Author: JCurran

Finally, the Lord made a way for some of our Christ’s Hope staff members to meet face to face!! In March 2022, these ladies were able to meet each other and bond as co-laborers for the Lord with Christ’s Hope. They were so grateful for time to get to know each other and bond. They hope to be able to meet again soon!

We ask you to pray for every one of these ladies. Pray that God would give them strength, wisdom, patience and grace. Pray that He would use each of them in amazing ways to bring Him glory! Pray especially for Evelyn as she begins her ministry in Tanzania where there has been no Country Team Leader for years and there is much work to do.

*Left to right Sthe (HR from e-Swatini), Evelyn (new Country Team Leader in Tanzania), Rachel Namale (Country Team Leader in Uganda) and Rachel O. (Country Team leader in Kenya).

There are many different organizations similar to Christ’s Hope… So, what makes Christ’s Hope different?

There are five main features that makes the Christ’s Hope program unique.

We strive to keep children with their families (whether that is a parent, aunt, uncle, or grandparent) and in their communities. We do this so that each child will be with a loved one and will be able to take what they learn at their CarePoint and spread it to those around them.

We focus on the child/sponsor relationship. We do this via communications and the opportunity to visit your sponsor child!

Your sponsor child is given much more personalized care due to the more intimate child to caregiver ratio (12 to 1). Our caregivers check in on their group of children very regularly and have a continuous growing relationship with the child. Caregivers even do child home visits to know exactly what each individual child’s family and home life look like and what their biggest needs are.

Just like the special relationship a sponsor has with their sponsor child, entire churches can have that same special bond with a whole CarePoint of children being sponsored by your church! We don’t only partner with individuals, but churches to open up and fill up sponsorships for individual CarePoints! We are very thankful for our church partners!

We focus on the AIDS Affected, orphaned, or vulnerable children. Many organizations solely focus on children that are orphaned. At Christ’s Hope, we hope to help children in all vulnerable states.

Here at Christ’s Hope, we try to do things as God and as the Bible would instruct us to do. We long to help the widow and the orphan and those in need. But we can’t do it alone… We need your help!

Love Christ’s Hope and our mission? Here are some simple ways to get involved!

• Donate – Your investment in Christ’s Hope International transforms the lives of orphaned and vulnerable children in Africa in five key ways – physical, intellectual, emotional, social and spiritual.
• Sponsor a child – By sponsoring a child you will be providing educational, physical, spiritual, social and emotional care that they need to break the cycle of AIDS and poverty.
• Take a trip – Join a team and visit one of our Ministry CarePoints in Africa. In doing so, you will have the unique opportunity to use your gifts and talents to bless our children and staff!
• Become a partnering church – Is your church looking for an opportunity to make a significant investment in the lives of children in Africa? If the answer is yes, your congregation might be interested in becoming a church partner.
• CarePoint Champions – Become a CarePoint Champion. Do you have an entrepreneurial spirit and the abilities to match? Would you be interested in partnering with us as we plant a new Ministry CarePoint? If the answer is yes, becoming a CarePoint champion might be a terrific way for you to get involved!
• Events – Get in touch with us to find Christ’s Hope events happening near you! If you would like to start your own event for Christ’s Hope (what we call Friend-to-Friend) Email us at info@christshope.org.
• Support a staff member – We have many staff members who have a heart to serve the Lord here at Christ’s Hope but they also need the funds to help support them and their families. By supporting one of our staff members, you are helping them serve the Lord and the children in Africa.

Where It Started (2003)

In a small Namibian town, Jos and Sylvia Holtzhausen felt called to confront the troubling reality of HIV and AIDS they were witnessing first hand and the children left behind in its wake. They felt the call to launch a ministry that focused on HIV and AIDS affected children and families. In answer to that call, they established Christ’s Hope International which cared for AIDS-orphaned children through orphanages.

Orphanages Close (2005)

Berdian and Juliet Beukes became “House Parents” in one of the Christ’s Hope children’s homes in Namibia for 3 years. As they realized most of the children had a family member alive to take care of them, they closed down the orphanages and told the family members, “If you can look after this child at night, make sure they are safe, the child can come here to the Ministry CarePoint where we’ll help with school work, give them meals, and teach them about Jesus.”

Passing the Torch (2019)

After 15 years of dedicated service to the Lord and His mission, Jos Holtzhausen has stepped down from his position as International Team Leader of Christ’s Hope. The title and duties of International Director have been appointed to David Kase, previously US Director. Norm Prange is the U.S. Director of Finance and Operations and Joe Marton Directs the Fund Development team.

Christ’s Hope International Today!

Christ’s Hope International empowers orphaned and vulnerable children to break the cycles of extreme poverty, AIDS, and spiritual brokenness through family-based care and discipleship in Jesus Christ. We are so thankful to announce that through Christ’s Hope’s program, 2,000 children are being cared for in 41 CarePoints across Africa!

David and Becky Kase recently went on a trip to Africa to visit many of Christ’s Hope’s CarePoints. Becky shared many stories from their trip, but these were a few of her sweetest memories from their time there.

“Water. When we are in this hot and dry land, we drink lots of it. In Africa we become more aware that clean water sustains life. Typhoid is a big problem here and we are hoping to get our children immunized against it once the new vaccine is made available.

We came up with a game using what the care points had on hand and the kids loved it. Many of them have the responsibility of hauling water to their homes as few of our children have running water. Here we see this child does have “running water”!

A couple of years ago Elizabeth’s husband was very sick and Christ’s Hope knew of his condition and needs. The Care and Compassion team visited him regularly and by God’s grace he is now healthy and doing well. In the meantime, however, Christ’s Hope considered Elizabeth’s children, Freddy and Tim, to be vulnerable because of her husband’s inability to work and the possibility that they may become orphans. The boys were welcomed into the local CarePoint.

Soon after, there was a group from the U.S. who went on a Mission Trip to Africa to lead a Family Camp at the same local CarePoint that Elizabeth’s sons attended. There were over 650 people who came to learn about the Lord, have meals and also have fun. There were classes for all of the children in the community and there was also a class for all of the parents so Elizabeth decided to attend. The class for the parents was on grief, since most of them had faced the loss of one, if not many children and loved ones. These classes were to help teach that God is the only one who can comfort us, keep us and give us lasting hope for the future.

After class one day at the Family Camp, Elizabeth approached one of the leaders that came from the Mission Trip. She confessed a history of sin and was so burdened about her past and how no matter how hard she tried she was unable to stop sinning. She knew she needed to call upon the Lord Jesus Christ as her Savior and that He was her only hope in the battle against sins past, present and future. Elizabeth asked for the leader’s help and so they cried out to the Lord in confession and repentance and they begged Him to save her! Elizabeth cried tears of joy and was finally able to rejoice! Elizabeth was saved that day!

Soon after, Elizabeth and her husband (the one who was helped by Care and Compassion) decided to sell some of their land to Christ’s Hope which was going to provide a place for a large Community Center. This is now a place where 250 sponsored children can go to learn about the Gospel, eat nutritious meals and socialize with other local children! God used Elizabeth and her story in amazing ways so soon after He had saved her.

God used Elizabeth’s husband’s sickness for good so that her sons, Freddy and Tim, would be welcomed into a CarePoint. He then used that same CarePoint to bring in the Family Camp which would help show Elizabeth her sin, cause her to repent and ultimately change her life and make her a new creation. Lastly, he used Elizabeth and her husband to make a place for 250 children to go and be fed both physically and spiritually. He is faithful and He cares about all of the big and little details.