Asian Partners International — Organization Profile
Asian Partners International (API) is a Christian nonprofit organization focused on integrated development among vulnerable communities in North India and other restricted-access contexts. The organization describes its work as a catalyst that connects communities, resources, and sustainable local solutions so that needs can be addressed in practical ways. Its public materials identify the ministry’s core work as developing people and communities through community learning centers, leadership development, women’s empowerment, care for children and youth, and disaster relief.
The organization’s mission centers on accessing communities through needs-based programs and maximizing local and global resources for vulnerable populations. API’s approach combines humanitarian and community-development work with leadership training and long-term local engagement. Its programs are designed to respond to visible needs while building relationships with community leaders, families, women, children, and other local partners.
Asian Partners International is based in Lubbock, Texas, with listed ministry activity focused especially in North India. Its work serves marginalized and vulnerable populations, including women facing poverty and social barriers, children and youth in difficult circumstances, and communities affected by natural disasters. ECFA lists the organization’s ministry sectors and types as including international missions, community development, discipleship, orphan care, women’s ministry, evangelism, and church planting.
A central part of API’s strategy is the Community Learning Center model. The organization describes a Community Learning Center as a bridge into the community for integrated development, helping identify local needs, discover bridge-builders, provide resources, and implement service opportunities that fit the place where people live. API also trains local leaders, with an emphasis on mentoring, character formation, and equipping leaders who can serve and develop other leaders in their own context.
API’s women’s empowerment work uses Community Learning Centers to provide practical skills training, including trades such as sewing, food preparation, beautician training, and other cottage-industry opportunities. The organization states that these programs are intended to help women gain skills, confidence, economic independence, and the ability to support their families and communities. Its children and youth work includes shelter homes, sports clubs, literacy centers, adoption centers, and work among railway children, with an emphasis on safe environments, education, medical care, and family restoration where possible.
People can engage with Asian Partners International by learning about its work, contacting the organization, praying for its ministry, giving to its general fund or project categories, and supporting specific program areas such as Community Learning Centers, leadership development, women’s empowerment, children and youth work, and disaster relief. The organization is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, and donations are directed through its online giving platform or by mail.
Key Links
- Website: https://www.apii.org/
- What We Do: https://www.apii.org/what-we-do
- Community Learning Centers: https://www.apii.org/meet-community-needs
- Develop Leaders: https://www.apii.org/develop-leaders
- Empower Women: https://www.apii.org/empower-women
- Care for Kids and Youth: https://www.apii.org/care-for-kids-and-youth
- Disaster Relief: https://www.apii.org/disaster-relief
- Donate: https://www.apii.org/donate
- Contact: https://www.apii.org/contact
- Board of Directors: https://www.apii.org/board-of-directors
Contact Information
- Phone: 317-450-6662
- Mailing address: PO Box 64419, Lubbock, TX 79464
Socials
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Asian-Partners-International/260341990665700
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/asianpartners
Leadership
- Dan Ellsworth — Chairman of the Board
- Mark Hutchens — Secretary
- Victor John — Vice President, Strategy Development
- Matt Curts — President
- Donald Bugg — Board Member
- Jewell Davis — Board Member
- Tim Hoff — Board Member
- Coby Colley — Board Member
- Randy Cole — Board Member
- David Rowlett — Board Member
- Joe Harkins — Board Member
- Nate Reeves — Executive Director
