Stories of Hope & Help

In this episode, Daniel Jones tells us about an exciting event that is just 5 weeks away. A number of teens and young adults are already registered, but there are still 10-15 openings still available. To register, click here: https://register.orhus.org/summit-reg/register     THE SUMMIT IS A UNIQUE YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULT MISSION CONFERENCE!   God had only one Son; He was a missionary and a physician.... In this service, I hope to live; in it, I wish to die. -  Dr. David Livingstone   JUNE 4-6, 2026 OPERATION RENEWED HOPE MEDICAL MISSION SUMMIT 26 _______________________   Meet dedicated non-medical servants ENGAGING in support of evangelistic medical missions. Meet convinced traditional missionaries ENGAGING in evangelistic medical ministry. Meet surrendered medical professionals ENGAGING in evangelistic medical missions. Be touched by God's call to world missions. Be opened to God's leading in your life. The opportunities are endless for ENGAGING with and in medical missions around the world.   14 year-old to Young Adults Cost will be $200 per person.     For more information, click here: https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Medical-Mission-Summit-26.html?soid=1134023763267&aid=z6EeEX7r0eY      

Picture this: a medic in a remote region of the world is trying to help a patient. But the patient's problem is beyond the medic's education and experience. What should this nurse or doctor do? Operation Renewed Hope has developed an answer: using the StarLink system (or a regular internet connection), we are connecting medics with specialists in real time. Those specialists can ask the patient questions with the help of the nurse or doctor. The specialist's diagnosis is then shared with a doctor of record in the patient's country for ongoing treatment. As you can see, this is an astounding, pioneer work. Listen to this interview with Jan Milton to learn more about the ORH TeleMed project. The interview begins with Jan's explanation of our recent work in Jamaica after the devastation of Hurricane Melissa. For more information, click here: https://myemail.constantcontact.com/JAMAICA-AND-KERRVILLE.html?soid=1134023763267&aid=t4UgLtcxA1A and here https://myemail.constantcontact.com/JAMAICA-AND-SRI-LANKA.html?soid=1134023763267&aid=qz-LZ6pMwXI        

Daniel Jones gives us an exciting report about the recent mission trip to Panama. For more details, please click here: https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Panama-2026-.html?soid=1134023763267&aid=0DdZKPAa5Kc  

In this episode, Jan Milton recalls the way that Operation Renewed Hope began to conduct medical mission clinics, starting in Panama. For more information about this episode, please click here: https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Panama-2026-.html?soid=1134023763267&aid=0DdZKPAa5Kc    

Jan Milton tells us about the response of Operation Renewed Hope in Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa.   For more information, see https://myemail.constantcontact.com/JAMAICA-AND-KERRVILLE.html?soid=1134023763267&aid=t4UgLtcxA1A   Pastor Oral Anderson has been a rich blessing to the people of all the area around Montego Bay, Jamaica. He has worked very hard with families to provide building materials through the financial support of ORH. Currently, he is compiling needs of people in Jamaica.   It is so easy to see Jamaica for its tourism and to believe all benefit from this. The truth is that Jamaica is predominately made of working people getting by, day by day. Brother Anderson has proven himself faithful to help because these people have lost much. Pray for him. ORH asked him to help a village with the Christmas season, and ORH would provide the funds to do the ministry to the village.  

In this episode, Jim Childress tells us more about the way the Lord has worked to spread the gospel in Panama. We think you will enjoy these stories of the way that he has partnered with Operation Renewed Hope across these decades. Question to answer as you listen to this broadcast: What is the most unusual way you have ever heard of raising money to help a church? Jim's story may move to the top of your list!   For more information about this episode, see https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Panama-2026-.html?soid=1134023763267&aid=0DdZKPAa5Kc  

Jim Childress tells us a funny story along with a story about a child in a life-threatening situation. Even on medical mission trips, some of our doctors make house calls! He reminds us about how the gospel has been proclaimed in Panama and new churches have been planted as a result. For more information about this episode, see https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Panama-2026-.html?soid=1134023763267&aid=0DdZKPAa5Kc  

We continue our conversation with missionary Jim Childress. Across the years he has worked with Operation Renewed Hope to conduct a number of medical mission clinics to help convey the gospel in many villages.   For more information, watch for our updates at https://orhactivenow.blogspot.com/2021/12/choose-date-of-current-information-you.html?m=1  

