Jean was only seven years old when he brought his dying father to the HEAL Africa hospital.
“My father had been ill for a long time because the local hospitals were unable to help him”, recounts Jean.
Sadly, by this stage it was too late for the doctors at HEAL to treat Jean’s father and after a few days in the hospital he passed away.
But even though they were unable save his father, those few days changed Jean’s life forever…
Find out how John Lamerton (and the rest of the WorldShare team) went raising funds for Ephphatha by running the City2Surf in silence.
Right now, our ministry partners in the DR Congo, Uganda and India are each facing national crises, where severe shortages and skyrocketing prices of food and other essentials are threatening the lives and livelihoods of their countries’ most vulnerable people.
In recent weeks heavy fighting has broken out between the DR Congolese Army and M23 rebel forces in the Eastern DR Congo, where our ministry partners, HEAL Africa and Ephphatha, live and serve.
Right now we’re asking if you can join us in praying for our ministry partners and the innocent people caught up in this conflict.
Easter is one of the most central celebrations to our Christian faith. It’s a time for us to remember the death and resurrection of Jesus – the source of our salvation.
This is true for our brothers and sisters overseas as well, and so recently, in the lead up to Easter, we caught up with some of our ministry partners to find out what Easter means to them and how they celebrate it.
After nine years of service in the role, Stuart Harris recently finished up as WorldShare’s Board Chair.
To commemorate this season, we caught up with him to reflect on the beginning, the changes, and the highlights of his time on the Board.
From the moment Beni* was born it was clear that something wasn’t quite right.
Had he been born here in Australia, they may have picked it up early in a pregnancy scan, and they would’ve likely treated him within the first few months of his life.
Beni is now four years old and lives with his father, Joseph, in one of the outer districts of Goma city in the DR Congo. And he’s lived his whole life so far with a congenital malformation in both legs…
Christmas is a time of giving thanks, and our ministry partners wanted to express their thanks to God and to you for all your support during 2021. They have recorded these special videos to express their thanks and Christmas greetings …
After an incredibly challenging year, our ministry partners overseas are so looking forward to celebrating the birth of Jesus in their communities.
Come see how they’ll be celebrating…
Over 150 children were separated from their families during the Mount Nyiragongo volcanic eruption in May this year. While many have now been reunited, HEAL Africa is still working to find the families of a number of children that remain separated. They have also begun …
