In this section of the website, we feature breaking news and regular updates from our directors in Cambodia, Thailand and India. Click on any of the tags that follow each post to see more updates from that specific home or project.
Friday, February 24, 2012 at 9:34AM Construction has begun on our newest home in Cambodia. This will be the eighth home to go on the Asia's Hope Battambang Campus. Three churches working together have made this happen—truly God's Kingdom!
We'll continue posting updates.
Thursday, February 23, 2012 at 11:04AM 
Nandu, daughter Apphia, wife Anu and son Nicolas
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 11:03AM In the late summer of 2011, Asia's Hope's Executive Director John McCollum, Executive Board member Dr. John Campbell and Project Manager Seth Earnest took a trip to Northern India—the far north between Nepal, Tibet and Bhutan. There is a small city in the region called Kalimpong, and there we met with a pastor named N.K. (Nandu) Gurung.
Like every pastor we met during our trip to India, Pastor Nandu and his wife, Anu, had taken in orphans to live as a part of their own family. Amazingly over the years, Nandu had taken in 30 children!
A church in North Carolina—Lake Forest Church (LFC)—had been partnering in various ways with Pastor Nandu for the previous 10 or 12 years. Dr. John Campbell attends LFC, and he began noticing the pictures and stories about Pastor Nandu, so he quickly began planting the seed in Asia's Hope's ear to partner with Pastor Nandu like we do with so many homes in Cambodia and Thailand.
After many years of planning and meetings with our 2011 trip to India being the final piece, Asia's Hope is so excited to announce that we have partnered with Pastor Nandu and brought on his home as our first children's home in India! We are calling it Kalimpong 1 (KP1), and it is the first of what we hope are many, many more homes and children rescued in India.
Lake Forest Church has taken on full sponsorship of the home, and we are glad to welcome them into the Asia's Hope family of partnering churches. We look forward to our partnership with joy and hope as we do all of our partnering relationships with other churches.
We are amazed at what God continues to do through His people listening to His call to care for these children.
Pray for Pastor Nandu, his family and the children under his care as we develop our organization in India. It's a new country and new way of doing things, and we are excited for what the Lord has in store!
Keep checking in for more news and updates.
Pastor Nandu and his wife Anu
A few of the boys at KP1
The girls of KP1
Three of the youngest boys and Nandu's son Nicolas (on the bottom right)
The older boys of KP1
Monday, February 20, 2012 at 10:17AM 
Western Reserve Grace Church (WRGC), one of our sponsoring church partners, has a team on the ground in Battambang, Cambodia, and Pastor Jason Haymaker along with the team and our Cambodian Director Savorn Ou were able to dedicate their newest building for the BB6 children's home!
We're thankful to have partners like WRGC for so many of our homes in Cambodia, Thailand and India. We look forward to many more dedications and many more children saved!
Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at 7:09PM We're thrilled to announce that Life Vineyard Church in Gahanna, Ohio has signed on with Asia's Hope to rescue 24 new kids in Battambang, Cambodia. Pastor Simon Forsythe will be bringing a small contingent from his church to dedicate the new home, Battambang 8!
This project is an especially exciting example of the multi-denominational unity Asia's Hope seeks to foster: the land was purchased by a diverse group of donors, the building will be paid for by funds raised by Crossroads Church in Mansfield, Ohio, and the startup funds have been provided by Grace Fellowship in Pickerington, Ohio.
Pastor Simon told us this week, "I can honestly say that in 17 years of doing church I have not been this excited."
It's a privilege to welcome Life Vineyard to the Asia's Hope family. Please pray for the children that will be rescued by this initiative over the next couple of months, and pray that God will continue to bless Life Vineyard as they join in this great adventure!
Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at 9:38AM Asia's Hope is excited to be a part of the More4Orphans Summit at Vineyard Church of Columbus in Columbus, Ohio, March 9-10, 2012.
The More4Orphans Summit will bring focus to the orphan crisis in our world today and explore ways we can all help the most vulnerable among us. The summis features three tracts: Global Orphan Care, Foster and Adoption, and will include many speakers, breakout sessions, exhibitors and time for prayer and worship.
The speakers include:
Dr. Wess Stafford, the President & CEO of Compassion International, an internationally recognized advocate for children in poverty. One of the world's largest Christian child development agencies, they have served more than one million children in 26 countries partnering with more than 60 denominations and thousands of local churches.
