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 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.
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.
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.
The Terrible Truth About Child Exploitation
There are an estimated 24.9 million trafficked people worldwide, including approximately 5.5 million children.
The Hidden Faces of Child Exploitation
Cyberporn—Lacy* and Joleen* should have been playing with dolls and games like other 7-and 10-year-old neighbor girls. But what happened to them in the shadows was no game. Both girls were victimized by a notorious criminal the media called “The Queen of Cyberporn.”
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.
Typhoon Kate: Learning to Trust
Three years ago, Happy Horizons Children’s Ranch was struck by the destructive rage of typhoon "Kate."
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.
Birth of a Dream
Lois Prater was nearly eighty years old when God gave her a second chance to honor her promise to Him and to fulfill her dream by founding an orphanage.
Nelfa's Story: "I Did It!"
“Happy Horizons helped me dream big. They sent me to school to get a good education.”
Once Upon a Time in the Philippines
ALO and friends like you are helping to bring happiness and inner peace to troubled slums like Basecoin the Philippines.
Amelita's Answered Prayer
Amelita was a child in the Philippines whose life was been dramatically changed. “Shine like stars in the universe as you hold out the word of life.” — Philippians 2:15–16