About Us

Past Partnerships

Our Nicaragua and Philippine homes, established over our first ten years, remain the focus of our current ministry. Along the way, God has used Arms of Love in other countries and in partnership with other ministries. Our goal is to support and encourage ministries that share our heart for the most vulnerable children of the world.

We have been privileged to work in the following countries over our first ten years of ministry.

Mexico

Arms of Love provided initial start up support to the Victory Center in Morelia Mexico. The Victory Center is a ministry to street girls that was established by Sue Leak. They operated for several years as a long-term residential care home for girls who have been engaged in prostitution.

In 2008, the Victory Center transitioned to a community center to better serve the needs of the community as a whole. Through the community center, they are teaching English classes, offering job training programs, conducting Bible studies, and providing after school sports and activities for the local children. For more information, contact Sue Leak at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Senegal

Arms of Love operated a children’s home in Dakar, Senegal for several years. Due to increasing costs of running our children’s home in Dakar, we transitioned out of being directly engaged in Senegal early 2008.

Arms of Love continues in relationship with the Vineyard Community of Hope that is based in Thies (about two hours south of Dakar). This program was founded by Gilberth and Demaris Rowe Cordoba. They are wonderful people who really love the children they serve, which include resident children as well as outreaches to Talibe street children. The church recently purchased a property outside of Thies and has a vision for developing several children’s homes and a Christian school.

The current program in Senegal program is operated entirely by the Vineyard Community of Hope. For more information about this program, please contact George Claudio at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Brazil

Arms of Love spent several years working in partnership with the Grove City Vineyard and Project Amazon (PAZ, which is a church planting movement in the Amazon Basin of Brazil) to establish a children’s home in Castanhal, Brazil. Two children’s homes and a director’s home were built on the property known as Sitio Shalom.

Unfortunately, due to a change in government regulations, we were unable to receive children in Castanhal. We are now planning on donating this property to an organization working in Brazil that will use the site for a community center. Scott and Becky Joellenbeck, a couple from the Grove City Vineyard, oversaw the construction and development of this property. For the most recent and updated information regarding Sitio Shalom, please contact Scott and Becky at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).