Once upon a time, a couple from Singapore connected with a community center in Uganda through a website based in America—ready to change the lives of hundreds of people in Africa.

Willy and Sharon Ong arrived at Kitega community centre on beautiful Saturday in June 2009.  The young couple spent about a month in the Ugandan village, doing everything from teaching and engineering to social work and organizational assistance.

Stephanie from Davenport, Florida discovered a way to volunteer from thousands of miles away.

Through ChristianVolunteering.org, Stephanie found an opportunity to serve as a virtual administrative assistant for Orphanages of Africa--an international humanitarian organization in Canada.

Debbie volunteered with The Capital District Youth for Christ as a volunteer coordinator for their "Excel" and "Break Out" youth conferences in Saratoga, New York.

As a volunteer coordinator, Debbie oversaw the conferences' volunteers. She also prayed for the attendees as well as the conference staff, youth leaders, and presenters. "I love mentoring people and helping them see their gifts and possibilities that the Lord can use them for."

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Pamela was looking for a chance to care for children at an orphanage. Her search on ChristianVolunteering.org would eventually lead all the way from her home in Singapore to the Nepal Children Welfare Association (www.fmorphan.org).

Amanda was looking for an opportunity to practice her Spanish while using her gifts as a teacher. Through ChristianVolunteering.org, she found that Iglesia Bautista Shalom was looking for a teacher's aide for their ESL class.

Kristan, who lives in Toronto, connected with the "Look Good, Feel Better" Foundation through ChristianVolunteering.org. There she helped cancer patients regain their self-confidence, showing them ways to cope with the "cosmetic-related effects of cancer and cancer treatments."

Several organizations in Africa have found ChristianVolunteering.org to be an invaluable recruitment tool. The Vinma Resource Center in Kenya found a "donor who will support [their] community project" through the efforts of two volunteers. Vincent, the director, says, "Thanks greatly for this innovation. May God bless you all." Lighthouse International Ministries, also in Kenya, has gotten in touch with several potential volunteers through ChristianVolunteering.org, and the director says, "I now know ChristianVolunteering.org is doing a great job."

Abbé Joseph lives in central Africa. Since his ordination in 1994, he has volunteered with several poverty-fighting ministries. ChristianVolunteering.org helped connect him to the Neo-Catechumenal Way, a Catholic order of evangelists.

Wenyuan found a tutoring position at Faith in Christ Ministries through ChristianVolunteering.org. He views this as a God-given opportunity to serve others while gaining teaching experience.

Today’s teens can find almost anything online.  Searches include a summer job or a college education, a new hairdo or the perfect mate.  An ability to personalize searches and choose the features right for them means that these days, teens looking for the right fit often turn to the internet first to begin a search.

So no one was surprised when Alicia Barroso found a volunteer opportunity online that was the perfect fit for her talents.

Once upon a time, a couple from Singapore connected with a community center in Uganda through a website based in America—ready to change the lives of hundreds of people in Africa.

Willy and Sharon Ong arrived at Kitega community centre on beautiful Saturday in June 2009.  The young couple spent about a month in the Ugandan village, doing everything from teaching and engineering to social work and organizational assistance.

Stephanie from Davenport, Florida discovered a way to volunteer from thousands of miles away.

Through ChristianVolunteering.org, Stephanie found an opportunity to serve as a virtual administrative assistant for Orphanages of Africa--an international humanitarian organization in Canada.