Trips
Showers of Hope
By Rebecca Dorris, Associate of Short-Term Trips at Show Hope Every week I am privileged to see showers of hope poured out over the precious children under care at Show Hope’s Care Centers in China. Many years ago, I became aware of the Care Centers’ ongoing need for medical supplies that are hard to purchase…
Read MoreHow Grief Gives Rise to Hope
By Nathan Magness, Director of Communications at Show Hope Had you asked me a year ago if I ever wanted to travel to China, the answer would have been, “Not really.” That completely changed this summer, though, when my eyes were opened to the beauty of China—its unique people, its rich culture, and of…
Read MoreShowing up in Obedience
By Olivia Stanton, Coordinator of Student Initiatives at Show Hope On June 7, I boarded a plane headed for Beijing, China, with two of my Show Hope colleagues and 17 high school and college students from across the country. We were embarking on Show Hope’s first Student Global Training Trip of the summer of…
Read MoreTrip Reflections: Thoughts After China
Thinking about the orphan crisis is one thing. Coming face to face with real children living without parents changes everything. It’s no longer a distant idea, it’s a concrete reality with a face and a name—one that can rock your world. When you step into Maria’s Big House of Hope, one of Show Hope’s Care…
Read MoreHow Granola got me to China
I never thought in my wildest dream that I would be traveling across the globe to China with Show Hope. But when the Lord calls you to go, you listen. In November 2015, I was accepted to go on a trip with a group of Belmont students over our spring break. I had been feeling…
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