Jochebed’s Hope — Organization Profile
Jochebed’s Hope is a Christian nonprofit ministry based in Fremont, Nebraska, serving children, students, families, churches, and communities in Indonesia. The organization describes its work as sharing the love of God and transforming lives through education, training, and empowerment. Its ministry is rooted in long-term relationships that grew from Christian mission work in Indonesia beginning in the 1960s.
The organization’s core focus is providing children and students in Indonesia with food, clothing, shelter, medical care, education access, vocational training, and Christian encouragement. Jochebed’s Hope serves children who would otherwise have limited access to schooling and basic care, while also investing in adults and church leaders who can strengthen their own communities.
Jochebed’s Hope serves Indonesia, with primary work on the island of Nias and additional support in Jakarta on the island of Java. Its children’s home and dormitories are located in Gunungsitoli, the largest city on Nias. The ministry also supports work in villages and congregations across Nias, where some communities remain geographically isolated and face limited educational and economic opportunity.
The organization operates through several connected programs. Its children’s home in Gunungsitoli provides housing, food, clothing, medical care, and school access for elementary through high school students. Its dormitory program provides free housing and a monthly stipend for upper-high school and college-aged students who move into the city to continue their education. In Jakarta, Jochebed’s Hope supports Connor’s House, a children’s home where children receive housing, food, clothing, medical care, and education.
A distinctive part of Jochebed’s Hope is combining child care, student housing, vocational training, church support, evangelism, and leadership development in one long-term ministry strategy. Its vocational training programs have included hair cutting, motorcycle repair, and sewing, with the sewing program described as the most regularly scheduled. The ministry also supports Churches of Christ on Nias through traveling preachers, roof-replacement assistance, and church leadership training.
People can engage with Jochebed’s Hope by donating, subscribing to updates, following ministry stories, supporting the Vanilla Project, purchasing available products when offered, praying, or contacting the organization directly. The Vanilla Project began as an effort to help create job opportunities by connecting vanilla grown in a mountain village on Nias with potential buyers in the United States. The organization states that designated funding covers operating costs so that 100 percent of donations go to supporting those served in Indonesia.
Key Links
- Website: https://jochebedshope.org/
- About: https://jochebedshope.org/about/
- Programs: https://jochebedshope.org/programs/
- Vanilla Project: https://jochebedshope.org/vanilla-project/
- Stories: https://jochebedshope.org/stories/
- Donate: https://jochebedshope.org/donate/
- Network for Good Donation Page: https://jochebedshope.networkforgood.com/
- Contact: https://jochebedshope.org/contact/
Contact Information
- Email: jo***********@***il.com
- Vanilla Project ordering email: ca*********@***il.com
- Phone: 402-707-9710
- Mailing address: P.O. Box 1881, Fremont, NE 68026
Socials
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JochebedsHope/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jochebedshope/
- Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/user61077705
Leadership
- Scott Cate — Executive Director
- Tracey Cate — Donor Care Coordinator
- Steve Cate — Indonesian Law Consultant
- Suma Gulo — Administrative Staff
- Daniel Setiabudi — Regional Supervisor
- Mardianus Hulu — Children’s Home Supervisor
- Karnyaman Zalukhu — Boarding Supervisor
- Anuriuz Zendrato — Boarding Supervisor
- Jhonni — Evangelist
- Arman — Dormitory Supervisor and Evangelist
- Faatulo Telaumbanua — Evangelist
- Fatarombowo Buulolo — Evangelist
- Yoeli — Evangelist
- Linga Halawa — Evangelist
- Zefan — Evangelist
