Child & Widow Search

Our sponsorship program ensures that we are able to meet our mission to disciple, educate and provide health care for orphans worldwide through ongoing donations. We are working to realize a vision: a world where children are living as disciples of Christ, free from spiritual, economic and social poverty. As a sponsor, you will develop a real connection with the child you support. It’s a connection that will change both of your lives. You will learn about your child and you will play a significant role in their development through your support and prayers.

To sponsor a child, it costs $36/month, $108/quarterly or $432/annually depending on how you choose to schedule your payments.

To sponsor a widow, it costs $100/month, $300/quarterly or $1,200/annually depending on how you choose to schedule your payments.

Yes, as you might imagine it costs us quite a bit more than $36/month to take care of our children. Since one of our goals is to keep the cost of sponsorship affordable so that more people can participate, we do take more than one sponsor per child.

Whether you choose to sponsor as an individual, as a family or a group (for example, a youth group or a Sunday school class), please know that your prayers, letters and support mean so much to our children.

It costs us approximately $200/month to take care of each orphan. This includes food, clothing, medicine, shelter, school and so much more. We take a holistic approach to child development, so our focus is on the full development of each child.

We recognize that our children have unique needs and unique gifts. We work hard to address the spiritual, economic, social and physical aspects of their lives so that they may become responsible and fulfilled Christian adults.

We are a unique ministry where evangelism and discipleship are at the heart of what we do. We believe that the Gospel should be presented to children at an early age so that as the Holy Spirit works, they will come to know Jesus as their personal Savior. As a result, children can begin to develop Christian character, which is the outward expression of a new inward life. Through discipleship, we expect to see our children mature in their Christian life by learning and living Biblical principles through the example and encouragement of others.

Prayer is a critical link between our sponsors and our children. Your prayers for the health, safety, education and spiritual development of your child are critical. Sponsored children are greatly encouraged when they hear that their sponsors are praying for them. Remember that the child you sponsor will likely be praying for you, too.

Yes…please do! As a sponsor, you have an opportunity to communicate with the child you sponsor and we encourage you to do so. When you communicate with him or her, however, we ask you to provide comments and materials consistent with Christian values. We cannot forward photographs and other materials depicting activities that:

• Might be considered inappropriate in another culture.
• Promote lifestyle choices that we view as unhealthy and inconsistent with biblically based lifestyles or otherwise inappropriate for sponsored children.
• Might threaten the safety of the sponsored children in any way.

If you want to write to your sponsored child, please send your cards and letters to the following address:

Your Child’s Name

Harvesters Reaching the Nations

2001 W. Plano Pkwy.
Suite 3432
Plano, TX 75075

* Please do not send packages. We will only be able to transport letters, photos, stickers etc…

We ask that you do not send gifts for your individual sponsored child. Another challenge with sending gifts is the fact that we have nearly 200 children between our two campuses. We’re sure that you can understand the challenges and potential hurt feelings among children when some receive gifts and others do not. So we respectfully ask that you do not send gifts for your sponsored children. A special fund, called the “Celebration Fund,” has been established to provide resources to give parties and gifts for all of the children living at the orphanage. These monies are used for holiday celebrations, birthdays, and special occasions. This ensures that all of the children living at Harvesters have an opportunity to celebrate many happy occasions. If you wish to give to this fund in addition to your sponsorship, please write “Celebration Fund” in the memo section of your check made out to HRTN or select the “Celebration Fund” when making an online donation.

Yes. As a sponsor you are matched with a particular child and you will receive a profile card with their photo showing their date of birth and some information about them. You will receive communication regarding your sponsored child several times per year. This communication could include a drawing or letter from the child, an update from a teacher or caregiver, or an updated profile. For sponsors of children who are age three and younger, you may receive an updated photograph in lieu of a drawing.

Unlike some other child sponsor organizations, all of the children you find on our website actually live with us at one of our two campuses and we are their legal guardians. We provide all of their care…from shelter to food to education. When they “graduate” from our Primary school, we financially support many of our orphans in secondary school and beyond.

Harvesters’ child sponsorship program offers you an opportunity to stay with a child for a number of years while they are living with us. While we hope that you will be able to continue in your support of your sponsored child until he or she leaves Harvesters, we recognize that sponsors’ circumstances sometimes change. You may discontinue your sponsorship at any time.

Please understand that a sponsored child’s circumstances may change, too. For example, as our children get older they move out into the community on their own. We will inform you as quickly as possible if any such circumstance affects the child you sponsor, and we’ll offer you the opportunity to support another child in need of your help

If you need to discontinue your sponsorship, we will update your account upon your request.

Rest assured though, your child’s or widow’s care and support will continue because our sponsorship program benefits all those in our care equally regardless of how many sponsors one has.

To cancel your sponsorship, please call our office at 972.941.4460.

Business hours are Mon – Friday, 8 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. CT.

Or you can email us at [email protected]

Harvesters’ is a nondenominational, Christ-centered ministry working with all believing churches and individuals. Our statement of faith is found here on our website.

Yes. All contributions to Harvesters are tax-deductible in the United States. You will be provided with a charitable contribution receipt for your donations either monthly or yearly.