Orphan Helpers

03/22/2024

Orphan Helpers in now Counteract International! Please take a moment to like and follow our new page to continue being a part of this incredible journey. Your support means the world to us!

03/21/2024

With deep sadness, we share that Edelmira Bejarano went home to be with the Lord yesterday afternoon. Her sudden passing leaves us with a profound sense of loss.

Edelmira was a valued member of our team for more than 22 years. She began serving faithfully as a volunteer with Orphan Helpers in June 2001 at the Rosa Virginia Pelletier center that housed more than 400 girls from very tough backgrounds and situations. Edelmira even took her nine-year-old son with her when she visited the girls.

“I ran a little candy shop business during the day. When my son came home from school, we would eat and then go to Rosa Virginia in the evenings around 5:00pm and stay until 7:00pm,” Edelmira recalled in 2021. “When we could afford it, we would ride the bus four miles to get to the center. Buses weren’t running later at night, though, so we would walk home, even in the storms. We would be scared walking at night, but we would sing praise songs to God and to ask for his protection along the way.”

In July 2003, Edelmira began full-time employment with Orphan Helpers, impacting many young lives over the next two decades. At the time of her passing, she continued to serve at the CISNA center where boys are placed for their own safety.

“This journey has had its ups and downs, but God has not abandoned me. He has trained and prepared me in many ways I never thought possible,” Edelmira reflected a few years ago. “Now, here I am 20 years later. I will be here, always striving for the best ways to teach and lead, until God tells me ‘enough’ because serving my Lord and God is my privilege.”

While we take comfort in knowing that she is now in the arms of God, we will miss her more than words can express. Please keep her children and grandchildren in your thoughts as they go through this difficult time.

03/20/2024

🎉 Today marks an exciting new chapter in our mission! 🌟

After 24 years of serving children and youth as Orphan Helpers, we're thrilled to announce our new name: Counteract International!

This change reflects the expanding impact of your generosity in the lives of incarcerated and recently released youth in Central America. With your support, youth are overcoming and succeeding despite significant adversities – violence, gangs, poverty, unemployment, incarceration, family breakdown, limited education, and migration pressures.

THANK YOU to all our followers for your commitment to this cause. Please take a moment to like and follow our new page (facebook.com/counteractorg) to continue being a part of this incredible journey. Your support means the world to us!

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03/18/2024

The big reveal happens THIS WEEK! We're excited to step into this new era with you. Keep an eye out! 👀

03/15/2024

We're less than one week away from a BIG announcement! As we prepare for an exciting development in the life of our organization, we're looking back at the journey of growth and achievements over the past 24 years. Thank you for being part of our story. 🌟

03/14/2024

Outstanding young men and women from our released youth network have received essentials for their final year of high school. Edy, Genesis and Greysi plan to graduate and pursue higher education. With their demonstrated diligence and ambition, supported by our in-country staff and fellow network members, we are confident in their success.

03/12/2024

From visiting juvenile centers to joining a neighborhood service project, participants of a recent Vision Trip to Honduras witnessed the resilience of youth facing generational poverty and incarceration. Consider joining a future Vision Trip to be part of this life-changing mission. For more info, reach out to Ron Goodman via email: [email protected].

03/11/2024

Our coaches are continuously rejuvenated in their work when they see the impact it has on the young people they interact with. Here, Coach Vanessa in Honduras poses with a young woman whose joy has been restored and whose love for learning has been ignited.

03/05/2024

We have BIG news coming soon! Stay tuned for an exciting announcement later this month!

02/19/2024

As our teams plan how best to serve youth in Central America, we regularly ask God to guide our steps. Join us in praying for the young men and women as they go through significant life transformations.

02/06/2024