Over the last few years we have refrained from listing our historical achievements. We did that intentionally, as our past doesn’t dictate our future. We, as an organization have evolved over the years and we believed it would be misleading. However, a recent article has suggested that we have not built schools, offered medical facilities/services, and provided humanitarian aid. So, we have compiled a very high-level breakdown of our activity, 2001-2015 … not exhaustive, but we wanted to respond quickly while not sacrificing time that we use in the service of others. The information here is pulled from social media archives, and we have photographs and/or video supporting each item herein.

Linking the World Timeline

  • January 1998: South Korea Linking the World opens in Seoul

  • February 1999: Feeding Program at North Korea orphanage begins

  • April 1999: Food distribution program begins in the Republic of South Africa

  • May 1999: Feeding program begins at orphanage in Phnom Penh, Cambodia

  • June 1999: Food distribution program for street children in Mozambique begins in Maputo.

  • July 1999: Feeding program implemented at North Central Bosnia and Tesanjka Refugee Camp – in Tesangjka, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina

  • September 1999: Groundbreaking of Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center in Israel

  • November 1999: Agape Mission Center Drug Abuse and AIDS victim retreat in Hong Kong

  • February 2000: Implemented medical aid program at Children’s House Orphanage in Sao Paulo

  • March 2000: Disaster response to flood victims in Maputo, Mozambique

  • October 2000: Began funding for Melinda’s Children Ministry in Ethiopia

  • February 2001: Linking the World assists South Koreans – Medical fee aid was given for 7 children with brain tumors and 4 children with visual impairment surgical care in Seoul.

  • April 2001: Sustainable hunger relief program begins in Mozambique

  • July 2001: Hunger relief program begins in Benoni, Gauteng, South Africa

  • August 2001: Educational program implemented into existing orphanage in Jakarta, Indonesia for 120 orphans.

  • December 2001: Funding begins on researching possible presence in Kabul, Afghanistan

  • February 2002: First mission team sent into a conflict zone in Afghanistan to assist missionaries on the ground

  • April 2002: Relief program starts in New Zealand

  • July 2002: Feeding program in South Africa expands – Pretoria, SA

  • August 2002: Feeding program continues to serve North Korean orphans and now funds rehabilitation and refugee resettlement

  • 2003: Rev. Anatol’s Mission becomes part of LTW in Bangui, CAR

  • February 2003: LTW rebuilding school in Afghanistan

  • 2004: LTW begins construction on a safe house for children being assisted by the organization through feeding programs in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

  • April 2004: Construction of school in Afghanistan complete.

  • 2005: Special aid given to civil war victims in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

  • 2005: Disaster response following the earthquake in Kel, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan

  • 2005: Disaster response to tsunami victims in Trincomali, Sri Lanka

  • January 2006: LTW creates after-school program “Youth Who Study” in Seoul

  • February 2006: Disaster response continues in Pakistan in Kel and Azad Kashmir

  • March 2006: School created in Mongolia called “The Future House”

  • May 2006: Disaster response for earthquake victims in Indonesia

  • June 2006: Disaster response to “Rumur Meupakat” school in Jakarta, Indonesia

  • August 2006: “School of Dreams” opens in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

  • August 2006: Medical team goes to Angren, Uzbekistan

  • September 2006: Feeding program begins for street children in Manila, Philippines

  • September 2006: LTW partners with Zio Zia clothing and distributes in Mongolia and the Philippines

  • October 2006: Educational program renewed in Ulan Bator, Mongolia

  • 2007: Special funding for one child to receive an emergency operation in Jakarta

  • 2007: Medical mission team sent to Ethiopia

  • February 2007: LTW creates “Feeding Dodoma” program in Tanzania

  • March 2007: Special funding to help cover repairs for Korean War Veteran House

  • March 2007: Continued efforts in Mongolia supplemented with even more support following a successful fundraising concert in Ulaanbaatar

  • May 2007: Medical team sent into Uzbekistan

  • July 2007: LTW begins food distribution program for children in Bulacan, Phillipines

