What is YFO

• We partner with orphanages and institutions that care for orphans all over the world.
• We lead and organize short-term (1-12 week) mission projects, designed primarily for students 13 years old and up.
• We partner with orphanages to spread the Gospel to these children through Vaction Bible School, youth camps, Bible studies, and other spiritual formation courses.
• We partner with local churches to provide an opportunity for the youth of today to learn how to live out their faith on the mission field.
• We provide encouragement and much needed assistance to the people already caring for orphans.
• We partner with local churches to ignite a generation to live passionate uncompromised lives for Jesus.

Why Partner With Us?

• It gives you the opportunity to eternally make a difference in the lives of lost and abandoned children.
• It’s an investment in the youth of today that changes not only an orphan’s life, but the lives of those that partake on this incredible journey, which impacts our churches, schools, culture and world.
• Most importantly because it pleases God. God calls us to take care of orphans in James 1:27.
• Your donation spiritually feeds and cloths an orphan not just for today, but for an eternity.

Who Are We?

Chad Long is a passionate multi-talented musician and speaker who is all about people. He has a strong desire to see people grow and draw closer to God, which has led him to serve all over the United States, Mexico and Central America. He is a recent graduate of The Master’s College, where he earned a B.A. in Biblical Exposition. Over the last 5 years Chad has served in variety of Youth Ministry positions teaching and leading worship and has traveled to Orphanage Emmanuel five times. YFO is excited to have this young man on its team and serving as its Team Coordinator.

Andraé Robinson is the director of Youth For Orphans. After attending The Master’s College, where He studied Music and Theology, Andraé went on to serve in the local church as a Worship Pastor, College/Youth Pastor and a Christian School Vice Principal. His desire is to see the body of Christ understand and know who they are in Christ and live lives that reflect the Glory of God in every sphere of life. He and his beautiful wife Lone, reside in Oxnard, California.

This is our story:

YFO was born out of the desire to give my youth group and students a hands on, practical understanding of "Pure Religion" as described in James 1:27: "Pure religion is to take care of widows and orphans and to keep oneself undefiled from the world." As a youth pastor, you look for opportunities to see your students grow in and experience God through the promises of His word.

We already participated in several missions’ trips to Latvia, Egypt, Indonesia, Spain, Israel, and numerous trips to Mexico sharing the "Good News" of Jesus Christ.

One day in my personal study I was reading a book by John Piper, entitled "Don't Waste Your Life" (a must read! for any Christian). Several things struck me while I read this book, but Isaiah 43:7 seemed to leap from the page, "All that I have been called by My name I have created for My own glory." It instantly reminded me of the time that Moses cried out to God "show me Your glory!" (Each one of my students and each one of us are fearfully and wonderfully made in the image of God.) I didn't want a "cookie cutter" mission’s trip that year. Personally, I wanted myself and my students to see God's glory! I wanted us to experience what the Bible says is "Pure Religion". The Bible says that each of us are fearfully and wonderfully made and created for His glory! I knew that each one of the students signing up for this trip had a unique way of displaying God's glory.

In the beginning (2002) 35 students, interns & myself had an incredible time of ministry with the children of Orphanage Emanuel in Guaimaca, Honduras. Such an incredible time, that many of us decided that we had to come back to spend Christmas with our new friends.

Nine trips later our hearts are still touched by what God has done and is doing in the lives of these children. Our team now consists of members of that original group, joined by others who want to see God move in a powerful way in the hearts of children who have been abandoned and left behind by society, but not by God.

For His Glory,
Isaiah 43:7
Andraé R. Robinson