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Independent Christian ChurchMekong Multiply, IncMekong Multiply mobilizes national missionaries to multiply disciples and churches among unreached people groups in Southeast…Independent Christian Church · Missions
Mekong Multiply, Inc
Mekong Multiply, Inc. — Organization Profile Mekong Multiply, Inc. is a Christian 501(c)(3) organization in Louisville, Kentucky, focused on multiplying disciples and churches in Southeast Asia. The organization exists to glorify Jesus by multiplying disciples and churches among unreached people…
Mekong Multiply, Inc. — Organization Profile Mekong Multiply, Inc. is a Christian 501(c)(3) organization in Louisville, Kentucky, focused on multiplying disciples and churches in Southeast Asia. The organization exists to glorify Jesus by multiplying disciples and churches among unreached people groups in Southeast Asia and beyond. Its public theme is “Multiplying Disciples & Churches in Southeast Asia.” The organization’s core focus is mobilizing national Christians as missionaries to unreached peoples in their own countries through reproducible disciple-making and church-planting approaches. Mekong Multiply’s stated passion is to see peoples who have never heard about Jesus receive the opportunity to become his passionate followers. Its ministry is shaped by a concern for unreached tribes and communities where people may have little or…
Mekong Multiply, Inc. — Organization Profile
Mekong Multiply, Inc. is a Christian 501(c)(3) organization in Louisville, Kentucky, focused on multiplying disciples and churches in Southeast Asia. The organization exists to glorify Jesus by multiplying disciples and churches among unreached people groups in Southeast Asia and beyond. Its public theme is “Multiplying Disciples & Churches in Southeast Asia.”
The organization’s core focus is mobilizing national Christians as missionaries to unreached peoples in their own countries through reproducible disciple-making and church-planting approaches. Mekong Multiply’s stated passion is to see peoples who have never heard about Jesus receive the opportunity to become his passionate followers. Its ministry is shaped by a concern for unreached tribes and communities where people may have little or no access to the gospel.
Mekong Multiply serves Southeast Asia, with a regional focus on the eleven nations south of China and east of India. The organization identifies more than 700 unreached tribes in that region, with a combined population exceeding 330 million. Its public ministry areas include Laos, Myanmar, and Sumatra, Indonesia, along with the broader Southeast Asian region where Buddhism, Animism, Islam, and communist government contexts shape the mission field.
The ministry operates by recruiting, training, mobilizing, and coaching national missionaries. Mekong Multiply seeks to develop national missionary sending bases in Southeast Asian countries with significant numbers of unreached people groups. Its strategy emphasizes national missionaries who cross cultures within their own countries, engage unreached people groups, make disciples who reproduce, and help plant indigenous churches that can continue without dependence on outside workers.
A distinctive part of Mekong Multiply’s approach is supporting national missionary movements that plant reproducible churches among unreached people groups from within their own regional context. In Myanmar, the ministry works with experienced partners to recruit, train, and send national missionaries, including tentmaking preparation for self-sufficiency. In Laos, Launch Laos and The Final 58 focus on sending and sustaining national missionaries to reach remaining unengaged unreached people groups. In Sumatra, Shine Sumatra seeks to mobilize Indonesian national missionaries to reach unreached groups on the island.
People can engage with Mekong Multiply by giving, joining the newsletter, contacting the organization, exploring future mission opportunities, participating in prayer journeys, or taking the Get On Mission course. Get On Mission is a seven-session equipping course developed to help small groups, churches, and other participants engage the lost and unreached with the love and good news of Jesus. The ministry also invites people to consider full-time missionary service, short-term trips, and partnership in prayer and support.
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Independent Christian ChurchGlobal Impact MissionsGlobal Impact Missions is a Christ-centered network supporting global partners through church planting, healthcare, education, rescue…Independent Christian Church · Missions
Global Impact Missions
Global Impact Missions — Organization Profile Global Impact Missions, also known as GIM, is a registered 501(c)(3) Christian nonprofit organization based in Edison, New Jersey. Formerly known as GEMS-USA, the organization describes itself as a Christ-centered, mission-driven network that partners…
Global Impact Missions — Organization Profile Global Impact Missions, also known as GIM, is a registered 501(c)(3) Christian nonprofit organization based in Edison, New Jersey. Formerly known as GEMS-USA, the organization describes itself as a Christ-centered, mission-driven network that partners with local and international ministries to bring the gospel to life through practical and transformative service. The organization’s core focus is connecting, equipping, and mobilizing mission-minded believers and organizations for Christ-centered outreach and sustainable community impact. Global Impact Missions states that it exists to bridge the gap between calling and action. Its purpose is to make Jesus known and glorified among all peoples through partnerships that support evangelism, discipleship, church planting, crisis response, leadership development, and care for marginalized communities.…
Global Impact Missions — Organization Profile
Global Impact Missions, also known as GIM, is a registered 501(c)(3) Christian nonprofit organization based in Edison, New Jersey. Formerly known as GEMS-USA, the organization describes itself as a Christ-centered, mission-driven network that partners with local and international ministries to bring the gospel to life through practical and transformative service.
