Zeka Avelino and Anita Tjiwana Blog – Dec 15, 2021

Zeka and Anita’s Children and Youth Ministry: Rundu, Namibia. The covid-19 pandemic has made human contact very difficult. The usual school visits, for Bible studies and fellowship, have been interrupted. Even pre-school in-person learning has been suspended due to increased risk of infection. This has made conducting ministry very difficult, but despite the challenges and uncertainty the pandemic has brought, we have persevered. Laura is one of the vulnerable girls our ministry supports. She is 13 years old and in 8th grade but sadly she has never met her biological father because he refused [...]

Zeka Avelino and Anita Tjiwana Blog – Dec 15, 20212021-12-15T09:52:36-08:00

Serve to Empower Africa Blog – Nov 10, 2021

Covid is so far the biggest challenge we have ever experienced. Fortunately, God brought us through, and our partners and donors were not affected and continued to support our ministry activities. The greatest lesson we have learned during the pandemic is that God is always faithful and will never forsake is servants. Serve to Empower Africa is an empowerment ministry for families. We partner with families in need to increase their capacity to walk on their own. We do that by caring for them and offering financial support, business training, and connecting them with [...]

Serve to Empower Africa Blog – Nov 10, 20212021-11-10T10:48:21-08:00

Action Felix Blog – Oct 13, 2021

Action Felix is a foundation that focuses on developing a self-sustaining model to support the needs of over 200 abandoned children, now cared for at Caminul Felix. Integrating trades into the model allows Action Felix to provide training and hands-on opportunities to equip the students with practical skills and prepare them to enter the workforce. Children and young adults from Căminul Felix are engaged in various activities offered by Action Felix, such as tailoring, carpentry, hospitality, farming, gardening and auto repairs. Over the years they were able to master new skills, secure good paying [...]

Action Felix Blog – Oct 13, 20212021-10-13T07:28:07-07:00

STF – Family Rescue Blog – Sep 29, 2021

U San Oo was dying, slowly. He had partial paralysis in his legs and several other health issues. His treatment had driven his family into debt, and he worried about the emotional and financial stress that caring for him was causing his wife and children. His older sons now lived in Myanmar and didn’t make enough there to help their parents with expenses. His youngest son had to be taken out of school because they didn’t have enough money to cover the school expenses. Shade Tree Foundation’s Family rescue team began visiting them [...]

STF – Family Rescue Blog – Sep 29, 20212021-09-28T20:48:09-07:00

Faith Hope Love Family Service Association Blog – Sep 22, 2021

Faith Hope Love Family Service Association (FHLFSA) is a not-for-profit charity organization based in Hawassa, Ethiopia. The association is supporting orphans and vulnerable children, youth, economically challenged women and elders. We are supporting the education of children and youth. We are also focused on improving the quality of life of the elderly, and women and their dependents. In addition, we are addressing the issues of sanitation and personal hygiene. Family planning, reproductive health, and prevention of HIV/AIDs and other related diseases has also been included in our work. The school materials, food, medical coverage, [...]

Faith Hope Love Family Service Association Blog – Sep 22, 20212021-09-22T11:51:00-07:00

Caminul Felix Foundation Blog – Sep 7, 2021

Children, parents and staff were extremely challenged by the restrictions imposed on them due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We had to make many changes to accommodate over 200 children of various ages to study from home and provide access to the required technology and space. We are grateful to God for giving us strength, discernment, and resources to accommodate all the needs. Ionut Hosu grew up in Hancock House at Caminul Felix. He is 26 years old and together with his wife, Aura, became parents in Lisa Potts House. They are now caring [...]

Caminul Felix Foundation Blog – Sep 7, 20212021-09-08T08:43:28-07:00

Word Made Flesh Sierra Leone Blog – Aug 25, 2021

Word Made Flesh Sierra Leone seeks to holistically care for the vulnerable children, youth, women, and families in the Kroo Bay slum area of Freetown. Our ministry focus is on education, health, discipleship, and the prevention of sexual abuse. Alé Alé House of Hope, our ministry center, is a place where our neighbors from Kroo Bay can experience community, hospitality, and safety. In addition to our ministry activities, children and youth are welcomed to share meals and play in the playground. As a ministry, we journey with those who face extreme poverty and [...]

Word Made Flesh Sierra Leone Blog – Aug 25, 20212021-08-24T18:07:27-07:00

International House of Prayer Blog – Aug 11, 2021

In the midst of increasing darkness on the face of the earth, there is a corresponding 24/7 prayer with worship movement that is ushering in the swift mercy and justice of the Lord. By the grace of God, 24/7 prayer with worship has been continuing for the past 22 years at the International House of Prayer of Kansas City (IHOPKC), serving as a catalyzed for the larger movement spreading all over the globe! The IHOPKC community exists to partner in the Great Commission by advancing 24/7 prayer with worship and proclaiming the beauty of [...]

International House of Prayer Blog – Aug 11, 20212021-08-10T16:30:23-07:00

Heart For Lebanon Blog – Aug 4, 2021

From Despair to Hope Watching how things have been developing in the nation Lebanon and throughout the region, I wonder if the country of Lebanon is on the verge of another civil war. To date, the guns are silent – thank God for that. My prayer is that this will continue to be the case. But the economy is shattered, our society is divided, and our political leaders have failed us. It feels like we have not learned from our recent past. Instead, we seem to be heading towards total chaos. The nearly two million [...]

Heart For Lebanon Blog – Aug 4, 20212021-08-03T15:28:01-07:00

Amazing Grace Missions Blog – July 28, 2021

Amazing Grace Missions (AGM) has been providing spiritual and physical support to families in need in the area of Bosques de Progreso in Puerto Vallarta for 10 years. AGM has continued to provide weekly support to these families with food, medical supplies, housing and furniture improvements, emergency assistance, educational expense assistance, vocational training, English classes, tennis shoes and more without interruption. The families living in this area are without resources and are especially vulnerable to the health and economic setbacks currently occurring. New concerns have arisen due to the move to online education for children [...]

Amazing Grace Missions Blog – July 28, 20212021-07-27T11:04:17-07:00