NEWS AND ARTICLES

NEWS AND ARTICLES

NEWS AND ARTICLES

A Pearly Christmas

A Pearly Christmas

Living Pearl, Ukraine - On December 22nd, a Christmas outreach at the local school was conducted. About 100 students received a gift and the good news of Christ’s birth was shared with them! The next day, community children were invited to the church for a Christmas...

A Wife at War

A Wife at War

This is Rahana's sister, Bolawan, whose husband died and was being buried on the day of the Marawi Siege. As she fled the city, Bolawan only had time to gather a few keepsakes from her home. When I met her for the first time just a few days ago, she was dressed in...

Ground Zero

Ground Zero

Marawi City, Philippines - It was a surreal feeling to visit ground zero of Marawi City. It's one thing to read about it in the news and a whole other experience to see first hand a once vibrant city completely devasted. Driving through the streets I saw buildings...

We Are Strong as One

We Are Strong as One

Moved with emotion, Atty Rahana Jhan of NCMF, also a peace council member and a Marawi evacuee herself, expresses the hope and meaning behind the art therapy sessions conducted by Global Impact with the teenagers displaced from their homes and living in an evacuation...

Art Therapy in Marawi Evacuation Camps

Art Therapy in Marawi Evacuation Camps

I had the sobering experience last month of visiting ground zero of Marawi war zone, seeing the homes and buildings blown to pieces and then going to evacuation camps and meeting the people who had to flee for their lives currently living in makeshift housing. It is...

As 2017 Ends

As 2017 Ends

As we look forward to 2018, we are truly grateful for all that has been accomplished in 2017. Thank you for being a part through your friendship, prayers and financial support. As 2017 closes, would you considering giving a year end tax-deductible* gift? Your...

Truffles for a Cause

Truffles for a Cause

Nelson, New Zealand - 31,800 delicious truffles were made as a fundraiser for Global Impact's Freedom Philippines campaign to fight human trafficking. Thank you Truffles Nelson and Bonnie Kempthorne! If you want to support our cause, you can organize a fundraising...

Freedom!Philippines Goes to Central Mindanao

Freedom!Philippines Goes to Central Mindanao

Central Mindanao, Philippines - Freedom!Philippines which is Global Impact's advocacy campaign to fight human trafficking has extended beyond the Davao Region through invitations from NGO partners and the Philippine Military. Last November 9, 2017, human trafficking...

Alla – Living Pearl

Alla – Living Pearl

Many times when a child comes to the orphanage, they have been severely neglected and in need of medical attention. Living Pearl, Ukraine - 6 year old Alla came to Living Pearl 5 months ago and we discovered that she had a serious problem with her vision in one of her...