WorldCrafts Blog
Napada: Creating Patterns of Love
Families in Thailand experience vast disparities in income. Large cities like Bangkok are renowned for their economic growth, while rural areas remain overwhelmed with high levels of poverty. In the hope of providing better lives for their children, many rural families leave their homes and relocate in urban centers. However, due to a lack of education and […]
China Ethnic Crafts: Reviving a Dying Art
Surrounded by rice paddies in a rural area of the western part of the Hunan Province, the Miao artisans of China Ethnic Crafts are being delivered from the cycle of poverty as they sew and intricately embroider vibrant handcrafted accessories. Will and Abby Davenport* founded China Ethnic Crafts in 2004 out of their deep love for the Miao […]
The Leather Project: Keeping Families Together in North Africa
Nestled in the mountains of North Africa, WorldCrafts artisan group The Leather Project upcycles scraps from a furniture and upholstery company to create beautiful leather products. The artisans of the Leather Project are Berbers. Once known as nomadic traders, most Berbers today work as farmers and shepherds. Because of economic and climate changes, however, more […]
Proverbs 31 Women: Beads of Hope
When you look at the beautiful hand-crafted paper beads created by Proverbs 31 Women, you are looking at a symbol of hope. These beads represent a new life for women who have been victims of exploitation. Most are widows who are HIV-positive because of the unimaginable choices they’ve been forced to make in order to […]
The WellHouse: A Place of Grace
Driving down a long secluded road bordered by trees and wildflowers, you suddenly emerge into a clearing. Nestled there at the base of a mountain are three beautiful buildings, a picture of serenity. Here is The WellHouse, a beacon of hope and help for women throughout the United States who have been victimized by sex […]
Provide Hope to Trafficking Victims in Asia
Restore Dignity and Self-Worth to Trafficking Victims When you think of the work of WorldCrafts artisan groups, what comes to mind? Do you think of women boldly reaching into Asian red light districts to rescue women who are victims of trafficking? Do you think of mobile clinics traveling into these same areas to provide instant HIV testing? […]
How You Can Help a Refugee Artisan Group
How would you like to help a group of refugee women who have fled their own countries with their families? How would you feel about directly helping women whose houses have been burned, women who have suffered unimaginable horrors, women who greatly desire to work in order to provide better lives for their families? What […]
Graffiti 2 Works: Changing Lives in the Bronx
Graffiti 2 Works Changes Lives. In the midst of Mott Haven in the South Bronx, Graffiti 2 Community Ministries serves its neighbors through afterschool care programs for children, mentoring programs for youth, and Graffiti 2 Works, a holistic job skills program for adults. Kerri Johnson, Graffiti 2 Works Director, shares that Graffiti 2 Works’ name […]
Will You Pray for Mully?
The Mully Movie Changes Hearts and Lives Every person who watches the Mully movie experiences a transformed heart. Charles Mully’s life demonstrates what God can do with hearts and minds which are submitted to Him. The Mully movie is showing in theaters nationwide October 3 – 5. To find a theater and purchase tickets, visit mullymovie.com. For every […]
Mully: Bringing Light and Life to Kenya
Mully Children’s Family: Working to Holistically Heal a Nation Mully Children’s Family brings light and life to each community within its reach. Located in Kenya, where forty-two percent of the population lives below the poverty line, Mully Children’s Family (MCF) provides access to basic needs, such as education, health care, food, and clean water. Charles […]