About Children of Hope

Our Founder - Mission Statement - Ministry Principles - Board Members - Statement of Faith -  Financial Accountability -  Word from Our Executive Director - Our Roots           Children of Hope video now online Click below to view Children of Hope Video Requires Microsoft Video Player     Meets Physical Needs Millions of children wake up each morning with all the comforts of home. Unfortunately many families in Indonesia are waking up without a roof over their head, a bed to sleep in, clean water to drink or clothes to wear. They wonder what will they eat today? Who will help them? With you as a sponsor, Children of Hope can! Meets Educational Needs Without education children have little hope of ever breaking the cycle of poverty. Children spend their day working to help support their family. Who will make it possible for them to attend school and pay for the tuition, books, supplies and clothes they need? With you as a sponsor, Children of Hope can! Meets Emotional and Spiritual Needs Children of Hope understands that HOPE begins with two things: practical gifts (food & clothing etc) and the gift of God’s love expressed through your kindness.     How Can You Help? When you decide to sponsor a child for just $28 per month the funds are carefully managed. $26 - child support $ 1 - local care workers $ 1 - promotion With your donations, Children of Hope does not only provide physical support to children and families, but secures daily support workers in Indonesia to serve families in need. In Canada, Children of Hope is a VOLUNTEER based charity.     Our Founder      Kitt Morris was attending a Sunday Night missionary service at his church. Near the end of the presentation the Missionary mentioned the plight of young girls in Indonesia whose parents could not afford to send them to school. Many of these girls were sold into marriage, used and later abused. Often they ended up in prostitution or committing suicide.      That night Kitt could not get the missionaries words out of his mind. He prayed and said, “Lord I am just a small businessman who has never travel beyond Canada but if you want me to do something to help these children I am willing.” Through a series of events that were specific answers to Kitt’s prayers he knew that God wanted him to do what he could to give children hope. Within six months of committing himself, Kitt had visited Indonesia and begun giving hope to children. Upon returning home Kitt began sharing with who ever he could for just a few dollars a day people could change a child’s life.      At first he called his program Kitt’s Kids. Today Kitt’s Kids has become Children of Hope. It is now a vital part of Loads of Love a Humanitarian Aide Organization. Kitt’s dream has grown and now a team of people have joined him volunteering their time and skills to see children who are desperate need receive food, clothing, education and God’s love.   Missions Statement       Children of Hope exists to provide desperately needed physical, emotional, educational and spiritual support to exploited children world-wide.   Ministry Principles The following ministry principles guide everything Children of Hope does  at home or internationally.                Christ- Centered             Our motivation, values and direction come from our dependence upon   Christ.              Power of Partnership              Children of Hope is committed to working in partnership with local church leaders.  We equip them to meet the physical, emotional, educational and spiritual needs of each child and their family.              We believe that there are gifted local believers who can serve within their culture.  Working with local leaders provides a strong immediate presence that strengthens the care we give and the local community.               Encourage Sponsors              We recognize that financial support is only one aspect of the overall benefit we can offer.  We encourage sponsors to communicate with their child and to pray for them.  We treat each sponsor with respect and integrity.              Service Integrity              We set high standards of integrity and excellence.  We seek to continually improve the quality of our services.  We are open and transparent about what we do.              Respect for the Poor              Children of Hope believes that all people have dignity, regardless of their socio-economic status.   We express our respect by learning from them and developing meaningful relationships with those we help.              Value the Family             Children of Hope respects the impact families have in a child’s life.  We encourage the whole family and recognize that often the help we offer to a child can bring touch the whole family.    Board Members       Director of Loads of Love Executive Director   Dennis Pipke       Vice President Businessman Founder   Kitt Morris             Secretary-Treasurer  Board of Loads of Love   Rose Malott           Statement of Faith Word of God We believe that the Bible is the Word of God, fully inspired and without error in the original manuscripts, written under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. We believe it has supreme authority in all matters of faith and conduct. The Trinity We believe that there is one living and true God, eternally existing in three persons. These three persons are equal in every divine perfection and they execute distinct, but harmonious office in the work of creation, providence and redemption. God the Father We believe in God the Father, an infinite, personal spirit, perfect in holiness, wisdom, power and love. We believe that He concerns Himself mercifully with the affairs of humankind, that He hears and answers prayers, and that He saves from sin and death all who come to Him through Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ We believe in Jesus Christ, God's only begotten Son, conceived by the Holy Spirit. We believe in His virgin birth, sinless life, miracles, and teachings. We believe in His substitutionary atoning death, bodily resurrection, ascension into heaven, perpetual intercession for His people, and personal visible return to earth. The Holy Spirit We believe in the Holy Spirit who came forth from the Father and Son to convict the world of sin, righteousness