Paul Myhill's Blog

Families for China’s Orphans

Paul Myhill — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:39:52 -0700

PROJECT PROFILE: China has over 20 million orphaned and abandoned children. The country's 'one child' policy and preference for male heirs has resulted in many baby girls being abandoned at birth. Many of these girls are shuffled into institutions that...

Strategic Involvement for the Church and Children of Iraq

Paul Myhill — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:34:42 -0700

PROJECT PROFILE: Iraq has been torn apart by conflict and strife for decades as Saddam's regime, war, and sectarian violence have all taken their toll. The recent conflict alone has caused around two million Iraqis to be displaced and almost...

Beating the Traffickers in Moldova

Paul Myhill — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 07:37:26 -0700

PROJECT PROFILE: Moldova is one of the largest hubs for human trafficking in Europe. Many traffickers target orphans (both boys and girls) that are "aging out" of government-run orphanages. Our partners in Moldova have shared stories where corrupt orphanage officials...

Resurrecting an Old Project in Nicaragua

Paul Myhill — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 15:22:49 -0700

PROJECT PROFILE: Poverty is widespread in Nicaragua. In a country that has massive unemployment and with almost 50% of the population living under the poverty line, many families are struggling to survive, leaving their children extremely vulnerable to gangs, traffickers...

A Positive Direction in Darfur

Paul Myhill — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 09:07:14 -0700

PROJECT PROFILE: Since the conflict in 2004 broke out in Darfur, the UN estimates that 200,000 – 300,000 people have died and 2.7 million have been displaced. Sadly, nearly half of those affected are children. Many of these children have...

More on India Opportunity

Paul Myhill — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 08:14:09 -0700

A couple of days ago I presented the World Orphans Project Profile for Bethel Gospel Church in Hyderabad, India. The profile explained Pastor Sudhakar's vision to see churches planted to rescue and care for children in Bethel's surrounding communities. Yesterday...

Increasing Care Capacity in Uganda

Paul Myhill — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:11:12 -0700

PROJECT PROFILE: HIV/AIDS is rampant throughout the developing world and Uganda is no stranger to its devastating effects. Over 600,000 children have lost both parents in this East African nation. Many young adults - the primary wage earners and caretakers...

A Hope and a Future in India

Paul Myhill — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:54:30 -0700

PROJECT PROFILE: India is home to over one billion people and 26,400,000 children who have lost at least one parent. With widespread poverty and massive HIV/AIDS rates, the situation is seemingly quite dire. But at World Orphans we instead view...

Rebuilding in Kenya

Paul Myhill — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:01:02 -0700

PROJECT PROFILE: Fountain of Life Church (FOL) was established in 1996 under the direction of Pastor James Mbai, father of World Orphans East African Director, Lameck Mbai. Aware of the dire situation of orphaned and abandoned children, the church reached...

Homes for Orphans in Ethiopia

Paul Myhill — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 05:26:56 -0700

PROJECT PROFILE: Ethiopia, a land of great beauty and distinction, has an ancient recorded history and a proud Biblical heritage. Yet this nation has been devastated by poverty, famine and HIV/AIDS, causing 5,600,000 children to lose one or both parents....

Making a Difference on the Mekong

Paul Myhill — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 12:26:19 -0700

PROJECT PROFILE: Cambodia is notorious for child prostitution and sex trafficking. Once a great kingdom, Cambodia was devastated by the bloody rule of the Khmer Rouge who killed an estimated 1.5 million of its citizens. Left behind were thousands of...

Preventing Child Prostitution in Thailand

Paul Myhill — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:55:34 -0700

Over the next few days, I'd like to share a few of our current project profiles with you. Here's one that is making a difference in Thailand to prevent children from being stolen into forced prostitution . . . PROJECT...

Healing before Iraq

Paul Myhill — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:13:12 -0700

I busted my ankle the day after Thanksgiving. The best story yet is that ten guys with chains came after me. I had eight under control but then . . . Truth be told, I messed it up going down...

Iraq Community Center Progress

Paul Myhill — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:49:58 -0700

Here's a brief video showing the progress of our community center in Iraq:

Kids Will Be Kids

Paul Myhill — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:44:21 -0700

So, a few people have contacted me to say, "Paul, kids will be kids" in response to my Facebook comment and Blog entry on what I've called my Cul-de-sac showdown. At 11:00 pm last night, we found six year-old Caleb...

Cul-de-sac Showdown

Paul Myhill — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:32:57 -0700

On Sunday, three of my four kids ran out the door, eager to play with some other neighborhood kids who were building a fort out of the snow. This feat was occurring in the front yard of a child who...

Ethiopia/Uganda

Paul Myhill — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:23:23 -0700

My time in Ethiopia and Uganda was very rewarding, to say the least. Good progress is being made on our projects with churches that are partnered with Compassion International. I just love the kids of Ethiopia and am very pleased...