In this episode, we enjoy a conversation with missionary Jim Childress who has served the Lord for 47 years in Panama. He hosted the first Operation Renewed Hope medical mission clinic in 1992 and has been our host for a number of clinics in Panama. Watch the ORH updates here for more information soon: https://orhactivenow.blogspot.com/2021/12/choose-date-of-current-information-you.html?m=1  

In this New Year, Daniel Jones tells us about a recent mission trip to Uganda and a trip to Panama beginning in the second week of January. As we will hear, the trip to Panama takes us back to where it all began for Operation Renewed Hope. Thirty-five years later, the churches we have assisted have helped to to plant new churches along the coast of Panama and into the interior.   For more about the recent trip to Uganda (and updates on our disaster relief efforts in Jamaica) please click here: https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Melissa---Thankfulness-.html?soid=1134023763267&aid=o3R4mk2UDTQ  

Buddy Fitzgerald tells us about ORH medical mission trips including some treacherous trips down one of the most dangerous roads in the world. This was an essential trip to transport medicine down to a remote area of the jungle where the medical clinics would be held.  

In this edition of Stories of Hope and Help, Buddy Fitzgerald tells us how the Lord has used ORH mission trips to help him plant churches and encourage existing churches in Peru.

In this episode, Missionay Buddy Fitzgerald tells us about the Lord's work in the area where he serves in Puerto Maldonado, Peru. Operation Renewed Hope has been privileged to conduct a number of medical mission trips with Brother Fitzgerald in this region. For more information about this episode, see https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Bolivia--Peru--2025-Boot-Camp.html?soid=1134023763267&aid=X10Sij3WQe4   To learn more about how you can help, please see https://www.operationrenewedhope.org/ You can review a list of our most current efforts here: https://orhactivenow.blogspot.com/2021/12/choose-date-of-current-information-you.html    

In this special Thanksgiving episode, Jan Milton reminds us of why we ought to give thanks to the Lord. We think you will enjoy these stories from past efforts by Operation Renewed Hope.

In this episode, Jan Milton gives us an update on the Operation Renewed Hope disaster relief efforts in Jamaica after the devastation of Hurricane Melissa. Click here to read the update and see videos from Pastor Cummings and Pastor Winston Nathan on the scene in Jamaica. https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Melissa---Sea-Hope-delivers-food-for-hardest-hit-area-.html?soid=1134023763267&aid=505Pdz1FZpc The circumstances in Jamaica are very difficult for the churches and people. Melissa created a path of destruction from which the average Jamaican might need years to recover.   One of ORH's best partners is Captain Buddy Puryear. He and his ministry Sea Hope has been faithful to be ready for every challenge. He and his volunteer crews deliver needed supplies during disaster and non-disaster situations Although many were attempting to deliver relief to the Jamaican people, Captain Puryear was doing so. From Puerto Rico, the Sea Hope sailed with 40,000+ pounds of cargo. Twelve thousand pounds of this cargo was for ORH to be delivered to Pastor Stan Cummings of Bayshore Baptist Church just outside of Kingston.  

For more about this episode, see https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Mellissa-Relief-Arrives-.html?soid=1134023763267&aid=yQI7s9YN6PY   Thank God good people do great works. Hearts with Hands, Dr. Greg Lintz, has demonstrated great works for many years. By faith, ORH was privileged to join with Hearts with Hands by paying $20,000 of the $38,000 flight cost to deliver the cargo of 44,000 pounds. Pastor Gregory Watson, Pastor Ben Jackson, Pastor Oral Anderson, and Pastor David Pryce are designated to receive the cargo. Three have received their cargo; however, at the time of this update, Pastor Watson cannot be contacted. ORH always prizes those who agree to work through our plans  and support. Thank God for Pastor Pryce who donated his church storage space for housing, staging, an distribution. Pastor Oral Anderson has worked tirelessly getting ready to receive the donation at Montego Bay's Sangster International. Brother Lintz said that our cargo plane was the first to land with supplies. Thank God for A.J James who fought patiently to obtain clearance to fly into Jamaica to work there for ORH. Also, ORH is thankful to Kevin McCoy who flew in with the 737-cargo plane for ORH and was held in customs for three hours. Pray ORH has funds to express appreciation for all's willingness to labor in love. Much is left to be done. Pray all will go well as we take the Gospel to hundreds of people. For more information see https://myemail.constantcontact.com/HURRICANE-MELISSA-STRIKES-.html?soid=1134023763267&aid=YKZW4SxdAgA  

