What does it mean to be truly hopeless? Imagine being a child whose parents can’t afford to send you to school. Several generations in your family have been uneducated, preventing them from getting good jobs, which would enable them to provide for their family. Global Partners in Life wants to help.


Through many generous donations, we were able to purchase new coats for the orphans we are supporting in a rural area. Their grades range from primary school to high school.
 While teaching in China during the winter months, I saw needs the students had, but they could not meet. Their dormitories, classrooms, and cafeterias were not heated; it was so cold in the classroom I could see my breath. I would see their hands turn purple, red, and blue as they took notes. Additionally, I saw many of the students could not afford to take care of their most basic needs.

When GPiL became aware of many orphans living in rural China, we wanted to help. We learned that most of these orphans lived with distant family members or local villagers. Clearly this put an additional financial burden on the already poor farming families. These children need food, money for school, school supplies, and clothes.


This is Dr. Li. He is the dentist that works with our dental program. He gives us great service at a great price.
 Medical needs are universal but the means with which to address them are not. While teaching in China, I learned how many of the students that lived in rural villages had never seen a dentist. There was an infirmary on campus, but they weren’t funded to get all of the needed supplies. I learned of a clinic sponsored by a local church; they also were lacking supplies, but wanted to assist others.


This girl's name is Yang Xia (light of the morning.) Her parents are farmers from the northern part of the Shandong province. Their hometown is called Zibo. Her goal is to go to grad school in Shanghai and continue studying English.
 Many poor parents in China will not spend the money to keep their 7th or 8th grade daughter in school. They know that in a few years their daughter will marry and become someone else’s concern. Therefore, the girls do not get the education or skills for a good job, and the cycle of poverty is perpetuated.


This is Xiao Xia. Her lips, fingers and toes were blue, and she had no energy. Then we provided for her pulmonary valve surgery, and now she has normal coloring, a huge appetite and loves to play with the other children. Xiao Xia is scheduled for open heart surgery, which will be followed by a hernia operation. We have paid for all of these medical procedures and others.

Through generous contributions, Global Partners in Life is thankful to have been in a position to assist with and meet these needs in the following ways:

  • paid for several medical procedures up to and including open heart surgery for a special needs orphan
  • equipping the leader of the special needs orphanage
  • meeting daily operational expenses of the special needs orphanage
  • we take teams of people to help at the special needs orphanage
  • supporting 21 orphans needs for food, clothing, school supplies, and school fees
  • paid the salary for an additional worker/teacher at the special needs orphanage
  • kept 7th & 8th grade girls in school
  • Implemented scholarship programs
  • implemented dental program and provided 751 people with free dental care
  • donated 2000 gloves to a university
  • donated a computer
  • provided a wheelchair
  • contributed dictionaries
  • donated supplies to an infirmary and clinic