love them.
They aim to provide aid to orphanages in Guatemala, with the vision to expand to other Latin American countries. By supplying physical necessities and volunteers, they help with the care of the orphans and improve the facilities so that the lives of the orphans can be improved for as long as they stay.
To break the cycle of poverty, abandonment and despair, they provide spiritual, vocational and personal development training so that the children may learn and fulfill the purpose that God has for their lives.
One of the ways they show them their love is by improving living conditions at the orphanages. They take food, clothes, toys, and work crews into the orphanages to do construction and remodeling projects and also make sure they have time to give plenty of love. They also wish to make people aware that the greatest need these children have is a place to call home and the love of a family. Currently their organization is only working in Guatemala, but the needs of just this one country are staggering. The number of orphans grows daily. Please pray for these children and their organization as they try to reach out to their needs.
ORI takes work teams to Guatemala every month from January – October. Typical Team activities may include construction, painting, house cleaning, yard work, child care, or any other activities which will improve the children’s living situation. Work teams are housed at a mission complex and transported to their work projects on a daily basis. The average cost for a one week trip with airfare ranges from $1,000 to $1,500.
To learn more about Orphan Resources International, please visit their website. To view their 2010 schedule, please click here.
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