October 22, 2026
Setting Our Hearts
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Independent Christian ChurchWISE MissionsWISE Missions equips Caribbean churches and leaders through training retreats, theme classes, online studies, church collaboration,…Independent Christian Church · Missions
WISE Missions
WISE Missions — Organization Profile WISE Missions is a Christian ministry focused on equipping leaders for the churches of the Caribbean. Formerly known through its long-running work as Windward Islands School of Evangelism, WISE exists to help evangelize Caribbean societies…
WISE Missions — Organization Profile WISE Missions is a Christian ministry focused on equipping leaders for the churches of the Caribbean. Formerly known through its long-running work as Windward Islands School of Evangelism, WISE exists to help evangelize Caribbean societies and encourage growth toward spiritual maturity through the development of leaders for the church. Its current ministry emphasizes teaching, encouragement, and equipping rather than a residential degree program. WISE is publicly connected with Carl Junction, Missouri, and its ministry work is directed toward Caribbean churches and leaders. The ministry’s history began in St. Lucia in 1979, followed by many years of Bible college ministry in St. Vincent from 1980 to 2015 and Barbados from 2015 to 2025. Students came from…
WISE Missions — Organization Profile
WISE Missions is a Christian ministry focused on equipping leaders for the churches of the Caribbean. Formerly known through its long-running work as Windward Islands School of Evangelism, WISE exists to help evangelize Caribbean societies and encourage growth toward spiritual maturity through the development of leaders for the church. Its current ministry emphasizes teaching, encouragement, and equipping rather than a residential degree program.
WISE is publicly connected with Carl Junction, Missouri, and its ministry work is directed toward Caribbean churches and leaders. The ministry’s history began in St. Lucia in 1979, followed by many years of Bible college ministry in St. Vincent from 1980 to 2015 and Barbados from 2015 to 2025. Students came from the English-speaking Caribbean and Haiti, and WISE reports more than 300 graduates serving churches in at least 12 countries.
Beginning in 2025, WISE adopted a new ministry model: going to churches in the Caribbean rather than hosting students in one central location. This shift allows the ministry to continue its historical mission while focusing more directly on the needs of local congregations. WISE describes the advantages of this model as focusing on specific church needs, remaining flexible across multiple countries and ministry situations, and partnering with God’s people in Caribbean churches.
WISE now offers training retreats, theme classes, online studies, and church collaboration. Training retreats provide brief periods of teaching and fellowship in various countries. Theme classes are week-long learning opportunities on selected topics. Online studies offer short instruction in biblical and practical subjects, and church collaboration allows WISE to participate in conferences, seminars, and other activities with local churches.
The ministry serves individual church members, church leaders, and congregations seeking practical biblical training. Individuals may attend classes or retreats when offered in their church or area, join online studies, and encourage others to participate. Church leaders may work with WISE to assess specific needs in their congregation, schedule a training retreat or theme class, and invite members to take part in available learning opportunities. WISE states that individuals may participate in any class or study it offers at no charge.
People can engage with WISE Missions by praying for its activities, giving financially, contacting the ministry about training opportunities, or participating in a traveling church team. WISE notes that teams may help with Caribbean trips by leading Vacation Bible School for children while training sessions are underway or by supporting other aspects of training retreats. Churches interested in trip opportunities are encouraged to contact WISE directly for dates, venues, responsibilities, and other details.
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Independent Christian ChurchSonLight PowerSonLight Power equips communities affected by energy poverty with solar power, Christian witness, mission teams, training,…Independent Christian Church · Missions
SonLight Power
SonLight Power — Organization Profile SonLight Power is a Christian nonprofit solar energy ministry that equips people living in energy poverty with the love of Jesus and solar power for transformative, lasting impact. The ministry describes its work as “solar…
SonLight Power — Organization Profile SonLight Power is a Christian nonprofit solar energy ministry that equips people living in energy poverty with the love of Jesus and solar power for transformative, lasting impact. The ministry describes its work as “solar energy for good,” using renewable power as a practical way to serve vulnerable children, families, churches, schools, medical clinics, orphanages, community centers, and communities that lack reliable electricity. The organization is based in Milford, Ohio, near Cincinnati, and serves communities in Latin America, Africa, the Caribbean, the United States, and other regions affected by energy poverty. SonLight Power states that it has equipped communities in 19 countries, completed more than 280 solar projects worldwide, and empowered an estimated 1 million…
SonLight Power — Organization Profile
SonLight Power is a Christian nonprofit solar energy ministry that equips people living in energy poverty with the love of Jesus and solar power for transformative, lasting impact. The ministry describes its work as “solar energy for good,” using renewable power as a practical way to serve vulnerable children, families, churches, schools, medical clinics, orphanages, community centers, and communities that lack reliable electricity.