In this episode, Jan Milton describes how Operation Renewed Hope began to plan three days in advance of Hurricane Melissa. Then, as soon as ports and airports began to open up, we were ready to send relief supplies. Food, clean-up supplies and construction materials are essential at this time. For more information, see https://myemail.constantcontact.com/HURRICANE-MELISSA-STRIKES-.html?soid=1134023763267&aid=YKZW4SxdAgA Click here for the video of the destroyed highway mentioned in the broadcast https://vimeo.com/1132622617          

Hurricane Melissa reached the theoretical limits of how powerful a storm can be on planet Earth. A major hurricane with 185 mph sustained winds, Melissa struck the island nation of Jamaica on October 27, 2025. The outlying tropical storm winds also flooded the western peninsula of Haiti and parts of the Dominican Republic. In this episode, Jan Milton tells us about the coordinated relief efforts of Operation Renewed Hope and our partner organizations. We are working on providing relief to Jamaica, Haiti and the Dominican Republic. In the next episode, we will share more about this situation. For more information about this episode, please click here: https://myemail.constantcontact.com/HURRICANE-MELISSA-STRIKES-.html?soid=1134023763267&aid=YKZW4SxdAgA At this link, you can see a video of how the storm tore away parts of a coastal highway: https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/1132622617   To learn more about the relief efforts of Operation Renewed Hope, please click here: https://www.operationrenewedhope.org/        

In this edition of Stories of Hope and Help, team members tell us about their experiences from ORH Boot Camp to the field in Guyana, We think you will enjoy hearing these teens testify about what the Lord is doing through them.

In this episode, we hear from James and Rachel as they tell us how the Lord taught them that He is "able to do exceeding abundantly above all we ask or think" (Ephesians 3:19-21). They sacrificed time and money to join the ORH medical mission team to Guyana. Listen to their testimonies of how the Lord blessed them through joining this team.

In this episode, we learn that ORH is finding more folks who have suffered serious loss during the July 2025 flooding in Texas. Yet, by gospel grace, we are able to share the greatest news of all with them. Jan Milton reports on the way that ORH has learned about more survivors by talking with other organizations.

How is it possible for Operation Renewed Hope to conduct medical mission clinics in remote regions of the world with the full cooperation of  each nation's government? And once the national government agrees, how do we work with local officials?  In this episode, Mike Kinnon tells us about his ministry with ORH. Trained as a civil engineer with years of experiences in logistics, Mike is the first member of the ORH team to arrive on the proposed site of the clinic -- months in advance.  We think you will enjoy hearing his stories of how Operation Renewed Hope is able to give hope and help through the grace of Jesus Christ. Perhaps you know missionaries who would be interested in hosting a medical missions trip. If so, please share this episode with them. You can learn more here: https://www.operationrenewedhope.org/medical-mission

Pastor Thierbach continues to find people who have been devastated by the flood on the Guadalupe River in Texas. Here are their stories. In this episode, we hear the report of a woman who was away during the flood. Yet when she returned, she discovered that her father had passed away in their house. After a diligent search of the riverbank, the found the body of her stepmother. In times like these, we all need God's grace that is available to all through the good news of Jesus Christ.   For more about this episode, please see https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Kerrville--TX-Families-Still-in-Need.html?soid=1134023763267&aid=pX8V0HTXxm8 and https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Texas-Guadalupe-River-Families-Helped.html?soid=1134023763267&aid=VAdrpSa0ZGs    

God's  amazing grace is on display in this episode of Stories of Hope and Help. Jan Milton brings us up to speed on the recent relief efforts of Operation Renewed Hope. A believer praises the Lord for saving his life: "Greg Adkins was awakened by popping noises and flashes of light. He went to the front door and upon opening saw a power pole with transformer fall and explode when it hit the water. In just a few minutes the water had gotten to the top of his truck tires ... For more information on this episode, please see https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Kerrville--TX-Families-Still-in-Need.html?soid=1134023763267&aid=pX8V0HTXxm8 and https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Texas-Guadalupe-River-Families-Helped.html?soid=1134023763267&aid=VAdrpSa0ZGs  

