Donations Raised: $72,093

A DAY OF FUN FOR A LIFETIME OF HOPEHelping Children Worldwide is transforming the lives of children and families in Sierra Leone, one of the poorest countries in the world. The Child Rescue Centre cares for more than 600 children and youth by providing for their education, medical care, and spiritual mentoring. Mercy Hospital provides medical care to more than 15,000 people every year, regardless of their ability to pay. Your support of this classic event has a huge impact in the lives of vulnerable children and their families. Please join us for a fun, inspiring day of golf and fellowship!...

Donations Raised: $25,944

Donate to support a mission team that is traveling to Sierra Leone to support the dedicated staff of the Child Rescue Centre and Mercy Hospital!Missioners - please select "Participate in this campaign!" to start your personal fundraiser for your trip.Donors - select the missioner you would like to support to donate to their trip. If you do not see the person you'd like to support, select "DONATE" and follow the prompts. When you arrive to "Dedication" select "In Honor of" in the drop-down menu and enter the participant's name.

Donations Raised: $67,860

Hi, it’s Melody Curtiss, Executive Director, Helping Children Worldwide.Two years ago, I took this job, wondering how I would convince people that the poverty in rural Africa is as compelling as the poverty in rural America, and that education and healthcare for the youth of Bo is as important as education and healthcare for the youth of Washington, DC, Houston, TX, Kansas City, KS, or Charleston, S.C.In America, we have our impoverished, our homeless, our sick and troubled. But there is a stark contrast between impoverishment in our land of plenty and the vulnerable children and families i...

This holiday season, honor someone with a gift that helps vulnerable children and families in Sierra Leone. For your donation, you will receive a beautiful gift card to give to your friend or family member.

Donations Raised: $49,672

Go for Bo 5K8 years ago, Ebenezer United Methodist Church hosted the first Go for Bo 5K race in Stafford, Virginia. Since 2011, with the incredible efforts from the team at Ebenezer UMC and the support of generous sponsors, this annual event has raised nearly $250,000 to support Helping Children Worldwide and the programs at the Child Rescue Centre and Mercy Hospital. The Child Rescue Centre cares for more than 600 children and youth by providing for their education, medical care, and spiritual mentoring. Mercy Hospital provides medical care to more than 10,000 people every year, regardles...

Join us in the greater DC area for Rising Tides: The Future of Global Missions, on September 6 - 7, 2019. Influential voices in child welfare, public health, and short term mission will gather to explore how we can lift all boats with programs that raise the tides in these fields.Confirmed faculty include: Ellie Oswald, Executive Director, Faith to ActionAshlee Heigelman, Executive Director, Global Child AdvocatesJason Pope, Technical Advisor for Anti-Human Trafficking, The Salvation ArmyKim Lamberty, Director Missions and Engagement, Catholic Relief ServicesNicole Wilke, Director of Applie...

Donations Raised: $15,660

Donate to support a mission team that is traveling to Sierra Leone to support the dedicated staff of the Child Rescue Centre and Mercy Hospital!Missioners - please select "Participate in this campaign!" to start your personal fundraiser for your trip.Donors - select the missioner you would like to support to donate to their trip. If you do not see the person you'd like to support, select "DONATE" and follow the prompts. When you arrive to "Dedication" select "In Honor of" in the drop-down menu and enter the participant's name.

UPDATE: This event has been postponed until further notice as we mourn the loss of Bishop John K. Yambasu, founder of the Child Reintegration Centre. We will notify everyone when the event is rescheduled. Thank you for your understanding. Join family, friends, and fellow travelers for the next Trivia Night in support of Helping Children Worldwide. This is a virtual online event using ZOOM and the Kahoot! app for answering the trivia questions. Prior to the event, download the Kahoot! app from your phone's app store. We will use Kahoot! to answer the trivia questions. You don't have t...