and judgment, and to regenerate, sanctify and empower all who believe in Jesus Christ. We believe that the Holy Spirit dwells within every believer in Christ, and that He is an abiding help, teacher and guide. Regeneration We believe that all men are sinners by nature and by choice and are, therefore, under condemnation. We believe that those who repent of their sins and trust in Jesus Christ as Saviour are regenerated by the Holy Spirit. The Church We believe in the universal church, a living spiritual body of which Christ is the head and all regenerated persons are members. We believe in the local church, consisting of a company of believers in Jesus Christ, baptized on a credible profession of faith, and associated for worship, work and fellowship. We believe that God has laid upon the members of the local church the primary task of giving the Gospel of Jesus Christ to a lost world. Christian Conduct We believe that Christians should live for the glory of God and well-being of their neighbours; that their conduct should be blameless before the world; that they should be faithful stewards of their possessions, and that they should seek to realize for themselves and others the full stature of maturity in Christ. The Last Things We believe in the personal and visible return of the Lord Jesus Christ to earth and the establishment of His kingdom. We believe in the resurrection of the body, the final judgment, the eternal felicity of the righteous and the endless suffering of the wicked.   Financial Accountability Over the last few years, in Canada, non-profit organizations have been under greater scrutiny from watchdog agencies. Increased public awareness has led donors to research in greater depth the institutions they support.    Financial and ethical integrity has always stood at the very core of all Children o Hope practices.  We subscribe to and follow the high standards defined by the Canadian Council of Christian Charities.   We demonstrate and highly value accountability to our sponsors and donors. When you decide to sponsor a child with Children of Hope the $28 per month you give is carefully managed.  Less then 5% of your gift is used for promotional material and costs.  This means that you will not receive a constant stream of letters and promotion from us.  You will receive only the essential things.  This allows us to direct 95% of the funds to the care of the child.    Word from Our Executive Director     Dear Friend, What an amazing privilege it is for me to be direct a group of people who want to bring hope to desperately needy children around the world.   Nothing compares to knowing you have helped the helpless and given them new hope.  Thank you for your desire to share your life and resources with needy children through Children of Hope's child sponsorship program. This Web site is all about providing you with the information you need to make an informed decision concerning sponsorship. If you cannot find the information you want on this web site, please call us toll free at 1.866.855.4673, Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m CST., or click here to send us an e-mail. We are always happy to help you in any way we can. We pray that sponsorship through Children of Hope will be a meaningful long-term experience for you. We assure you it will have a momentous impact on the life of a child.   Our Roots                          Who would have guessed that a business man who became a Picture Christian later in life would be used by God to start an organization  which would help children in desperate need?  Especially if you add to the equation the fact this guy had never gone outside his    Canadian province and never traveled east of Toronto. But that is what makes this story of Kitt Morris and the creation of Children of Hope so amazing.  Kitt Morris had become a follower of Christ after years of hard living.  And when he become a Christian he followed Christ with the same passion he had in pursuing selfish pleasures.     Kitt Morris         The vision was born at Sunday Night missionary service.  The evening message had been focused on church planting and evangelism.   As the missionary was concluding his comments he mentioned the plight of young girls in Indonesia whose parents could not afford to send them to school.  Many of these girls were sold in marriage or they end up on the streets.   Often those girls who were sold in marriage were used and abused or put out of the home.     When the service was over the missionary’s words kept going over and over in Kitts mind.  He stayed up that night to pray.  He did not find peace until he prayed and said, “Lord if you want me to do something about it, I am willing!” Then Kitt prayed that God would show him that if he was to do respond God’s call God would help guide and provide.  Within a day $10,000.00 was given to help him.   So Kitt who had never left Ontario, contacted the missionary.  He shared with him what he felt God had called him to do.   The missionary invited him to come to Indonesia in order to see the need first hand and meet with people who could help bring hope to needy children.  Within six months of having felt he had to do something Kitt had visited Indonesia.  He saw the need first hand and developed a partnership with several local church leaders.    The need was so very immense!   His biggest challenge in front of him was not to find children to help but to find sponsors? Over the next four years Kitt told everyone he could about the need and invited them to help him care for the kids.  The response was limited.  The total number of kids helped was growing too slowly for Kitt.   He longed to see the thousands and thousands of kids who desperately needed help receive the gift of hope.   Working alone with just word of mouth promotion and few pictures of kids who needed help was just not enough.  So in order to help more children, Kitt reached out to Loads of Love for assistance.   In 2005 an executive formed and a volunteer team came together.   The name was changed from Kitt’s Kids to Children of Hope.     Children of Hope is scheduled to launch in April 2006.  The wonderful thing is all the kids cared for under Kitt’s Kids will continue to be cared for but the potential of helping thousands more is truly very real.