Christy Holshouser ministers on a trip to Bolivia   In this episode of Stories of Hope and Help, Christy Holshouser tells us about what motivated her to invest her time in so many ORH medical mission trips. We think you will enjoy hearing how God's grace has worked in her life. To learn more about our recent medical mission trips, please click here: https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Bolivia--Peru--2025-Boot-Camp.html?soid=1134023763267&aid=X10Sij3WQe4      

(Pictured above is the first church service of a church planted as the result of an Operation Renewed Hope medical clinic working with Missionary Kenneth Ellzey) Pastor and Missionary Kenneth Ellzey tells us more stories of hope and help in Bolivia. He describes how the Lord has worked through the three ORH medical mission clinics conducted there in his area of Bolivia.   For more information about this episode, please see these updates: https://myemail.constantcontact.com/ORH---Bolivia--Maui--Vermont.html?soid=1134023763267&aid=hkEEWQe-3h8 and the first service for the new church planted as a result of the clinic https://myemail.constantcontact.com/ORH---Bolivia--Tajikistan--Maui.html?soid=1134023763267&aid=fQFdifsf2wI and  https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Bolivia--Peru--2025-Boot-Camp.html?soid=1134023763267&aid=X10Sij3WQe4 To learn more about Operation Renewed Hope, click here https://www.operationrenewedhope.org/

  As 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 reminds us, the Lord can use believers' trials to help them help others! We think you will enjoy listening to this remarkable story of hope and help. As Pastor Ellzey reminds us, the Lord can demonstrate His amazing, sufficient grace even when we face the painful thorns of life (2 Corinthians 12:1-10). For more information about this episode, please see these updates: https://myemail.constantcontact.com/ORH---Bolivia--Maui--Vermont.html?soid=1134023763267&aid=hkEEWQe-3h8 and the first service for the new church planted as a result of the clinic https://myemail.constantcontact.com/ORH---Bolivia--Tajikistan--Maui.html?soid=1134023763267&aid=fQFdifsf2wI and  https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Bolivia--Peru--2025-Boot-Camp.html?soid=1134023763267&aid=X10Sij3WQe4 To learn more about Operation Renewed Hope, click here https://www.operationrenewedhope.org/

In this episode, we learn how the Lord led Kenneth Ellzey -- through significant trials -- to become a missionary in Bolivia. At ORH, we count it a privilege to be colaborers with Brother Ellzey. As you will hear in this podcast (and the next two), the Lord has given us a unique relationship that we have learned to treasure. Through our combined efforts, we have seen how the Lord has produced fruit for His glory in Bolivia. We see this as a direct application of Colossians 1:5-6 "For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel;  Which is come unto you, as it is in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth also in you, since the day ye heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth: For more information about this episode, please see these updates: https://myemail.constantcontact.com/ORH---Bolivia--Maui--Vermont.html?soid=1134023763267&aid=hkEEWQe-3h8 and the first service for the new church planted as a result of the clinic https://myemail.constantcontact.com/ORH---Bolivia--Tajikistan--Maui.html?soid=1134023763267&aid=fQFdifsf2wI and  https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Bolivia--Peru--2025-Boot-Camp.html?soid=1134023763267&aid=X10Sij3WQe4 To learn more about Operation Renewed Hope, click here https://www.operationrenewedhope.org/    

Bolivia In this episode, Daniel Jones reminds us that the Lord is in charge of this ministry. We had orginally planned to serve in a different country, but the plans fell through. But Missionary Kenneth Ellzey had appealed for ORH to return to minister in Bolivia, and it turned out that this is exactly what the Lord wanted us to do. We think you will enjoy this interview with Daniel Jones as he tells us how the Lord worked in Bolivia. He also introduces us to Kenneth Ellzey, and we will hear Brother Ellzey's testimonies about Bolivia in the next three podcasts. For more information about this episode, please click here: https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Bolivia--Peru--2025-Boot-Camp.html?soid=1134023763267&aid=X10Sij3WQe4   For more information about Operation Renewed Hope, please click here: https://www.operationrenewedhope.org/  

Here are more stories unfolding from the devastating flood in Kerrville, Texas in early July 2025. This episode includes stories from Texas, Myanmar and Israel. For more information about this episode, please click one of the links below https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Kerrville--TX-Families-Still-in-Need.html?soid=1134023763267&aid=pX8V0HTXxm8 and https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Texas-Guadalupe-River-Families-Helped.html?soid=1134023763267&aid=VAdrpSa0ZGs Jan Milton also describes the ministry of Sea Hope. To learn more about Sea Hope, click here: https://myemail.constantcontact.com/ORH---Sea-Hope--Cuba--Turkey.html?soid=1134023763267&aid=61Qr6mdervE     To learn more about Operation Renewed Hope, please click here https://www.operationrenewedhope.org/    

