Widows & Widowers

Widows & Widowers

OIH also reaches out to the widows and widowers in the community, another neglected group, by providing their basic needs, i.e. food and clothing. This gives us an opportunity to meet their spiritual need, turning their despair into hope.

These four ladies walked for at least 2 hours to reach the OIH center where we set up a clinic in the OIH's small church.

A man works in the field, harvesting the few

peanuts he had planted in someone's property

and hoping they would last a little longer to

sustain himself for the next few weeks.

*See our Feeding Program*

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Many of the widows and widowers in Bombardopolis also take care of their children and/or grandchildren. OIH not only provides the basic needs for the widows and widowers, but finds sponsors for the children that they are struggling to take care.

Photo on left: Wilgis Justin (left), a.k.a. as Tigis

by his friends, is one of OIH's sponsored children.

His grandmother (right), a widow, takes care of

him but is unable to provide just even enough food

for him daily. OIH not only provides the basic needs

for Wilgis and his grandmother, such as food and

clothing, but OIH, through sponsorship, provides

free education and shares God's love to Wilgis.

Photo on right: Only the outside of the house was

photographed as she didn't feel comfortable showing

the inside of her house that she shares with her

grandson.

Photo on left: A man walked to the OIH center

with his two small children (front) in February

2010 and found Jean. "My wife just died. I need

to feed my kids," as the man begged in front of

those who gathered around Jean asking for help

as well.

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Please contact OIH at 1-800-704-7611 for additional information on how you can partner with OIH in supporting the Widows and Widowers Program