Gospel Ministry and Care for Widows and Orphans

Many of Oakseed’s ministry partners specifically minister to widows and orphans, demonstrating that the Lord is “father of the fatherless and protector of widows” (Psalm 68:5).

Here is a sampling of Oakseed’s ministry partners who care for widows and orphans in their communities as part of their gospel ministry.

Hannah House Family (Burundi) serves orphans and widows who lack access to education and resources to live healthy lives by meeting their physical and spiritual needs. HHF runs a small orphanage where 16 kids attend school and participate in nightly Bible lessons. In addition to building homes for widows in their community, they offer a six-month sewing program, teaching them to sew and run a small business to move toward self-sufficiency.

Hanna Orphan’s Home (Ethiopia) cares for children who lost parents to HIV/AIDS by providing a Christian home and family environment. They also extend care to vulnerable children in their community, providing all of these children with enrollment in a local school, afterschool tutoring programs, meals, weekly Bible studies, and counseling.

Jars of Oil Mission Africa (Uganda) ministers to elderly widows, affectionately referred to as grannies, who lost their children to AIDS and are now raising their orphaned grandchildren. These grannies live in deep poverty and can barely meet their own needs, let alone the needs of grandchildren now in their care. JOMA provides support and hope for them as they seek to move forward by arranging medical treatment, providing food packages and gardening supplies, improving housing, and enrolling their grandchildren in schools.