  In this episode, Jan Milton and Gordon Dickson discuss the stories coming out of the recent devastating flooding in Texas and the recent ORH medical mission trip to Bolivia. For more information about this episode, please click here: https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Kerrville-and-Myanmar-work-becomes-stronger.html?soid=1134023763267&aid=8UenetZUzZc   and here: https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Bolivia--Peru--2025-Boot-Camp.html?soid=1134023763267&aid=X10Sij3WQe4     To learn more about Operation Renewed Hope, please click here: https://www.operationrenewedhope.org/     When searching for families, there is success and failure. In time, more and more people will begin to return, and contacts will increase. Even though some families have relocated temporarily, Pastor Thierbach has managed to make good contacts   With each contact, there is always the opportunity to give the Gospel. Pastor Thierbach in a phone conversation related that Michael Smith prayed to be saved. It is always wonderful when people receive the Lord through Biblical good works.  

Ken and Cindy Colliers' story: While yet dark in the early morning hours of the 4th of July, Ken and Cindy were awakened by the sound of "something" hitting their home in Hunt, Texas. They couldn't imagine what was hitting their house with such fierceness. As they got oriented in the dark they realized that their house was actually moving, floating away from their property and striking debris as it rushed along with flood waters till the house struck a tree and water tower down stream. At that point rescuers on ATV's got to them and moved them to safety."   The work of Operation Renewed Hope continues in Kerrville, TX after the disastrous flooding in the area.   For more on this podcast, please see https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Kerrville-and-Myanmar-work-becomes-stronger.html?soid=1134023763267&aid=8UenetZUzZc      

In this episode (recorded while walking in Washington, D.C.) Evangelist Byron Foxx tells us about his experiences working with Operation Renewed Hope.

Ken Higgins is an optical specialist and a veteran of numerous Operation Renewed Hope Mission trips. We think you will enjoy this episode of Stories of Hope and Help as we discover what motivates someone to sacrifice time to join one of our medical mission teams. For more on this episode, click here: https://myemail.constantcontact.com/God-shows-Himself-Strong-.html?soid=1134023763267&aid=V4ahbBjhlQo  

God is bringing the Kerrville situation into a manageable effort. ORH is thankful that there are good churches with evangelistic hearts as well as good ministries with which to partner.   Will Cover - Arise Baptist Church, Houston Matt Green - New Life Baptist, San Antonio, TX Ed Thierbach - Ranchero Drive Baptist, Kerrville. TX Alan Jenkins - Nehemiah's Network, Cleveland, OH Greg Lintz - Hearts with Hands. Asheville, NC For more information, click here: https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Kerrville--TX-Work-Begins.html?soid=1134023763267&aid=zXoF55Ce7Q8     Ranchero Drive Baptist Church has made their church a distribution center to help the people exposed to the flood waters. ORH has placed two 40' MOBILE MINI storage containers on the church property. Pastor Thierbach has obtained a fork-lift and pallet jack which will make it possible

On July 4, 2025 a violent flash flood crashed through the Guadalupe River valley in Kerr county, Texas. The flood waters rose more than 26 feet. One official reported that the area received so much rainfall that the same amount of water that would ordinarily go over Niagra Falls in a month and a half crashed through that narrow river valley in just 24 hours. Ultimately 21 counties were affected. At this writing, the death toll stands at 120 people Iincluding many children) with about 173 unaccounted for. Please pray for the churches and volunteers that will be working with Operation Renewed Hope and Nehemiah's Network to respond to this disaster. For more information and videos about this podcast, please click here: https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Kerrville--TX.html?soid=1134023763267&aid=633cWA1UddA   To watch for upcoming updates, click here: https://orhactivenow.blogspot.com/2021/12/choose-date-of-current-information-you.html?m=1    

Why do so many doctors and nurses sacrifice so much to join Operation Renewed Hope medical mission trips? In this interview Jennifer Schilling tells us what has motivated her to travel all over the world with ORH.