Carolyn Twietmeyer, the Founder and Executive Director of Project HOPEFUL. She and her busband Kiel are parents to 14 children, adopting from Ethiopia three times (two sibling groups of three children). Project HOPEFUL is dedicated to educating, encouraging and enabling families and individuals to advocate for and adopt children with HIV/AIDS.
Alex Krutov, the Director of Development & Co-Founder of The Harbor. Abandoned by his mother in a dumpster in Russia at three days old, Alex was placed in the Russian orphanage system. His childhood included adoption, abuse, running away, living on the streets and a return to the orphanage system. He co-founded The Harbor, a ministry to emancipated orphans in Russia.
John McCollum, the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Asia's Hope. John and his wife Kori are adoptive parents of three children from Vietnam, Korea and China. John co-founded Asia's Hope in 2001. Asia's Hope is a multi-denominational organization providing long-term, residential care for orphaned children in Cambodia, Thailand and India.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at 3:18PM Please pray for David Bompart of Eyes Wide Open International, a dear friend of Asia's Hope, who was shot today while working on building an orphanage in Haiti. He is currently in stable condition, and his family and friends are awaiting more information.
May God bless David, his wife Nicolle, and their ministry.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at 12:40PM As part of the Asia's Hope Cambodia Christmas celebration, all the children from each of our homes in Cambodia went together to visit Angkor Wat in Siem Reap. These are the Battambang 1 kids having a good time at the celebration.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at 12:38PM As part of the Asia's Hope Cambodia Christmas celebration, all the children from each of our homes in Cambodia went together to visit Angkor Wat in Siem Reap. These are the Battambang 2 kids having a good time at the celebration.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at 12:37PM As part of the Asia's Hope Cambodia Christmas celebration, all the children from each of our homes in Cambodia went together to visit Angkor Wat in Siem Reap. These are the Battambang 3 kids having a good time at the celebration.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at 12:36PM As part of the Asia's Hope Cambodia Christmas celebration, all the children from each of our homes in Cambodia went together to visit Angkor Wat in Siem Reap. These are the Battambang 4 kids having a good time at the celebration.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at 12:35PM As part of the Asia's Hope Cambodia Christmas celebration, all the children from each of our homes in Cambodia went together to visit Angkor Wat in Siem Reap. These are the Battambang 5 kids having a good time at the celebration.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at 12:34PM As part of the Asia's Hope Cambodia Christmas celebration, all the children from each of our homes in Cambodia went together to visit Angkor Wat in Siem Reap. These are the Battambang 6 kids having a good time at the celebration.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at 12:33PM As part of the Asia's Hope Cambodia Christmas celebration, all the children from each of our homes in Cambodia went together to visit Angkor Wat in Siem Reap. These are the Battambang 7 kids having a good time at the celebration.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at 12:32PM As part of the Asia's Hope Cambodia Christmas celebration, all the children from each of our homes in Cambodia went together to visit Angkor Wat in Siem Reap. These are the Prek Eng 1 kids having a good time at the celebration.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at 12:31PM As part of the Asia's Hope Cambodia Christmas celebration, all the children from each of our homes in Cambodia went together to visit Angkor Wat in Siem Reap. These are the Prek Eng 2 kids having a good time at the celebration.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at 12:30PM As part of the Asia's Hope Cambodia Christmas celebration, all the children from each of our homes in Cambodia went together to visit Angkor Wat in Siem Reap. These are the Prek Eng 3 kids having a good time at the celebration.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at 12:29PM As part of the Asia's Hope Cambodia Christmas celebration, all the children from each of our homes in Cambodia went together to visit Angkor Wat in Siem Reap. These are the Prek Eng 4 kids having a good time at the celebration.
The Hunsader family, sponsors of Prek Eng 4 & 5, were fortunate enough to be able to spend Christmas season with their Cambodian families, as well!
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at 12:28PM As part of the Asia's Hope Cambodia Christmas celebration, all the children from each of our homes in Cambodia went together to visit Angkor Wat in Siem Reap. These are the Prek Eng 5 kids having a good time at the celebration.
The Hunsader family, sponsors of Prek Eng 4 & 5, were fortunate enough to be able to spend Christmas season with their Cambodian families, as well!
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at 12:25PM 
The little kids playing with some balloons.
New shirt!
Where there's a campfire, there will be boys sitting around it.
Food preparation.
Laying down for a post-meal nap.
Playing a game that translates roughly as "climbing a greased bamboo trunk for money."
Christmas dance.
More presents!
Need a break from the sun!
Handing out candy canes.
Part of a Christmas play.
