Global Orphan Relief
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Global Orphan Relief (GO!) was established in July of 2005 out of obedience to what God would have the Nordstrom family do, not based on any previous ministry experience, nor on any desire ‘to do something good’, but simply following when He prompted the family to GO!.
On May 4th, 2005, the Nordstrom family was blessed with the birth of Faith Anastasia Nordstrom, but for some unknown reason, they were only blessed with Faith’s natural presence for 14 days. Faith was faced with a myriad of medical issues during her short little life, but what she did for family, friends, and even for people outside the Nordstrom family’s sphere of influence was incredible. In fact, her gift to us was nothing short of supernatural. Faith reminded us that “above all else love”. It was through this experience that Global Orphan Relief was born. Global Orphan Relief (GO!) was established to somehow serve the needs of orphans; where they are now, assisting them as they may unite with adopting families, and building awareness about their need. GO!’s first mission to serve Orphans was the Nordstrom family venturing forth to serve orphans in Juarez, Mexico, during Christmas 2005. |
Anthony & Nicole Testa
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The Testas are a crazy-for-Jesus, worshiping, mountain climbing, church planting family serving Italians, Europeans and anyone else God brings along in Turin, Italy.
They believe that God wants to call everyone "Into the Wilderness" to meet with Him and to experience His infinite love! They have helped to found two churches in Italy and are now involved in a house church planting network. They also founded and oversee the Into the Wilderness program, designed to bring people into experiential encounters with the Creator in the wilderness through camping, rock climbing, mountaineering, rafting, trekking, and other mountain adventures. |
Whitnee Sand
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Whitnee has felt the Lord’s calling on her life to go into the nations, proclaiming the Good News of Jesus, since she was 14. Over time, the Lord has grown in her heart to declare the love of Jesus to people of every nation, tribe, and tongue, and to be one of God’s workers in bringing Heaven to earth. She has a burning desire for Christ to receive all the glory He is so worthy of.
She is passionate about every Christian participating in the Great Commission in some capacity, because it is not a command He has given to a select few. The world desperately needs Jesus and this should be a big concern for anyone who lives under His name. Whitnee is now attending Bethany Global University, a college located in Bloomington, MN that is specifically focused on training missionaries for the field. Through her college, she is currently in San Lucas Sacatepéquez, Guatemala until the end of April 2021. She is partnered with an organization called Provee with so many different opportunities to show the love of Jesus. She has a special place in her heart for Latin American culture and for children, and this opportunity has especially allowed her to experience both. She is so excited to see where else the Lord will lead her in the future. All glory to God! “And he said to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.” Luke 10:2 |