This is the last of a three part series describing the remarkable ORH mission trip to northeast Uganda. Serving the people who live near the border of South Sudan required arduous travel. But as you will hear, those who invested in the trip were richly rewarded with the knowledge that they were able to offer genuine hope and help.   For more, see https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Grace-in-Disaster-.html?soid=1134023763267&aid=Iwfkj8FVqQk   In 2023, missionary, Joe Risinger, contacted ORH about coming to his mission field of northwestern Uganda. Brother Risinger and his family are with Baptist World Mission in Decatur, AL. His board was gracious to recommend ORH for the purpose of reaching his field for Christ.   Brother Risinger wrote the following report about the ORH clinic.   "We praise God for the tremendous opportunity to host ORH in the West Nile region of Uganda for the very first time! It was such a blessing to see the team in practice, and see the love each team member showed to our local people. We prayed for fruit from this work, and got to see a total of 13 make the decision to put their faith in Christ! Most of these were Muslim; what a breakthrough! God has been good to us to provide ORH as a valuable partner in this work of advancing the gospel. Joe Risinger"   Such kind words are always refreshing. It has always been the purpose of ORH to fulfill our motto of "Touching the Heart...Reaching the Soul." If we help the body only, we fail the Gospel which heals the soul. We must touch the heart by the mercies of God and reach the soul with the Gospel of Christ.   Thank you, Baptist World Mission, Brother Risinger, and those who comprised the medical team. Thank all who give for the furtherance of the Gospel.

Missionary Joe Risinger continues to describe the remarkable ORH medical mission trip to help those who needed medical care in northeast Uganda, near the border with South Sudan.   https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Grace-in-Disaster-.html?soid=1134023763267&aid=Iwfkj8FVqQk   In 2023, missionary, Joe Risinger, contacted ORH about coming to his mission field of northwestern Uganda. Brother Risinger and his family are with Baptist World Mission in Decatur, AL. His board was gracious to recommend ORH for the purpose of reaching his field for Christ.   Brother Risinger wrote the following report about the ORH clinic.   "We praise God for the tremendous opportunity to host ORH in the West Nile region of Uganda for the very first time! It was such a blessing to see the team in practice, and see the love each team member showed to our local people. We prayed for fruit from this work, and got to see a total of 13 make the decision to put their faith in Christ! Most of these were Muslim; what a breakthrough! God has been good to us to provide ORH as a valuable partner in this work of advancing the gospel. Joe Risinger"   Such kind words are always refreshing. It has always been the purpose of ORH to fulfill our motto of "Touching the Heart...Reaching the Soul." If we help the body only, we fail the Gospel which heals the soul. We must touch the heart by the mercies of God and reach the soul with the Gospel of Christ.   Thank you, Baptist World Mission, Brother Risinger, and those who comprised the medical team. Thank all who give for the furtherance of the Gospel.

Missionary Joe Risinger tells us about the ORH medical mission trip to northwest Uganda, near the border with South Sudan.   To learn more about this episode, please click here: https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Grace-in-Disaster-.html?soid=1134023763267&aid=Iwfkj8FVqQk   In 2023, missionary, Joe Risinger, contacted ORH about coming to his mission field of northwestern Uganda. Brother Risinger and his family are with Baptist World Mission in Decatur, AL. His board was gracious to recommend ORH for the purpose of reaching his field for Christ.   Brother Risinger wrote the following report about the ORH clinic.   "We praise God for the tremendous opportunity to host ORH in the West Nile region of Uganda for the very first time! It was such a blessing to see the team in practice, and see the love each team member showed to our local people. We prayed for fruit from this work, and got to see a total of 13 make the decision to put their faith in Christ! Most of these were Muslim; what a breakthrough! God has been good to us to provide ORH as a valuable partner in this work of advancing the gospel.  Sincerely, Joe Risinger   Such kind words are always refreshing. It has always been the purpose of ORH to fulfill our motto of "Touching the Heart...Reaching the Soul." If we help the body only, we fail the Gospel which heals the soul. We must touch the heart by the mercies of God and reach the soul with the Gospel of Christ.   Thank you, Baptist World Mission, Brother Risinger, and those who comprised the medical team. Thank all who give for the furtherance of the Gospel.

In this interview, Pastor Griffis tells us about his experiences during our medical missions trip to Guyana.

Would you like to learn how the Lord could use you on a short term mission trip in some distant part of the world? If so, we think you will enjoy this report from Daniel Jones. The Lord did remarkable things for our medical team in Guyana as we shared the good news of the gospel of Christ.

