Friends of the Orphans

Our Stories: Volunteers

Wes Weston
A Year-Long Rollercoaster Ride

It’s comforting to know that I’ll always have a home in the Dominican Republic at NPH. Read more...

Heather Brook
An Experience Like No Other

I loved my job at a children's hospital in the U.S., but I wanted to make a bigger difference for people who really needed help. Read more...

Kate Fogler
The first week I spent in Mexico changed me in more ways than I had anticipated...

Read this great speech from Kate, a student who visited NPH Mexico who shared how this experience changed her life. Read more...

Allison Clark
They've all captured my heart...

Check out this wonderful update from Allison, a volunteer physical therapist at NPH Dominican Republic. Read more...

NPH Guatemala Welcomes New Volunteers
Meet the July 2011 Volunteers

This July, NPH Guatemala welcomes 9 new volunteers who traveled from Germany, the United States and Switzerland to spend the next year at Casa San Andres. Read more...

Robin Schwartz
Reflection on Direction Found

I have spent the last five days in Haiti for the 20th Anniversary of Nos Petits Freres et Souers/Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos (NPFS/NPH), orphanage and the Inauguration of St. Damien Hospital. Read more...

Kelly Harless
Yearning for a Simple Life

The NPH National Director says there are two types of volunteers: those who are running away from something, and those who are looking for something. Read more...

Kelly Quinn
I do not want to change the world; I want the world to change me

With a $10,000 Samuel Huntington Public Service Award, Kelly is establishing the first ESL program at NPH Dominican Republic. Read more...

Melissa Hoyt
Enjoying the Little Things

As I take short moments daily to think of the 12 boys I cared for during my year and a half, I find that their presence is still with me... Read more...

Martina Wasmayr
Enduring an Earthquake

I’m a nurse from Austria and the first volunteer at Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos Peru. One week ago, when we were portioning out the soup for dinner, the earth suddenly started moving... Read more...

Dagmar Rühl
Sabbatical Dreams

For the last several years, I had been dreaming of taking a “sabbatical.” I first thought of travelling around the world. However, I also felt compelled to try another kind of work, something more socially conscious. Read more...

Monica Gery
Seeing is Believing

In 2003, I had the opportunity to spend two weeks in El Salvador. I thought before arriving that I could never have the same connection with children in another home as much as Honduras. I was wrong. Read more...

Kara King
Finding a Family

On a recent night, I found myself thinking about the path that brought me to that exact spot under a star filled sky in El Salvador. Read more...

Joe Cotton
Life After the Volcano

I must admit, it was a bit of a jolt when we received news from Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos International that two of our homes in Nicaragua would be evacuated due to a serious volcano threat. Read more...

Matthias Hinz
The Requirements and Rewards of Volunteering

Working as a volunteer at Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos certainly is exciting for many reasons. It is not just living in a foreign country with its own culture... Read more...

Paul and Mary Ahlers
Volunteers Share Wedding Celebration with NPH Nicaragua

This couple will cherish memories of sharing their wedding day with the children, volunteers and staff at Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos Nicaragua. Read more...

Paul Campion
Minnesotan Introduces Us to Pequeños in Honduras

Life on the ranch is quite a bit different from life in Minneapolis. Every day I feel like I’m working at summer camp with many activities keeping us all busy. Read more...

Heike Mies Needham
Hope and Humor in a Desperate Place

Working as a nurse in the children’s hospital, I have had many moments of frustration and sadness... Despite these many stumbling blocks there is still a lot of joy because we work with children... Read more...

Tanya Wright
A Chance to Give Back

Serving as a volunteer for Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos in Guatemala was one of the most powerful experiences of my life. Read more...

Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos:

CONNECT WITH US: