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Academic Milestones for 2010-11 School Year

Posted August 23rd, 2010
Education isn’t everything, but in an African child’s mind, it’s almost everything.  While there are differences in academic achievement, one thing is pretty consistent from child [...] Read the rest of this entry


One of 1500 HnH Orphans – Belvia

Posted August 23rd, 2010
This is Belvia.  She is pictured here with her grandmother who is raising her and her four siblings.  Both of her parents are dead and her [...] Read the rest of this entry


Orphan School Teachers Receive Walk Through the Bible-Type Training

Posted August 23rd, 2010
Did you know that a Walk-Through-The-Bible-type training exists in the language (Sango) and culture of the Central African Republic?  Well, it does, and most orphans in PHC’s sponsorship branch are [...] Read the rest of this entry


End of Year = Celebration Time

Posted July 2nd, 2010
June is celebration time in Hand-in-Hand (HnH) orphan schools in the Central African Republic.  The host local churches typically pack out their churches, often being forced [...] Read the rest of this entry


Orphan Hit By Motorcycle

Posted June 5th, 2010
Last week word came that a child in the Pama Grace Brethren Church’s Hand-in-Hand orphan school was hit by a motorcycle when he was crossing the [...] Read the rest of this entry


Success Story – 1st & 2nd Trimesters, Worlds Apart

Posted June 5th, 2010
Edwige was home from school she was being sent on errands by her extended family member.  Without another living situation, Edwige had to comply with her [...] Read the rest of this entry


Shade for Widow Gardeners

Posted June 5th, 2010
On Saturday, May 15, about 30 orphans, 15 widows, and 5 brick layers met out at the PHC widow garden for a work day on our [...] Read the rest of this entry


New Classroom for Yembi Hand in Hand School

Posted April 29th, 2010
    God is at work in tangible ways through the partnership of Hand in Hand Schools.  The Myerstown New Beginnings GBC recently donated funds to help build a temporary classroom for [...] Read the rest of this entry


Double Blessings

Posted March 19th, 2010
  Twins are double the fun!  That’s the way the Project Hope & Charite team see it.  We are presently caring for five sets of twins. And [...] Read the rest of this entry


Hand-in-Hand Coordinator Loses Son

Posted March 15th, 2010
The Africa-Based Hand-in-Hand Orphan Schools Coordinator, Emmanuel Boyete, called Bangui Wednesday night (March 10) with the sad news that his son had died earlier in the [...] Read the rest of this entry


Band of Brothers

Posted February 25th, 2010
 In a small village in the middle of the African savannah lives this “band of brothers” who attend the same church-based orphan school. Though these little [...] Read the rest of this entry


New Sponsorships!!

Posted February 13th, 2010
Wow! Project Hope & Charité has picked up close to 50 new sponsorships so far in 2010! We are asking God for 300 new sponsors this year [...] Read the rest of this entry


PHC Winter Update is in the Mail!

Posted February 1st, 2010
  Watch your mail this week for PHC’s Winter Update.  Hear about the Christmas Gift Caper, Sponsorship news, and a Special Giving Project for 2010. Read the rest of this entry


Enveloped in a Community of Believers

Posted January 7th, 2010
Hand-in-Hand orphan schools are doing more than just educating children in reading, writing and arithmetic.  These church-based orphan schools envelop these children in community, showing them compassion and teaching [...] Read the rest of this entry


170 New PHC Orphans

Posted December 31st, 2009
PHC’s goal for 2010 is 100% sponsorship for all PHC orphans.  With the addition of 170 new orphans this year, this will be a challenging goal [...] Read the rest of this entry


PHC Staff Team visit C.A.R.

Posted December 26th, 2009
Christmas Gift Caper 2009 USA-Based PHC Team The PHC Staff team, based in the USA, had a chance to travel to C.A.R. together this month.  Barb Wooler, Brenda [...] Read the rest of this entry


PHC Board – USA Subcommittee meets in Winona Lake

Posted October 25th, 2009
Board Discussions on PHC Issues  On Thursday and Friday, October 15-16, there were lots of discussions surrounding PHC themes going on in the new PHC offices at [...] Read the rest of this entry


Help From World Food Program

Posted October 5th, 2009
Project Hope & Charité just received a generous supply of help from The World Food Program* (WFP) in our daily ministry of feeding 700 orphans each [...] Read the rest of this entry


PHC Sponsor Becomes Researcher

Posted October 5th, 2009
At least for one semester, PHC sponsor Ashley Murray became a researcher, in part to fulfill a course requirement for Columbia International University Seminary and School [...] Read the rest of this entry


PHC Students Testing for Advancement

Posted October 5th, 2009
After months of preparation in the classroom, about 30 PHC students will start testing on Monday, June 15th and go until Wed., June 17th. Your prayers for [...] Read the rest of this entry


Local Church Donates New Van to PHC

Posted October 5th, 2009
Our PHC used van has served us valiantly for two years now, but it needs major repairs. SO, it has to go. Just as it is [...] Read the rest of this entry


Christmas Gifts from PHC Orphan Sponsors

Posted October 5th, 2009
During a trip to the CAR in March, Barb Wooler witnessed, firsthand, the joy of the many children who received Christmas gifts from their sponsors. This [...] Read the rest of this entry


New Clothes for Orphans

Posted October 5th, 2009
Thanks to a generous gift, on February 25th many PHC orphans were treated to a new set of clothes. The smiles on the faces were priceless. [...] Read the rest of this entry


HnH Church Advocates for Over-worked Orphans

Posted October 5th, 2009
The good news is that Central African orphans are almost always taken in by extended family members. The not-so-good news is that they are often required [...] Read the rest of this entry


Gardening Seminar for PHC Widows

Posted October 5th, 2009
More than thirty attended the seminars during which Roy drew from 30 years of agricultural experience in Central Africa. Tuesday and Wednesday were classes, which the women [...] Read the rest of this entry


VIPS Visit the Welcome Center

Posted October 5th, 2009
In March, Madam Zokoe had the honor of showing the executive director of GBIM, Dave Guiles, and other important guests the completed Orphan Welcome Center. She [...] Read the rest of this entry


Praise for Pencil Pouches

Posted October 5th, 2009
It is an adorable sight: a seven year old proudly clutching miniscule bits of chalk in her hands as she marches into school. Though her earnestness [...] Read the rest of this entry


PHC Orphans Open Wide for Dentist!

Posted October 5th, 2009
This month finished up a round of dentist visits for Project Hope & Charité kids. Last year, Doctor Dibona looked at each orphan and made a [...] Read the rest of this entry


Super Seeds for Super Gardeners Raising Super Crops

Posted October 5th, 2009
Project Hope & Charité (PHC) widows made a day-long excursion with missionaries Paul & Diane Ohlin (working with GBIM in C.A.R.) to an agricultural research facility [...] Read the rest of this entry


Orphan Welcome Center Dedication

Posted October 5th, 2009
Over 1,000 people were in attendance at the Dedication Ceremony for the Orphan Welcome Center Jan 19th. Half of them were kids in our program, all [...] Read the rest of this entry