The organization is based in Milford, Ohio, near Cincinnati, and serves communities in Latin America, Africa, the Caribbean, the United States, and other regions affected by energy poverty. SonLight Power states that it has equipped communities in 19 countries, completed more than 280 solar projects worldwide, and empowered an estimated 1 million lives through solar energy partnerships.
SonLight Power designs and builds solar energy systems for community venues such as schools, medical clinics, orphanages, community centers, churches, and water-pumping stations. These projects often bring electricity to places where reliable power has been unavailable or unaffordable. The ministry connects solar power with access to education, wellness, clean water, economic development, emergency preparedness, and renewed hope.
The ministry’s approach is designed to build local capacity rather than dependency. SonLight Power uses a blend of in-country and U.S.-based volunteers, experienced solar installers, engineers, mission partners, and community members. Its teams install systems while also training residents and partner organizations to understand, maintain, and care for the systems over time. This model reflects the ministry’s emphasis on sustainable energy solutions, practical training, and long-term community empowerment.
SonLight Power also multiplies its impact by equipping other mission organizations. Through project development, consulting, mission teams, Solar School, partnerships, and capacity-building efforts, the ministry helps churches, nonprofits, and mission agencies evaluate and implement solar solutions for their own work. Its experience includes more than 20 years of service and more than 260 designed projects, with many located in Latin America and Africa.
People can engage with SonLight Power by praying, giving, joining a mission trip, sponsoring a project, attending Solar School, volunteering, interning, subscribing to updates, or contacting the team about solar for a mission, church, school, or community project. Its distinct contribution is combining Christian witness, renewable energy expertise, mission partnerships, volunteer mobilization, and local training to help communities move from energy poverty toward sustainable power and hope.
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Independent Christian ChurchRestoringVisionRestoringVision expands access to vision screenings and eyeglasses through global health partnerships, community outreach, training resources,…Independent Christian Church · Missions
RestoringVision
RestoringVision — Organization Profile RestoringVision is a global nonprofit committed to creating equitable access to vision screening and near-vision eyeglasses for people living in poverty. Founded in 2003 by Mark Sachs, the organization addresses presbyopia, an age-related decline in near…
RestoringVision — Organization Profile RestoringVision is a global nonprofit committed to creating equitable access to vision screening and near-vision eyeglasses for people living in poverty. Founded in 2003 by Mark Sachs, the organization addresses presbyopia, an age-related decline in near vision that can often be corrected with a simple pair of reading glasses. RestoringVision describes its goal as creating a world where everyone who needs eyeglasses has them. The organization is based in San Francisco, California, with operations connected to Lockbourne, Ohio, and serves communities in more than 150 countries worldwide. Its work reaches people across Africa, Southeast Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean, and other regions where access to eye care and affordable eyeglasses is limited. RestoringVision especially focuses on…
RestoringVision — Organization Profile
RestoringVision is a global nonprofit committed to creating equitable access to vision screening and near-vision eyeglasses for people living in poverty. Founded in 2003 by Mark Sachs, the organization addresses presbyopia, an age-related decline in near vision that can often be corrected with a simple pair of reading glasses. RestoringVision describes its goal as creating a world where everyone who needs eyeglasses has them.
The organization is based in San Francisco, California, with operations connected to Lockbourne, Ohio, and serves communities in more than 150 countries worldwide. Its work reaches people across Africa, Southeast Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean, and other regions where access to eye care and affordable eyeglasses is limited. RestoringVision especially focuses on people living on less than $2 a day.
RestoringVision operates through two primary programs: the Global Access Program and the Community Outreach Program. The Global Access Program is its largest program, working with global health and humanitarian NGOs, governments, and social enterprises to deliver vision screenings and eyeglasses in low- and middle-income countries. These projects may be integrated into clinics, health fairs, mobile clinics, pop-up vision camps, or broader eye-care services.
The Community Outreach Program equips nonprofits, churches, mission groups, and individuals with affordable eyeglasses so vision care can be included in medical trips, faith-based missions, and underserved community outreach. Through this program, partners can order near-vision eyeglasses, protective eyewear, sunglasses, and related resources for use in local and international service settings.
RestoringVision also provides partner training and resources for vision screenings and reading-glasses distribution. These resources support organizations that need practical guidance for dispensing reading glasses safely and effectively. The organization’s wider advocacy work places eye health within global health, education, livelihood, and poverty-reduction conversations, recognizing that clear vision can affect work, learning, independence, and daily life.
People can engage with RestoringVision by donating, becoming a program partner, ordering eyeglasses for mission or outreach use, supporting the Global Access Program, using partner training resources, or sharing the organization’s work with nonprofits, churches, mission teams, health partners, and donors. Its distinct contribution is large-scale vision access through partnerships that connect affordable eyeglasses, vision screenings, global health systems, and community outreach for people who otherwise may not receive basic eye care.
