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Throughout the world the 25 Project empowers vulnerable children with the hope of the Gospel, loving community, and the tools they need to grow and thrive.
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A Unique Reunion
The following post is from Melissa Willmarth, a friend, Name Changer Sponsor, and previous Sierra Leone team member with 25. After returning from her second experience in Sierra Leone, Melissa wrote the following... "I first met and sponsored Sorie and Abass during my first trip to Sierra Leone…
Part of the fellowship unashamed…
Last night I began a new book, and came across this familiar quote. While the author of the quote is unknown, it is believed to have been written by a pastor in Zimbabwe who was martyred for his faith in Christ. The note was found shortly after his…
Welcome to Sarah Teasdale!
We are extremely excited to announce the addition of a new member to the 25 Project staff! Sarah Teasdale is joining our team after many years of working in education, most recently serving as an assistant principal at an elementary school in McKinney, Texas. As God has…
God working in the Dominican
My excitement this month with our team in the Dominican Republic was greater than ever! Seventy one of us were ready to arrive in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic to share the Good News of Jesus Christ in local bateys (villages). Beginning at 4:15am in the morning the team,…
God At Work
Acts 9:40 “But Peter put them all outside, and knelt down and prayed and turning to the body he said “Tabitha, arise.” And she opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter she sat up.” On Sunday I was in my local church and one of our pastors taught on…
The first book Ibrahim could call his own…
Of all the experiences I could share after returning a couple weeks ago from Sierra Leone with the 25 Project, here is one unforgettable memory from my time there. Upon the boys' arrival at the Hope Center for camp the first day, I was looking for a few…
The Feeding Program…It is a Beginning
The latest 25 Project team of 11 headed to Sierra Leone arrived at my house at 9:30am to carpool to DFW airport and begin the 20+ hour set of flights to step into Africa. Particularly amazing was the fact we would experience a day in the life of street children…
Interested in Serving in the Dominican Republic?
Interested in serving on a 25 Project team in the Dominican Republic this summer? Come and hear the details about an upcoming trip! Time: 7:00pm Sunday, February 23rd Location: McKinney (contact us for specific address) Food: Coffee & Dessert Trip Dates: June 14-20 or July 26-Aug 1 The meeting will give…
One Day. One Voice. One Purpose.
One Day. One Voice. One Purpose. Orphan Sunday is this Sunday and it is one day out of the entire year to unite believers and churches around the world to defend the fatherless, to care for children who have no place to call home, to bring into…
A day I’ll never forget
Daniel 1:5-6 "The king assigned them a daily portion of the food that the king ate, and of the wine that he drank. They were to be educated for three years, and at the end of that time they were to stand before the king. Among these were…