Open Arms International
Lockdown Update
Many of you are staying at home with small children right now and know how exhausting full-time caregiving can be. Right now, several of...
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Open Arms International
- Mar 27, 2020
- 1 min
Update from Rachel Gallagher
Open Arms Founder and President Rachel Gallagher recorded an important update from Open Arms Village just a few hours ago. Thank you for...
Open Arms International
- Mar 17, 2020
- 1 min
COVID-19: A letter from our Executive Director
Dear Friend, I know you love the children at Open Arms Village and are wondering how coronavirus (COVID-19) is affecting them. Because...
Open Arms International
- Mar 5, 2020
- 2 min
Urgent Need: Siblings Join the Family
We've received an emergency placement of four siblings. Leonida, Esther, William, and Nicholas joined the Open Arms family after their...
Open Arms International
- Nov 20, 2019
- 2 min
School Break
I remember when my kids were young, how much they looked forward to Thanksgiving and Christmas breaks from school. The kids at Open Arms...
Open Arms International
- Nov 14, 2019
- 2 min
Love Spelled M-A-N-G-O
It's amazing how something as small as a mango can teach us about love. In the last few weeks, we've shared about John 3:16 and its...
Open Arms International
- Nov 14, 2019
- 2 min
Letter to Sponsors
Dear Sponsor, Thank you so much for your heart for the children of Eldoret, Kenya! I hope you know you’re a part of something incredible!...
Open Arms International
- Nov 6, 2019
- 2 min
When God Chooses to Be Inefficient
I'm learning that God chooses to be inefficient. He could easily care for everyone and everything on earth. He wouldn't even break a...
Open Arms International
- Nov 4, 2019
- 1 min
Answered Prayer
Last week 25 of our eighth graders took their national exams! A huge thank you to everyone who prayed for them and sent notes of...
Open Arms International
- Oct 10, 2019
- 1 min
Prayer Request
This week, we want to share a specific prayer request with you. Each year, Kenyan students who are graduating from eighth grade and high...
Open Arms International
- Oct 2, 2019
- 2 min
Giving Them a Voice
One of the most important gifts you can give a child, besides the love of Christ, is the gift of a voice. When they know their thoughts...
Open Arms International
- Sep 23, 2019
- 2 min
From Hunger to Hope
Lily is a bubbly thirteen-year-old girl from Mlango. The eldest child in a family of eight, she is very protective of her six younger...
Open Arms International
- Sep 16, 2019
- 1 min
Time to Celebrate!
Do you remember anticipating your birthday as a child? What gifts you would receive? What your cake would look like? I do, and now -...
Open Arms International
- Sep 11, 2019
- 2 min
Orphan Sunday
For several years now, Open Arms has been part of Orphan Sunday - a day when believers from all over the world come together in prayer...
Open Arms International
- Sep 4, 2019
- 2 min
"I Believe in Miracles"
Today, we're sharing a story from Leah - a college student from the US who spent time at the Open Arms Village in Kenya this summer. I...
Open Arms International
- Aug 28, 2019
- 1 min
No Shoes
Can you imagine not owning a pair of shoes? Children from our community love attending Open Arms Academy because they know their basic...
Open Arms International
- Aug 20, 2019
- 1 min
"Maybe I Can Do It, Too!"
“I am deeply moved when I see our children reaching their true potential. I know what they are capable of, and I decided to help them be...
Open Arms International
- Aug 15, 2019
- 1 min
Thank You!
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I can't say it enough. Earlier this summer, we shared a huge, urgent need...and you responded! Your...
Open Arms International
- Aug 12, 2019
- 1 min
More Than an Education
Did you know that almost 100 of the children who attend Open Arms Academy do not live at the Village? For many of those children, their...
Open Arms International
- Aug 5, 2019
- 1 min
Back to School 2019
Our Back-to-School Campaign is here!! Join us as we raise $25,000 by August 31st! It's a BIG goal to meet a BIG need. For some of our...
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