Setting the Table for God’s Blessings
On the poor Indonesian island of Nias, the orphanage struggles with the impact of COVID-19. Although isolated from people and quite safe from the virus, they can’t insulate themselves from its economic fallout. Many islanders are day workers who can’t work due to lockdowns, and the economy has been hit hard. Donations are down, and six children lost their support in March. The future is uncertain. For these reasons, the children pray earnestly.
Investing In Children Yields Dividends
Suree had little chance of finishing her education, much less going to college and fulfilling her dream of being an accountant, without substantial help. But she got that help.
No Investment In A Child’s Life Is Wasted
Compassionate people from Phuket Christian Center in Thailand pulled 3-year-old Billy from a gutter and cared for him. After a while, Billy was taken away from the nurturing program, and the staff who had cared for him were left to wonder what had become of him.
Helping Children Betters Their Country
Sokmean and Joseph, both sons of poor Vietnamese Buddhist farmers, floundered in overcrowded, underfunded rural public schools, barely able to read or write. But then their parents learned of a new school opening in Battambang City—Salaa Hope.
Helping A Child Helps The Whole Family
When workers from the Philippines’ new Family Circus church and feeding program visited the hospital nearly 20 years ago, their intention was to help a sick boy whose unwed mother couldn’t afford the medicine he needed.
Early Intervention Unlocks Children’s Potential
When given the chance, Thailand’s Chiang Rai Children’s Home has eagerly opened their doors to care for babies born in prison. From dark and desperate prisons of hopelessness, babies have been freed to put down roots, grow, and blossom.
ALO 2020 Vision: Looking Back
Looking Back: Vision 2020 - Out of an emergency, a ministry called Asia’s Little Ones was created not only to rescue the affected children, but also to ensure that a tragic situation like that would never happen again.
Rescuing the Philippines' Most Vulnerable
A jellyfish sting in 1990 nearly cost Nancy Garrison her life. Yet the incident not only ended in Nancy’s healing, but in the saving and healing of many more lives as well.
Home for Christmas
Something about Christmas makes the heart turn toward home. Because for various reasons these rescued children can’t be with their own families, Christmas at HHCR needs to feel like a family celebration.
Our Finest Gifts We Bring
This Christmas, your generous gift can bring a smile to the face and a song to the heart of a disadvantaged child—and to ministry workers who care for such kids—by providing some of these essential items.
What Child Is This?
All year long, ALO helps rescue kids at risk, meets dire needs, changes lives, and gives hope to children in places like Indonesia, Myanmar, the Philippines, and Thailand. Christmas brings a special opportunity to bless these precious children and the ministries that help them.
From Hungry to Helping
Rashelle and her family were so poor that they lived in a shanty town within one of Metro Manila’s dumps, among mountains of trash that reached as high as a seven-story building.
Beyond Hungry
A Q&A with the Director of Childcare Community Ministries Philippines (CCMP), a ministry addressing child malnutrition while affirming human dignity.
Maranatha: Hope for Kachin's War Orphans
When they first arrive at Maranatha, the trauma they’ve experienced is evident in their faces.
A Place for May May
May May’s life has been difficult — more difficult than any 10-year-old girl should have to endure.
Key Facts About Malnutrition
45% of all deaths of children under the age of 5 are caused by malnutrition.
A Devastating Earthquake and a Father’s Unshakable Love
“Father, help!” The desperate cry burst from the lips and echoed in the hearts of children—and Christians—across Nias as the second massive earthquake in three months shook their island.
Threnna’s Window of Opportunity
Chronic malnutrition, which is often passed from the mother to the child in the womb, leads to physical and mental stunting, which, if not corrected by the age of 2, becomes permanent.
Training Kids to Win
The food and care Family Circus provides help kids win battles in this life. The spiritual training and opportunity to know Jesus give them the opportunity to be winners for eternity.
A Little Girl's Prayer for Mothers
As a little girl growing up in the Philippines, Rashelle knew that she was blessed. Because her parents loved Jesus, their home was full of love.