Our Purpose

Open Arms is committed to delivering practical solutions that achieve the following core objectives:

• To save lives through medical assessment and treatment of orphaned children in third-world/underdeveloped countries.
  
  
• To relieve suffering and bring healing to children who have HIV/AIDS, hunger, malnutrition and disease by providing health education and clean water when our teams show love, give hugs, and provide games, crafts and stories.
  
  
• To bring joy and happiness to the lives of children by providing games, crafts and stories that validate their dignity, value and worth.
  
  
• To encourage leadership skills & come alongside ministry partners, local pastors, business leaders, & politicians so that they can more effectively meet the needs of their communities.
  
  
• To share God's love through Jesus Christ by holding area-wide Christian evangelistic festivals in cooperation with the local pastoral leadership.