Moved By Compassion
I’m running 5K to save one child from hunger, generational poverty, exploitation, spiritual hopelessness... even death. Here’s my story.
Bigger Needs
Last year will always be remembered as the year of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was a year of great needs, great opportunities, and great responses by friends of ALO like you. But with your help, this year is promising to be even BIGGER! Here’s why: the needs are BIGGER!
Leading ALO into a Bright Future
Meet Doris Eckert, the new director of Asia’s Little Ones. Doris and her family lived and worked in Indonesia for most of the past 19 years. She has great stories that we’ll share in the coming months. In this interview, Doris shares her vision for ALO.
Setting the Table for God’s Blessings
On the poor Indonesian island of Nias, the orphanage struggles with the impact of COVID-19. Although isolated from people and quite safe from the virus, they can’t insulate themselves from its economic fallout. Many islanders are day workers who can’t work due to lockdowns, and the economy has been hit hard. Donations are down, and six children lost their support in March. The future is uncertain. For these reasons, the children pray earnestly.
Investing In Children Yields Dividends
Suree had little chance of finishing her education, much less going to college and fulfilling her dream of being an accountant, without substantial help. But she got that help.
No Investment In A Child’s Life Is Wasted
Compassionate people from Phuket Christian Center in Thailand pulled 3-year-old Billy from a gutter and cared for him. After a while, Billy was taken away from the nurturing program, and the staff who had cared for him were left to wonder what had become of him.
Helping Children Betters Their Country
Sokmean and Joseph, both sons of poor Vietnamese Buddhist farmers, floundered in overcrowded, underfunded rural public schools, barely able to read or write. But then their parents learned of a new school opening in Battambang City—Salaa Hope.
Helping A Child Helps The Whole Family
When workers from the Philippines’ new Family Circus church and feeding program visited the hospital nearly 20 years ago, their intention was to help a sick boy whose unwed mother couldn’t afford the medicine he needed.
Early Intervention Unlocks Children’s Potential
When given the chance, Thailand’s Chiang Rai Children’s Home has eagerly opened their doors to care for babies born in prison. From dark and desperate prisons of hopelessness, babies have been freed to put down roots, grow, and blossom.
Every Child Needs Someone To Love Him
Would Frankie ever be part of a loving family? The staff at Fiji’s Treasure House orphanage lovingly cared for the sweet and outgoing toddler during his stay, but for some reason, no one wanted to adopt him.
ALO 2020 Vision: Looking Back
Looking Back: Vision 2020 - Out of an emergency, a ministry called Asia’s Little Ones was created not only to rescue the affected children, but also to ensure that a tragic situation like that would never happen again.
Rescuing the Philippines' Most Vulnerable
A jellyfish sting in 1990 nearly cost Nancy Garrison her life. Yet the incident not only ended in Nancy’s healing, but in the saving and healing of many more lives as well.
Home for Christmas
Something about Christmas makes the heart turn toward home. Because for various reasons these rescued children can’t be with their own families, Christmas at HHCR needs to feel like a family celebration.
Our Finest Gifts We Bring
This Christmas, your generous gift can bring a smile to the face and a song to the heart of a disadvantaged child—and to ministry workers who care for such kids—by providing some of these essential items.
What Child Is This?
All year long, ALO helps rescue kids at risk, meets dire needs, changes lives, and gives hope to children in places like Indonesia, Myanmar, the Philippines, and Thailand. Christmas brings a special opportunity to bless these precious children and the ministries that help them.
From Hungry to Helping
Rashelle and her family were so poor that they lived in a shanty town within one of Metro Manila’s dumps, among mountains of trash that reached as high as a seven-story building.
Beyond Hungry
A Q&A with the Director of Childcare Community Ministries Philippines (CCMP), a ministry addressing child malnutrition while affirming human dignity.
Ride4Him—and Them
Bobby is the founder of Ride4Him, a sponsored cycling team based in Mississippi. The riders raise money and awareness for the Chiang Rai Children’s Home in Chiang Rai, Thailand.
The Terrible Truth About Child Exploitation
There are an estimated 24.9 million trafficked people worldwide, including approximately 5.5 million children.
The Hidden Faces of Child Exploitation
Cyberporn—Lacy* and Joleen* should have been playing with dolls and games like other 7-and 10-year-old neighbor girls. But what happened to them in the shadows was no game. Both girls were victimized by a notorious criminal the media called “The Queen of Cyberporn.”