Brian Wood | October 26, 2009
The Sullivans were recently featured in a local newstory in their home state. They will soon be bringing home two beautiful baby boys. The article below highlights their adoption story and spreads the word about the great need for homes for the children of DRC. PAOLI — If someone had told Stori Sullivan a year ago [...]
Brian Wood | October 26, 2009
Cami, Ryan, and son Bryce proudly sport their ONE project t-shirts while attending the U2 concert in Phoenix last week. This amazing family brought home Solange and Joseph in May and they are working hard to make the world a better place for all children by fighting against extreme poverty and preventable disease, particularly in [...]
Brian Wood | October 20, 2009
RE: Breaking the Silence — Congo Week 2009 October 19 Dear OFA Families and Friends, The second annual Congo Week runs October 18-24, 2009 to raise awareness of the chain of relationships causing the longstanding violent conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). As all of you know, wars in DRC have killed over [...]
Brian Wood | October 14, 2009
Recently, Haven Wood, who came to the US in May, was featured in two adoption related TV news productions and a newspaper story. The first article was produced by United Methodist Communications based out of Nashville, TN. An employee of the local FOX News affiliate in Haven’s hometown saw the original article and FOX decided to [...]
Brian Wood | October 12, 2009
Recently, some of our OFA moms participated in the Run for Congo Women benefits held in Portland, Oregon and Phoenix, Arizona. Other runs were also held in Maryland, New York, Colorado, and Illinois. For more information on how you can participate in future runs or give your support to this very worthy cause check out [...]
Brian Wood | October 12, 2009
Dear Friends of Jamaa Letu, I just received an update regarding the construction of the boy’s orphanage from Barbara Dadd, Chair of the Hope for the Children of Africa Task Force. The task force that raises the funds to support Jamaa Letu. One of our OFA board members, Carl Landerholm, is in Lubumbashi now with [...]
admin | October 6, 2009
The General Assembly of United Methodist Women in West Kinshasa District of West Congo Annual Conference in Central Congo Episcopal Area met on October 1, 2009. The meeting aimed at building capacity for women in fighting against poverty. Women are making various products. That can be sold and generate income. A sample of those products [...]
