Sweet news. Amid the horrors going on in South Sudan, with massacres and attacks happening daily, the kids at our residential Hand of Hope Community School have brand-new 100% cotton T-shirts that say “Hope Breathes…
Simple request. Giving Tuesday is coming up, a lovely focus on building peace with justice (I’ll be in the Holy Land). The school staff in our South Sudan orphanage accepts greatly reduced pay so that the…
With everything going on here in the USA, it’s hard to pay attention to what’s going on in Sudan and South Sudan. But the United Nations has labeled this the greatest humanitarian disaster happening on…
Here are some of our residents (with some local day students welcomed for classes) taking final exams in May—in a war zone. How tragic that any child, anywhere, must live and study amidst such conflict; sadly, this…
Well, look at this wonderful kid with his new prosthetic leg! Some of you know this story! I went to South Sudan in 2013 to teach English (after they gained independence in 2011), then again…
Needs We need all the obvious things: secure housing, food, staff, teachers, caretakers, books, kitchen and bedding items, along with other supplies. The children are growing food in their garden, and we are looking for…
January 2025 In light of the tragic events at Medina in Al Jazira State, Sudan, where South Sudanese individuals were massacred by RSF rebels just four days ago, the atmosphere in South Sudan remains tense.…
Exciting News! We welcomed our first eight children in October of 2021 and now have 27 vulnerable children safely protected at Hand of Hope (HoH) residential school. UOCO joyfully announces a gracious donation of a…