The organization’s core focus is connecting, equipping, and mobilizing mission-minded believers and organizations for Christ-centered outreach and sustainable community impact. Global Impact Missions states that it exists to bridge the gap between calling and action. Its purpose is to make Jesus known and glorified among all peoples through partnerships that support evangelism, discipleship, church planting, crisis response, leadership development, and care for marginalized communities.
Global Impact Missions serves from Edison, New Jersey, while working through global partners in India, Nepal, Myanmar, Laos, South Asia, and Uganda. Its listed Global Kingdom Partners include Open Gates in India, Cephas Advanced Mercy Service in India and Nepal, Peniel Missions in Myanmar and Laos, SAMA Link in South Asia, and Healthy Charity in Uganda. Through these relationships, GIM connects with local leaders and ministries already serving in their own mission fields.
The organization operates through partnership-based mission work rather than a single-location program model. Its partnership model includes mission field collaboration, leadership and discipleship training, resource and logistics support, short- and long-term mission opportunities, joint outreach initiatives, and cross-cultural mobilization and preparation. GIM emphasizes collaboration with churches, ministries, families, individuals, and mission workers who want to participate in global mission.
Global Impact Missions’ project areas include church planting, healthcare, education, community empowerment, rescue mission work, and media mission outreach. Its church planting work focuses on urban, rural, and village communities through evangelism, discipleship, theological education, and leadership training. Its healthcare emphasis includes clinics, telemedicine, medical camps, and mission hospital partnerships in underserved areas. Its education work includes schools, tuition centers, tailoring centers, computer literacy, electrical trades, and other vocational training efforts.
A distinctive part of Global Impact Missions’ work is uniting global ministry partners around both spiritual and practical needs. The organization describes its work as rooted in the Great Commission and focused on long-term transformation rather than short-term aid. People can engage with GIM through volunteering, mission trips, prayer and intercession teams, financial giving, partner organization networking, and direct contact with the ministry.
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EducationELICELIC equips professional educators to work overseas through English teaching, cross-cultural relationships, team-based service, and educational…Education · Independent Christian Church
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ELIC — Organization Profile ELIC is an educational organization that equips and sends professional educators to work overseas through English education. The organization focuses on helping like-minded educators live with purpose overseas by teaching English, building relationships, and serving on…
ELIC — Organization Profile ELIC is an educational organization that equips and sends professional educators to work overseas through English education. The organization focuses on helping like-minded educators live with purpose overseas by teaching English, building relationships, and serving on teams in hard-to-access places. Its work connects professional classroom service with long-term relational presence among students, colleagues, neighbors, and local communities. ELIC is based in Fort Collins, Colorado, with additional offices in Langley, British Columbia, Canada, and Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. Its educators serve across Asia, the Middle East, North Africa, China, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Laos, Mongolia, Morocco, Thailand, Tunisia, Türkiye, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam. ELIC began sending teachers to China in 1982 and now offers teaching opportunities in universities, K–12…
ELIC — Organization Profile
ELIC is an educational organization that equips and sends professional educators to work overseas through English education. The organization focuses on helping like-minded educators live with purpose overseas by teaching English, building relationships, and serving on teams in hard-to-access places. Its work connects professional classroom service with long-term relational presence among students, colleagues, neighbors, and local communities.
ELIC is based in Fort Collins, Colorado, with additional offices in Langley, British Columbia, Canada, and Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. Its educators serve across Asia, the Middle East, North Africa, China, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Laos, Mongolia, Morocco, Thailand, Tunisia, Türkiye, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam. ELIC began sending teachers to China in 1982 and now offers teaching opportunities in universities, K–12 schools, language centers, community centers, and teacher-training settings.
The organization’s core focus is English education as a pathway for meaningful global service, cultural engagement, and relationship-building. ELIC works through partnerships with governments and educational institutions, placing professional educators in settings where English instruction is needed and where teachers can serve with excellence, humility, and cultural sensitivity. Teachers may serve for a few weeks, nine months, or one year or longer.