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Independent Christian ChurchOne Mission SocietyOne Mission Society is a global Christian mission organization multiplying disciples, churches, leaders, and missionaries through…Independent Christian Church · Missions
One Mission Society
One Mission Society — Organization Profile One Mission Society, also known as OMS, is a global Christian mission organization focused on multiplying disciples, churches, leaders, and missionaries through evangelism, discipleship, church planting, and missionary mobilization. Founded in 1901 as The…
One Mission Society — Organization Profile One Mission Society, also known as OMS, is a global Christian mission organization focused on multiplying disciples, churches, leaders, and missionaries through evangelism, discipleship, church planting, and missionary mobilization. Founded in 1901 as The Oriental Missionary Society, OMS began in Japan through the work of Charles and Lettie Cowman, Ernest and Julia Kilbourne, and Japanese evangelist Juji Nakada. The organization is based in Greenwood, Indiana, and serves in more than 85 countries through missionaries, national workers, volunteers, church partners, and global ministries. OMS describes its work as “engaging the one to reach the many,” with an emphasis on training a nation’s sons and daughters to reach their own people for Christ and then partner…
One Mission Society — Organization Profile
One Mission Society, also known as OMS, is a global Christian mission organization focused on multiplying disciples, churches, leaders, and missionaries through evangelism, discipleship, church planting, and missionary mobilization. Founded in 1901 as The Oriental Missionary Society, OMS began in Japan through the work of Charles and Lettie Cowman, Ernest and Julia Kilbourne, and Japanese evangelist Juji Nakada.
The organization is based in Greenwood, Indiana, and serves in more than 85 countries through missionaries, national workers, volunteers, church partners, and global ministries. OMS describes its work as “engaging the one to reach the many,” with an emphasis on training a nation’s sons and daughters to reach their own people for Christ and then partner in reaching others.
OMS operates through a multiplication strategy. Its public materials describe four central areas: multiplying disciples through evangelism and relationships, multiplying churches through church planting, multiplying leaders through training methods such as Train & Multiply, Seed Sowers, and New Village Church Planting, and multiplying missionaries through mobilization efforts such as the 125 by 125 initiative. This strategy reflects the organization’s focus on locally rooted Christian witness that develops indigenous leaders and churches.
The organization’s ministries include long-term, mid-term, short-term, and internship opportunities, along with Embark, a 1- to 12-month cross-cultural mission experience primarily for college-aged young adults. OMS also supports church partners, global projects, prayer resources, missionary sending, theological education, community ministries, and field opportunities in regions such as Africa, Asia-Oceania, Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean, and North America.
OMS also participates in broader collaborative efforts, including Billion.Global, a network launched from the vision of former OMS president Bob Fetherlin. Its public resources include Outreach magazine, the Global Impact Report, prayer guides, One Mission Radio archives, missionary stories, and opportunities to support missionaries and projects. These resources help churches and individuals stay connected with the mission’s work across different countries and ministry contexts.
People can engage with One Mission Society by praying, giving, supporting missionaries, giving to projects, applying for mission service, exploring internships, connecting with a missions coach, inviting OMS to speak, or partnering as a church. Its distinct contribution is a long-standing interdenominational mission movement that equips local believers and cross-cultural workers to form Christ-centered communities around the world.
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Independent Christian ChurchMissionary Flights InternationalMissionary Flights International supports Bible-centered missions through aviation transportation, cargo logistics, and missionary travel serving Haiti,…Independent Christian Church · Missions
Missionary Flights International
Missionary Flights International — Organization Profile Missionary Flights International, also known as MFI, is a Christian aviation ministry based in Fort Pierce, Florida. The organization exists to spread the Good News of Jesus Christ in partnership with Bible-centered missions by…
Missionary Flights International — Organization Profile Missionary Flights International, also known as MFI, is a Christian aviation ministry based in Fort Pierce, Florida. The organization exists to spread the Good News of Jesus Christ in partnership with Bible-centered missions by providing reliable transportation and logistical services. MFI’s public theme is “Standing in the Gap,” drawn from Ezekiel 22:30, and reflects its role as a dependable link between missionaries and the communities they serve. The organization’s core focus is using aviation to support nonprofit Christian evangelical missionaries, organizations, and churches so the gospel can be preached and lives can be changed. MFI provides passenger flights, cargo transportation, logistics, and mission support for affiliated missionaries and mission organizations. Its work helps missionaries…
Missionary Flights International — Organization Profile
Missionary Flights International, also known as MFI, is a Christian aviation ministry based in Fort Pierce, Florida. The organization exists to spread the Good News of Jesus Christ in partnership with Bible-centered missions by providing reliable transportation and logistical services. MFI’s public theme is “Standing in the Gap,” drawn from Ezekiel 22:30, and reflects its role as a dependable link between missionaries and the communities they serve.
