Our New HOME

Our New HOME

There are children, seemingly hidden from the world, who are in dire need of love and care. This is the case for many children living in the Western region of Ivory Coast. For them, life, even at its best, is a struggle. Many have had horrific experiences due to war...
Mondoukou Orphanage – October 2013

Mondoukou Orphanage – October 2013

Just like all kids, the orphans love attention and they especially love attention from “Mama LaNelle”. They are off to school, about a 3/4 mile walk from the orphanage, with their new uniforms and a tough year ahead for many of them who fell behind in school work...
Orphans Arrive at New Home

Orphans Arrive at New Home

A New Home The rusty old bus came rolling up in front of the orphanage about an hour after dark. It should have been a chariot of gold considering it’s cargo. The door swung open and Pastor Joseph along with 14 very tired girls came filing out. The long 500 mile...
Orphanage Construction Team

Orphanage Construction Team

A construction team will be arriving to work on the orphanage March 6th-16th. The team will concentrate on the completion of work necessary to open the facilities for the first group of children arriving this summer. In Ivory Coast, we must purchase our own power pole...

A New Life For Atou

Atou was the first orphan taken in personally by Pst. Joseph. Atou’s mother and grandmother were members of our Guiri church. His mother died, and Joseph kept him until Atou’s father remarried and the stepmother took him home. About that time Joseph moved far away to...