ELIC’s programs include short-term Engage opportunities, the Global Ambassador Program, and longer-term Legacy teaching placements. Engage provides team-based summer teaching opportunities for people serving two to eight weeks. The Global Ambassador Program is a nine-month mentorship and cross-cultural development program in locations such as Thailand, Tunisia, and Uzbekistan. Legacy is ELIC’s one-year-or-longer teaching program for university campuses, K–12 schools, and language centers.
The organization also provides substantial support for educators before, during, and after overseas service. ELIC’s process includes inquiry, application, interview, preparation, pre-departure training, support development, team placement, and ongoing care while overseas. Services include orientation, health and safety assistance, visa and travel guidance, personal support, insurance, financial advising, newsletter support, alumni care, and team-based field leadership.
People can engage with ELIC by applying to work overseas as professional educators, exploring short-term or long-term teaching opportunities, joining the Global Ambassador Program, giving financially, inviting ELIC’s president or team members to speak, reading Field Notes, connecting with alumni resources, or contacting the organization for more information. ELIC also offers career opportunities for people interested in North American office support and mobilization work.
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Independent Christian ChurchAsia Christian ServicesAsia Christian Services supports indigenous Asian missionaries through evangelism, church planting, discipleship, leadership training, and relief…Independent Christian Church · Missions
Asia Christian Services
Asia Christian Services — Organization Profile Asia Christian Services is a Christian mission organization focused on empowering indigenous Asian missionaries to reach the unreached, plant new churches, and disciple believers. Commonly known as ACS, the ministry is built on three…
Asia Christian Services — Organization Profile Asia Christian Services is a Christian mission organization focused on empowering indigenous Asian missionaries to reach the unreached, plant new churches, and disciple believers. Commonly known as ACS, the ministry is built on three generations of missionary work connected with the Morse family and began as an effort to support Asian Christian workers continuing gospel ministry in Southeast Asia. ACS is based in Mason, Ohio, and its ministry work focuses on Southeast Asia, including Myanmar, Thailand, Northeast India, Laos, Bangladesh, and western China. The organization states that its work began in northern Myanmar and later expanded across borders as Asian missionaries carried the gospel into additional tribal, village, and regional contexts. Its approach emphasizes…
Asia Christian Services — Organization Profile
Asia Christian Services is a Christian mission organization focused on empowering indigenous Asian missionaries to reach the unreached, plant new churches, and disciple believers. Commonly known as ACS, the ministry is built on three generations of missionary work connected with the Morse family and began as an effort to support Asian Christian workers continuing gospel ministry in Southeast Asia.
ACS is based in Mason, Ohio, and its ministry work focuses on Southeast Asia, including Myanmar, Thailand, Northeast India, Laos, Bangladesh, and western China. The organization states that its work began in northern Myanmar and later expanded across borders as Asian missionaries carried the gospel into additional tribal, village, and regional contexts. Its approach emphasizes supporting local Christian workers who understand the languages, cultures, and ministry needs of the people they serve.
The mission’s history traces back to J. Russell and Gertrude Morse, who began missionary work in Tibet in 1921 and later served in western China and Burma. In 1966, LaVerne Morse established Asia Christian Services to support tribal Christian leaders who remained in Burma and continued missionary outreach. ACS reports that these workers planted churches, crossed tribal and language barriers, developed leadership training centers and Bible colleges, began radio broadcasts, and supported Bible translation and Christian literature in local languages.
ACS operates through several ministry areas, including evangelism, church planting, discipleship, training, relief, and assistance programs. The ministry supports indigenous efforts to share the gospel, encourages local evangelists who plant churches, helps strengthen believers in local congregations, and provides Bible-based teaching for pastors, evangelists, and Christian workers. ACS also identifies radio broadcasting, literature translation and preparation, village medical services, leadership training seminars, and personal visits with Asian partners as part of its ministry process.
The organization also responds to practical needs connected with displacement, disaster, and poverty. ACS describes relief and assistance programs that procure and distribute food, medicine, and basic supplies to refugees and displaced people. Its giving page and ministry updates connect donor support with evangelist support, new church planting, schools, orphanages, refugee relief, and disaster response. These efforts are presented as ways to serve communities while strengthening the work of local Christian leaders.
People can engage with Asia Christian Services by praying for Asian evangelists and Christian workers, giving financially, following ministry updates, signing up for newsletters, and sharing in support for projects across Southeast Asia. ACS encourages regular prayer for workers, political stability, peace, additional laborers, and the people of Myanmar and surrounding regions. Financial support helps provide resources for church planters, relief work, training, and ongoing ministry among unreached and under-resourced communities.
