Six Ways to Pray Amid the Hunger Crisis
Hunger affects millions of people worldwide. Discover six ways you can pray for children, families and communities facing food insecurity.
God’s love, transforming deepest need into thriving joy
Stories
Why Do All of Our Programs Have a Faith Component?
Lasting transformation goes beyond meeting physical needs. See why faith is central to Cross International’s work with children, families and communities.
Protecting Children Is Ministry
Your partnership helps protect vulnerable children by creating safer environments rooted in accountability, dignity, compassion and Christian care.
Breaking Barriers, Building a Future
Growing up with a hearing impairment, Kahunda faced barriers that went far beyond poverty. In her community, disability was often misunderstood — sometimes linked to curses or shame.
“Reigniting hope” through safe water
Grace once walked miles each day for unsafe water, risking illness and lost opportunities. Today, with safe water nearby, her family is healthier, her children attend school, and her community is growing in unity, dignity, and hope.
Cross International Announces Zach Oles as New President and CEO
Cross International’s Board of Directors has appointed Zach Oles as the new President and CEO. With 15 years of service and a heart for servant leadership, Oles will guide the ministry into a new chapter of faith, growth, and global impact.
Change for the Future
Daisy once walked to school barefoot, with no books or uniform, and no assurance tuition would be paid. With faith and support, her life was transformed—and now she is a mentor, guiding and encouraging other Ugandan girls to stay in school and pursue their dreams.
Sweet Success — From struggle to sustainability
In rural Kyakitanga, Uganda, families face extreme poverty, chronic malnutrition, and scarce clean water. Yet even here, transformation is possible—one family’s story shows how timely support can spark real change in the toughest places.
A Life-Changing After-School Program in Rural Malawi
Six days a week, hundreds of children pour into a large fellowship hall in the remote village of Thanganyika in southern Malawi. This hall is so much more than merely a building. It represents hope.
Restoring Hope after Helene
Six months after one of the worst storms in U.S. history, rebuilding continues across devastated communities. In late September 2024, Hurricane Helene ripped through the Southeast with fierce winds and torrential rains, triggering historic flooding and landslides.
Empowering Women in Rural Uganda: Lydia’s Story
Lydia and her husband Christopher have nine children, some of whom are now adults while the rest are in their teens, and one grandchild. Together the family lives in a small, metal sheet-roofed house in their remote village in southern Uganda.
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A Helping Hand During COVID-19 in Ecuador
With her mother sick with COVID and in the midst of pandemic lockdowns in Ecuador, Cross International friends like you put food on the table for Daira and her family.
Medical Care in Africa: A Young Man Finds Hope on His Way to Healing
Growing up in a rural village in Malawi with a disability was not easy. While the other children ran, played, helped with chores, and went to school, Pemphero became an outcast and suffered tremendous loneliness.
A Baby Nursed Back to Health in Guatemala
At 22 days old, little Vilma weighed just 4 pounds. She was suffering from severe malnourishment. But she was found and treated by the nutritional rescue team and is now responding beautifully.
Earthquake in Haiti: Update
The devastation across the island nation is great, but thanks to the kindness and generosity of our supporters, we are working to provide essential emergency relief to earthquake victims across southern Haiti.
A Tale of Two Countries. Why should we care?
Experiences in these 2 countries which have endured crisis for decades have led me to challenge many assumptions and understand the deep joy that rises when the God-created human spirit of people is allowed to flourish.
Clean Water Transforms Lives in Nicaragua
Lack of water and other financial challenges are too common for those facing poverty in Nicaragua and other developing nations. Victorino and his family are some of the thousands of people facing this reality. But community transformation is possible when opportunity and education are offered.
Haiti 2021 Earthquake Relief
For children who are restavek or who are in danger of becoming restavek, the reconstruction of the destroyed MEBSH schools in southwestern Haiti is vital to restoring hope – as well as meeting essential needs.
Finding Hope After an Escape from Venezuela
Cleiber and his family fled the chaos and political turmoil in Venzuela to find a new life in Ecuador. But the family was struggling to get by.
Clean Water and a Small Business in Africa
How access to clean water and support from a community of believers can bring hope and an opportunity to escape poverty.
A Chance to Go to School in Africa
In developing nations like Malawi, and many others across Africa, education can hold the key to escaping poverty. Ayana was unable to afford school fees, but Cross International supporters stepped in to help her pursue her dreams!
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