  • September 2007: Vocational training program begins for young women at a job training school in Colombo, Sri Lanka

  • 2008: Food distribution program in Tanzania continues to feed street children

  • 2008: Medical supplies shipped to medical missions teams in Ethiopia

  • 2008: Financial aid given to a North Korean refugee

  • 2008: Individual children sponsorship program begins for 12 orphaned children in “Dodoma House” in Jakarta, Indonesia

  • 2009: Support and funding continues to help educational initiative in Mongolia – school supplies are also shipped to supplement the needs of the growing program

  • 2009: The first official music and creative arts program implemented was with “The Kororok Children’s Choir” in Jakarta

  • February 2009: Individual sponsorship program begins in Jakarta following the successful year of sponsorship in Tanzania.

  • 2010: Microfinance awarded to 5 families in San Salvador, El Salvador

  • 2010: LTW funds educational initiative in Nicaragua

  • February 2010: Disaster relief team sent into Port-au-Prince, Haiti immediately following devastating earthquake.

  • March 2010: LTW partners with US Army in Haiti

  • April 2010: LTW implements sponsorship program to Children’s House of Haiti Orphanage

  • May 2010: LTW funds educational initiative for children in Santo Domingo, DR

  • June 2010: Exodo Orphanage House funded to help children in San Salvador, El Salvado

  • July 2010: Financial aid to temporary school program in Chiang Mai and Chaing Lai, Thailand

  • August 2010: Educational initiative program continues in Mongolia and music and arts program implemented in Ulaanbaatar. “The Kororok” Children’s Chois is formed in Mongolia

  • November 2010: The Shema School in India is funded and begins accepting street children who wish to attend school in Bangalore, India.

  • 2011: Funding specific medical aid given to children in Bucharesti, Romania – Medical volunteer mission team sent to provide ear and inner ear surgery

  • 2011: LTW, through partnership with Corts Guitar Company, provided musical instruments to Kenya, Albania, Bulgaria, and Korea

  • 2011: Music and Creative Arts program now in 5 countries

  • 2011: Disaster response teams continue to aid communities in Haiti

  • March 2011: Individual sponsorship program continues at Children’s House of Haiti orphanage in Port Au Prince

  • May 2011: Educational initiative continues to serve children in Santo Domingo

  • June 2011: Temporary school in Chiang-Mai and Chaing-Rai, Thailand continues to grow.

  • August 2011: Shema School in India now in its second year helping street children

  • August 2011: Food distribution program in Tanzania in its 5th year

  • September 2011: Food distribution program begins in Albania

  • September 2011: LTW donates musical instruments to 3 elementary schools in Bulgaria

  • May 3, 2012: In partnership with Corts Guitar Company, LTW provided 37 electric and acoustic guitars and 4 keyboards including beginner music introduction teaching material. LTW also sent volunteer musicians to introduce the music program.

  • May 3, 2012: Since 2002, LTW has had an incredible presence in Ethiopia with an educational initiative, feeding program and medical aid program focused on providing desperately needed operations as well as support and medicine to families affected by AIDS.

  • May 3, 2012: LTW provides food distribution to the Turkana people in Kenya, Africa

  • May 3, 2012: LTW funds educational programs that serve street children in Romania

  • May 3, 2012: In 2010, LTW began funding a temporary school for mountain tribe children in Chiang-Mai and Chang-Lai, Thailand. In 2012, a permanent facility will be built.

  • May 9, 2012: United States Army Partnership commences

  • May 9, 2012: Mobile Aid Trucks (Mercy Trucks)

  • June 4, 2012: Please keep us in your prayers this week as our teams arrive to Africa to supplement the food distribution program to displaced people in Kenya.

  • June 16, 2012: Distribution teams currently active in Nairobi, Eldoret, Garissa and this week Turkana of Kenya

  • June 16, 2012: Child development kits distributed in Garissa, Kenya which includes book bags filled with educational materials and even a soccer ball and pump in each bag.

