WorldHope Corps

After 10 days of global attention and national mourning of the death of the 95 year old anti-apartheid revolutionary and first Black President of South Africa, I am still in awe of this royal champion, this Lion-King of a man with mythic dimensions, magical powers, mystical depths of spirit, and feet of clay. I remember how his prophetic witness raised my global consciousness growing up in the 1970’s, and how supporting his call for divestment in the 1980’s added to the controversial issues that got me in trouble with my denomination.    I remember where I was and who I was cheering with on February 11, 1990, when he was finally released from prison after 27 years (it was the same day I decided to leave the church of my birth and become a United Methodist).    I want to remember and give thanks for Nelson Mandela and honor the  Source  of his  Fire  and  Flame  at Christmas time. Mandela's coffin covered with  lion s...

Pastor Moses dances with orphans in his care Dear Friends of Shalom and WorldHope Corps: I plan to travel to Uganda in January to conduct Shalom Training with Pastor Moses and Brother Julius (both regional Shalom Trainers).  I will also visit St George Hope Health Centre in Hoima (Western Uganda) which WorldHope Corps supports.   As a friend or donor to WorldHope Corps, would you be interested in joining this mission/service project trip (Jan 5-17, 2014)? So far, at least seven of us have decided to go, but there's still room for a few more.   Departure day from SFO is Sunday, January 5.  Arriving in Kampala Monday afternoon, Jan. 6.  Returning to SFO on Fri/Sat Jan17/18.   The primary purpose of the trip is to respond to requests to conduct Shalom Training in Jinja, Uganda (source of the Nile) and Hoima region (near Bwindi game park).  We will also visit shalom sites and WorldHope Corps projects, nurture international frien...

Our New Spring Mission Project:  M.J. Dental Clinic WorldHope Corps has been invited this year to expand our mission by joining CitiHope International’s new humanitarian assistance and community development projects in the Dominican Republic.   Initially, we have been asked to help fund a new Dental Clinic for Haitian refugees in the  rural north  of the D. R. (who are unable to get dental work elsewhere in the country).   This free, emergency, clinic will have a capacity to treat 4,000 patients yearly.  Three operatory units, one compressor, vacuum and suction units, cabinets, and an x-ray machine are needed. New and refurbished dental equipment worth over $240,000 has been offered for a procurement, shipping and sponsorship fee of $18,800.  WorldHope Corps would like to sponsor at least half this this amount during the month of April.  The new buildings were built (in 26 days), and teams of American ...

New Well for Mayaka UMC sponsored by Church of the Resurrection  Villagers in Zomba Mayaka wait their turn for clean water from COR well. WorldHope Corps, Inc. succeeded in drilling 12 new villages wells in 2012, including three for Church of the Resurrection in Leewood, KS; two for World Childrens Fund in San Jose, CA, one for Helen Ford in Ocean Grove, NJ; one for Pittman Presbyterian Church in NJ; and five for local sponsors in Malawi. From 2007-2011, WorldHope Corps drilled a total of 18 wells in northern Malawi by hiring borehole drillers from the southern Malawi.  In April, 2012, we acquired our own well rig and equipment, hired our own crew, and learned how to drill wells ourselves. By the end of 2012, we had drilled 12 new wells for a total of 30 wells since 2007!  Over 50,000 villages now can drink clean, fresh, safe water and not get sick from water borne diseases.  For this we praise God! For 2013, we have 2 more boreholes to drill for Unite...