About
What We Do
The Home of Hope orphanages are among a very few foreign-run orphanages in China. Through a remarkable series of events we have been given the opportunity to love and care for the homeless children in three locations now… GongYi, XuZhou, and PingYu.
The need is great. Since January 2000 we have identified hundreds of orphans, and we know there are many, many more. These little guys and girls come from all kinds of backgrounds and have experienced terrible tragedies and hardships in their short lives. Without our intervention they have little hope of a future. Their choices are very limited if they even make it to adulthood at all.
Our desire is to nurture these children in an environment that will give them the opportunity to become upstanding, productive citizens with a knowledge of right and wrong and with good character. Without our help many of these kids would never even reach adulthood; those who did manage to survive would be destined to pick and shovel coal out of the mountains or scavenge for things to sell or eat. It is thrilling to offer them a better life, and to teach them about joy and happiness and eternity.
What does it cost?
In our current locations, the monthly cost of support for each child is approximately $108.00 US. This covers the following:
- House Rent/Mortgage
- Utilities
- Children’s Entertainment
- Food
- Child Allowances
- Medical Care
- Education Costs
- Clothes
- Personal Items (ie. toothbrushes, toothpaste etc.)
There are other needs that we know will develop on a continual basis; ie. maintenance costs, toys, recreational expenses, and lots more. There will also be special projects that will incur costs on a one-time or occasional basis. For instance, because of our past relationship with SIAS University of Business and Management in Xinzheng (we taught English there for two years), we are able to arrange for some of our more advanced, third year students to come and teach English, Formal Chinese and Math to the children on weekends. During the summer months we have several of the university students living here full-time and teaching the children.
Your Help Is Welcome!
We don’t want to make a big issue of asking for money on this website, but if you feel you would like to help us with a one-time gift, monthly sponsorship of a child, special project etc., you may do so via our DONATIONS page.