The organization’s core focus is using aviation to support nonprofit Christian evangelical missionaries, organizations, and churches so the gospel can be preached and lives can be changed. MFI provides passenger flights, cargo transportation, logistics, and mission support for affiliated missionaries and mission organizations. Its work helps missionaries travel closer to the communities they serve while moving supplies that are difficult to transport through ordinary channels.
Missionary Flights International serves from Fort Pierce, Florida, with regular aviation service for affiliated mission work in Haiti, the Dominican Republic, and the Bahamas. The organization also states that it flies wherever the Lord directs. MFI currently serves more than 600 affiliated missionary groups in the Caribbean and transports Christian workers and cargo for those mission partners.
The ministry began in the 1960s when Don Beldin flew a small single-engine airplane for Youth for Christ evangelism in the Bahamas. As needs grew, he began transporting missionaries and equipment, and Missionary Flights International was incorporated in 1964 to serve Bible-centered missions. After 42 years in West Palm Beach, MFI moved to Fort Pierce in 2006, where it now operates from two hangars.
A distinctive part of Missionary Flights International’s work is combining missionary air transportation with practical cargo logistics for gospel-centered work in the Caribbean. Its aircraft have transported items ranging from the Word of God to construction materials and livestock, depending on mission needs. MFI reports that about 300 tons of cargo and 4,000 Christian workers are transported each year, supporting churches, schools, clinics, relief work, and mission outreach.
People can engage with Missionary Flights International by giving, volunteering, applying for jobs or aviation internships, scheduling a tour, attending events, requesting a visit from an MFI representative, or supporting specific staff members and aircraft needs. Missionaries and teams who want to fly with MFI must be connected with an affiliated mission, and MFI states that its affiliation is for missions actively involved in sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ.
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Independent Christian ChurchLife In AbundanceLife In Abundance empowers local churches in Africa and the Caribbean to serve vulnerable communities through…Independent Christian Church · Missions
Life In Abundance
Life In Abundance — Organization Profile Life In Abundance, also known as LIA or Life In Abundance International, is an African-founded, African-led, faith-based community development organization with headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya and a U.S. support office in Louisville, Kentucky. The…
Life In Abundance — Organization Profile Life In Abundance, also known as LIA or Life In Abundance International, is an African-founded, African-led, faith-based community development organization with headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya and a U.S. support office in Louisville, Kentucky. The organization works to defeat poverty and restore dignity by empowering local churches to serve poor and vulnerable people in their own communities. The organization’s core focus is mobilizing local churches to restore health, renew hope, and inspire lasting transformation for vulnerable children, families, and communities. LIA’s work is rooted in wholistic sustainable development, addressing spiritual, physical, social, economic, educational, and health needs through community ownership and local church leadership. Life In Abundance serves in 14 countries throughout Africa and the…
Life In Abundance — Organization Profile
Life In Abundance, also known as LIA or Life In Abundance International, is an African-founded, African-led, faith-based community development organization with headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya and a U.S. support office in Louisville, Kentucky. The organization works to defeat poverty and restore dignity by empowering local churches to serve poor and vulnerable people in their own communities.
The organization’s core focus is mobilizing local churches to restore health, renew hope, and inspire lasting transformation for vulnerable children, families, and communities. LIA’s work is rooted in wholistic sustainable development, addressing spiritual, physical, social, economic, educational, and health needs through community ownership and local church leadership.
Life In Abundance serves in 14 countries throughout Africa and the Caribbean, including Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Uganda, Kenya, Somalia, DR Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, Jamaica, and Haiti. Its work is carried out through partnerships with local churches and civic leaders, and the organization states that it serves people regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, or gender.
The organization operates through a transformational development model that begins with established local churches. LIA trains and equips local pastors and leaders, helps communities identify their most significant needs, and supports locally owned solutions. Its program areas include economic empowerment, social engagement, education, and community health. Examples include micro-enterprise training, micro-loans, community savings groups, agricultural development, orphan and vulnerable children care, early childhood development, primary health care, health education, HIV/AIDS testing and counseling, and famine relief.
A distinctive part of Life In Abundance’s approach is building sustainable transformation through the local church rather than creating outside dependency. Its five-stage development process is described as Enter, Empower, Establish, Expand, and Entrust. After a period of training, support, and program development, LIA seeks to entrust ongoing ownership to the local church and community leaders so transformation can continue after the organization phases out.
People can engage with Life In Abundance by giving, becoming a prayer partner, partnering through a church, participating in short-term church teams or vision trips, attending Global Institute events, using LIA resources, or following ministry updates. Supporters can also give one-time or recurring gifts, receive prayer updates, read annual reports, and connect with the organization’s U.S., U.K., or Kenya offices.