If you threw your energies into helping with a medical missions trip, what would you expect to happen? In this episode, Daniel Jones tells us about the ORH mission trip to an area in Bolvia where medical help was hard to find.     To learn more, visit www.operationrenewedhope.org  

Daniel Jones describes the planning for a hard to reach area in Bolivia as the team prepares for the trip. We think you will enjoy listening to the way a team comes together. To learn more, visit www.operationrenewedhope.org  

This episode was recorded in June 2024 at the ORH Boot Camp. The teens tell us what they have learned about themselves as they prepare to join an ORH medical mission team headed for British Guyana.

On the last day of the Operation Renewed Hope Boot Camp, two groups of team members take on an orienteering challenge concluded by a helicopter evacuation. In this interview, Stephen Powers gives us the details behind these interesting challenges.  

Have you ever thought about what it would be like to join a medical mission team to travel to a distant part of the world? In this episode, Kandis and Heather (two nurses who travel with ORH) describe our medical mission trips. To learn more about our current plans for upcoming mission trips, please visit the Operation Renewed Hope website    To learn about our most current efforts, click here: https://orhactivenow.blogspot.com/2021/12/choose-date-of-current-information-you.html Operation Renewed Hope provides the opportunity for medical professionals, laborers, and teens to serve God via worldwide medical missions. ​ We travel to destinations around the world to provide relief to those in need via multi-day medical clinics staffed by volunteer medical professionals and skilled / unskilled laborers. If you would like to volunteer to travel with us, please click here: https://www.operationrenewedhope.org/volunteer Operation Renewed Hope is a Christ-centered agency dedicated to sharing the gospel at home and abroad. ORH provides relief worldwide to those in need through medical efforts, re-construction, equipment supply, relief teams. and desperately needed relief supplies. ORH works with local leaders and churches to provide those in need.  

Dr. Jan Milton brings us up to date on the work of Operation Renewed Hope to send relief supplies to gospel-preaching churches in Myanmar. This report is being issued two weeks after the devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake. Ast you will hear in this podcast, there have been many serious aftershocks. One of the relief teams experienced a magnitude 4.7 earthquake, even as they were delivering relief supplies to those who have already suffered so much. Please pray for our continuing efforts in Myanmar. To see the pictures and reports mentioned in this podcast, see the April 12, 2025 update located here: https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Myanmar-Earthquake.html?soid=1134023763267&aid=WxILdZPCIvE Here is an excerpt: ORH always seeks to help God's people recover from hardship and also to help the lost in time of hardship. Pastor Timothy has sent us further information on David Mang's church situation. Please read his assessment of the church needs.   "Dear Jan, I am reporting to you David' Mang's Building in Mandalay. We are working on it.   Pastor David Mang's three-story building in Mandalay was affected by the recent earthquake. The ground floor serves as the residence for the Mang family. The first floor is used as a worship center for the congregation, while the top floor serves multiple purposes, including Sunday school classes, Bible study sessions, and as a refreshment area.   The building's four main pillars have sustained significant damage — they are cracked and partially broken, posing a serious safety risk. These pillars urgently need to be repaired and reinforced with iron supports. I have attached some photos showing the current condition. Timothy"   ORH is going to meet the church need of $8000 to repair the damage to the columns of the church building. Pray for the other churches that are damaged and also pray for the need for food supplies. Many are without money to purchase what is needed. For continuing updates, please click here: https://orhactivenow.blogspot.com/2021/12/choose-date-of-current-information-you.html?m=1  

During the ORH Boot Camp, we asked some of the teens and staff what they were learning and how their training would be used on the mission field during upcoming medical mission trips.

On March 28, 2025, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Myanmar. At this writing, more than 3100 people are known to be dead with many more missing. Undoubtedly, hundreds are trapped beneath the rubble of the widespread devastation. This terrible tragedy is compounded by the reality that Myanmar has suffered through a civil war since 2021. In this interview, Jan Milton and Gordon Dickson discuss the news we are receiving and the way that gospel-preaching churches are responding. Operation Renewed Hope is delighted to be able to help these pastors as they seek to take food and water to the hardest hit areas.   For more information, please click on the ORH April 5, 2025 update located here: https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Ukraine-and-Myanmar.html?soid=1134023763267&aid=uTb8dph8Ya0     For more information about Operation Renewed Hope, including upcoming mission trips, please click here: https://www.operationrenewedhope.org/