And the King will say....whatever you did to the least of these brothers of mine.......YOU DID IT TO ME.......Matthew 25

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Where is Burkina Faso?
Where Is Yako?
How Long Has Sheltering Wings Orphanage Been In Existence?
How Do Your Children Come To You?
Can I Sponsor A Child?
Do You Assist With Adoptions?


Where is Burkina Faso?



Burkina Faso is a landlocked West African country located south of the Sahara Desert. It is surrounded by Ghana, Niger, Togo, Benin,   Mali and the Ivory Coast.  Burkina Faso was known as Upper Volta before 1983.  





Where is Yako?



Yako is a small, but busy town, located approximately 1.5 hours driving distance north of the capital city of Ouagadougou. In between Ouaga and Yako are located small rural villages with no access to electricity, running water, or telephone.



How Long Has Sheltering Wings Orphange
Been in Existence?



We accepted our first child, Josie, in 2002.  At that time we were renting a house in Yako.  The village of Yako gave us a 2-acre piece of land where we built our first dormitory building and we took possession of this property in October, 2003.  There were 20 children in our house when we moved into the orphanage property.  There are now 48 children in our house and once again, the house is full.   





How Do Your Children Come to You??



Our children come to us by referrals from Social Action which is similar to DCFS in America.  Each child has a different story.  All of our children are orphans of their mother, their father, or both parents.   

Some of our babies have been abandoned at the market or on the street by mothers that are not well mentally or by very young mothers having a baby outside of marriage.   

Each child that comes to Sheltering Wings is a gift from God . . . and God will enable us to help each child to fulfill the call that God has placed on their lives.





Can I Sponsor a Child??



We currently have 48 children living at Sheltering Wings and some of them do not as yet have sponsors. Please call the Sheltering Wings office at 618-344-5256 for details on how you can become a sponsor.  

We also have a sponsorship program for orphans in need who are living with their extended family.  This program has been highly successful and encourages families who are very poor and struggling to care for their children within the family structure.    



Do You Assist with Adoptions?


Sheltering Wings has placed children in Burkinabé families, American families, French families, and Italian families.  In this picture, Tene, who was recently adopted by a family in rural France, plays with two new friends in a field of flowers near her house.