The Life of a Street Orphan

Seeing God’s Love and Healing

This is the story of Ahtsham, a 9-year-old street orphan in Pakistan… a child with no home, no family, and no one to protect him.

When our team first found him, he was crouched beside a pile of garbage, picking through rotten scraps with his small hands, trying desperately to find something he could eat. It felt as if the world had forgotten him—his hunger, his pain, and even his life seemed to matter to no one. Ahtsham’s body was weak. His eyes were lifeless. His stomach was so sick that he vomited whenever he tried to eat the scraps. He sat alone… with no one to comfort him, no one to clean him, and no one to love him.

But because of caring partners like you, we are making a real difference.
We saw not a forgotten child—
but a precious boy whom God loves and wants to redeem.

Over the past five months, along with 30 other street orphans, we have:

• Provided a nutritious meal every day
• Given the medical care he urgently needed
• Bathed him with care and dignity
• Clothed him in clean clothes
  Shared the good news that God loves him deeply
• Prayed with him and for him
• Surrounded him with compassion he had never known

Slowly, his body began to heal… and so did his heart.

Today, when you look into Ahtsham’s eyes, you see a brightness that wasn’t there before. Hope is growing where there was once only despair.

A Heartbreaking Reality — and a God‑Sized Opportunity

What started out as a feeding program for street orphans from a small compound has changed to an urgent cry of compassion that we must do more. We now desperately want to bring these 30 children—boys and girls—into a safe, loving home where they can grow up with God’s love, proper care, education, and a future filled with hope.

The orphanage is small and completely full so we have had no room to house them. The reality of taking in 30 street orphans is also not simple with all that is involved. It has been heartbreaking that every evening at 10:00 p.m., they have had to return to the street. We have been impressed this must change and have a fresh vision that with our donors we can give these dear children a home.

The Need:

• $20,000 to purchase a connected parcel of land
• $80,000 to build an additional home for the children

And then a double Breakthrough! —something incredible happened as God was impressing this on our hearts last week.

An unexpected donation of $24,000 arrived on Friday—right as we were discussing, praying, and writing this update!

We believe it is God’s timely provision for these children for the land!

(Then after sending out this update… A wonderful donor called moved with compassion. She is willing to match up $40K for others to join!)

We need both monthly supporters and larger gifts to make this happen.

Please Join Us and Pray With Us

• For these precious children (including the girls pictured below)
• For their protection
• For God’s provision for the new home
• For faithful monthly partners and generous gifts to make this possible

May God be glorified in the transformation of these beautiful orphans—children He dearly loves.

Meet the girls Anaya and Menahil, before and after also being in our program for street orphans the last 5 months. They have no family or home. Help us get them off the streets.

Thank you very much for your partnership with our Orphan’s Hope family.
(Please share this with friends who may also be encouraged and like to help.)

Sincerely, Steve

Steve Cassidy
President/Founder
Orphan’s Hope International