  • July 2, 2012: Kibera, Nairobi, Garissa, Mombassa, Lodwar and Turkana villages and clans in Kenya

  • August 18, 2012: In Yangon, Burma – Children at Agape Orphanage receive a new library from LTW.

  • August 19, 2012: Chang Rai, Thailand

  • September 15, 2012: Angkor Wat, Cambodia

  • December 16, 2012: Turkana Tribes, Kenya – Mobile medical clinics and emergency hunger relief. Here LTW aids over 5000 suffering people through emergency food distribution and through medical clinics made up of nurses and doctors trained and hired locally, full time. This area is experiencing the worst drought in over 60 years causing food shortages. Typhoid and malaria are rampant here.

  • December 17, 2012: Kibera School in Nairobi, Kenya

  • March 5, 2013: Preparing for our March 27 delivery of all books and music instrubments to our orphanages and schools in Thailand and Myanmar/Burma!

  • June 5, 2013; Delivery of bikes and repair training in Myanmar

  • September 17, 2013: The LTW school in Cite Soleil, Haiti.

  • November 14, 2013: LTW is breaking ground for the new school building in Myanmar

  • November 20, 2013: We are reporting from Tacloban, Philippines as LTW provides emergency relief

  • November 25, 2013: LTW responded to villagers hit hard by typhoon Haiyan in Tacloban. Local communities started clearing rubble and medical waste, while LTW aided with humanitarian supplies, 7 medical doctors and 3 child PTSD recognition therapists to help the community get back on track after the destruction from the typhoon.

  • December 2, 2013: Christmas delivery to the children whose lives have been devastated by the disaster in the Philippines. We welcome our children to write greeting cards, messages of hope and encouragement to be given to the children along with teddy bears, medicine, water and supplies on Christmas Day.

  • December 19, 2013: Thank you Roma Boots for partnering with us as we ensure children are protected in the wet and dangerous environment in the Philippines.

  • December 29, 2013: First stop in Tacloban: delivering medical supplies and making sure all of our fellow sisters have the proper footwear for helping those in need. A big thank you to Roma Boots! #ltwphilippines2013

  • December 29, 2013: Working on capturing the story of Tacloban and the journey of rebuilding, for everyone to hear and take action in making this city thriving as it once was before. #ltwphilippines2013

  • December 29, 2013: Last stop delivery this morning in Fabella which is home to many of those displaced by Haiyan. #ltwphilippines2013

  • February 12, 2014: Our Philippines Country Director, Ruby Jacinto nd the team had such an incredible morning! What an honor to be able to partner with local volunteers, doctors and the 3000 Club in providing a successful medical mission. Serving a total of 1,500 patients with medical needs including surgery, dental, cancer screening and check ups all in a days work!

  • February 18, 2014: We are so excited to announce that our Global Social Leadership Course will be launching on March 5th with Garland Christian Academy! The pilot of our GSL course will be partnering with a local GCA high school classroom with one in Jacmel, Haiti as they learn about social awareness topics on a global scale and take action in their own communities as LTW Young Ambassadors. Honestly, we’re jealous of these students…here’s to preparing for our full launch in the fall!

  • March 26, 2014: We are so excited for the students in our Global Social leadership course to be meeting for the first time today to discuss the topic of education in each other’s communities! Jacmel, Haiti and Garland, Texas are about to officially be linked.

  • April 2, 2014: At the Social Innovation Forum listening to CEO Mina Chang an others talk about innovative ways to make an impact on the world!

  • April 14, 2014: Students ‘starting the conversation,’ a tradition to kick off every Globl Social Leadership class where they assess, brainstorm and collaborate. This week’s leasson: Hunger.

  • April 16, 2014: Global Social Leadership Class in Haiti

  • April 18, 2014: Disaster Response South Korean Ship

  • March 16, 2015: Vanuatu in “critical” need at wake of catastrophic damage formo Cyclone Pam – LTW readying to deploy disaster response teams