
October 22, 2026
Setting Our Hearts
Doug Redford
Restoration Movement ministries, missions, colleges and organizations.
9 organizations
Independent Christian ChurchEvery 4 Seconds (E4S)Every 4 Seconds supports local church-planting leaders serving unreached communities in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, the…
Every 4 Seconds — Organization Profile Every 4 Seconds is a Christian mission initiative focused on supporting gospel work among unreached communities in South Asia. The organization describes its central concern in its name: the belief that, in India, people…
Every 4 Seconds — Organization Profile Every 4 Seconds is a Christian mission initiative focused on supporting gospel work among unreached communities in South Asia. The organization describes its central concern in its name: the belief that, in India, people are entering eternity without knowing Jesus Christ. Its stated response is to resource church planting through local leaders rather than sending outside workers into the field. The ministry is sponsored by The Crossing Church in Quincy, Illinois, where donations are processed through The Crossing Church, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Every 4 Seconds identifies its work as equipping disciplemaking church planters in India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and other areas of South Asia. Its public materials emphasize that many of the…
Every 4 Seconds is a Christian mission initiative focused on supporting gospel work among unreached communities in South Asia. The organization describes its central concern in its name: the belief that, in India, people are entering eternity without knowing Jesus Christ. Its stated response is to resource church planting through local leaders rather than sending outside workers into the field.
The ministry is sponsored by The Crossing Church in Quincy, Illinois, where donations are processed through The Crossing Church, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Every 4 Seconds identifies its work as equipping disciplemaking church planters in India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and other areas of South Asia. Its public materials emphasize that many of the leaders it supports serve in settings where names, faces, and exact locations are withheld for safety.
Every 4 Seconds serves local church-planting leaders who already live in the communities they are trying to reach. The organization says this model allows workers to operate across languages, cultures, villages, cities, and regions that outside missionaries may not be able to enter easily. Its stated field includes India as the primary focus, along with work in Nepal, Sri Lanka, and the Philippines. The ministry reports support for 26 leaders active across 19 states and regions.
The organization’s strategy centers on multiplying disciples who plant churches that multiply again. Its supported leaders share the gospel, train believers, baptize new followers, and form house churches that can reproduce in other communities. Every 4 Seconds says its partners often work in remote tribal villages, crowded cities, hostile regions, and forgotten communities. The ministry describes church planting as a process of local believers being trained over time and then beginning churches in their own homes and communities.
Every 4 Seconds also emphasizes careful reporting. Its public “How We Count” materials say the organization tracks gospel conversations, confessions of faith, baptisms, new groups, churches, and generational multiplication. It says figures are drawn from supported leaders’ own reporting rather than borrowed from other organizations, and that it would rather understate than overstate results. The ministry gives particular attention to baptisms because public identification with Christ can carry personal risk in some places where its partners serve.
People can engage with Every 4 Seconds by giving one-time or recurring gifts, praying for local believers, following the ministry’s updates, and sharing the mission with others. Donations are made through the organization’s website and processed through The Crossing Church. Gifts help provide training, resources, practical support, Bibles, support for persecuted pastors, and assistance for church plants in unreached communities.
Independent Christian ChurchWhite Fields Overseas EvangelismWhite Fields Overseas Evangelism supports overseas evangelism, church planting, national evangelists, teaching resources, prayer initiatives, and…
White Fields Overseas Evangelism — Organization Profile White Fields Overseas Evangelism is a Christian missions organization established to spread the gospel message of Jesus Christ to every nation. The ministry takes its name and focus from John 4:35 and Luke…
White Fields Overseas Evangelism — Organization Profile White Fields Overseas Evangelism is a Christian missions organization established to spread the gospel message of Jesus Christ to every nation. The ministry takes its name and focus from John 4:35 and Luke 10:2, emphasizing the biblical image of fields ready for harvest and the need for workers to go into that harvest. Its stated approach is non-denominational in structure and patterned after the New Testament church. The ministry was founded by Reggie Thomas, who dedicated his work to overseas evangelism with the goal of taking the Great Commission seriously across national and cultural boundaries. White Fields describes its work as reaching the world with the good news that Jesus brings eternal life…
White Fields Overseas Evangelism is a Christian missions organization established to spread the gospel message of Jesus Christ to every nation. The ministry takes its name and focus from John 4:35 and Luke 10:2, emphasizing the biblical image of fields ready for harvest and the need for workers to go into that harvest. Its stated approach is non-denominational in structure and patterned after the New Testament church.
The ministry was founded by Reggie Thomas, who dedicated his work to overseas evangelism with the goal of taking the Great Commission seriously across national and cultural boundaries. White Fields describes its work as reaching the world with the good news that Jesus brings eternal life in relationship with the one true God. Its ministry identity includes evangelism, church planting, teaching, prayer for unreached peoples, and practical care for vulnerable children.
White Fields Overseas Evangelism is publicly connected with Joplin, Missouri, and describes its work as international in scope. Its website lists ministry activity in many countries and regions, including Haiti, India, Liberia, Cuba, Uganda, Antigua, the Philippines, and other nations. The organization emphasizes support for native or national evangelists who can work within their own cultural settings, often with fewer resources than foreign missionaries would require.
A central part of the ministry’s strategy is supporting native evangelists and helping plant churches in unreached nations, villages, and peoples. White Fields states that it partners with evangelists, matches them with sponsors, and encourages prayer and monthly support. The ministry also provides resources such as sermons, articles, International Bible School lessons, Muslim teaching lessons, newsletters, and a World Prayer Map focused on reached and unreached nations.
White Fields also includes White Fields Orphanage Ministries, a children’s ministry connected to the organization’s overseas work. The ministry’s official materials describe orphanage support in countries such as Haiti, India, and Liberia. This work has included feeding, housing, educating, and caring for children through partner homes and orphanage ministries, alongside the evangelistic and church-planting focus of the organization.
People can engage with White Fields Overseas Evangelism by praying for unreached nations, supporting national evangelists, giving toward ministry work, using its teaching and prayer resources, contacting the ministry about opportunities to help, or partnering with White Fields Orphanage Ministries. The organization’s “What Can I Do?” materials encourage Christians and churches to select nations for prayer, identify contacts, support evangelists, and help launch new churches where no New Testament church is present.
Independent Christian ChurchSewing Seams of HopeSewing Seams of Hope is a Brazil, Indiana sewing ministry creating handmade diapers, dresses, britches, hats,…
Sewing Seams of Hope — Organization Profile Sewing Seams of Hope is the mission sewing ministry of First Christian Church in Brazil, Indiana. Formerly known as the FCC Sewing Ministry, it began in 2000 after church members learned at the…
Sewing Seams of Hope — Organization Profile Sewing Seams of Hope is the mission sewing ministry of First Christian Church in Brazil, Indiana. Formerly known as the FCC Sewing Ministry, it began in 2000 after church members learned at the National Missionary Convention, now the International Conference on Missions, of the need for cloth diapers at the birthing center of Northwest Haiti Christian Mission. Since then, the ministry has grown into a practical sewing outreach that creates handmade items for children, families, and mission partners around the world. The ministry is based in Brazil, Indiana, and ships completed items to mission partners serving in Haiti, Africa, India, Asia, South America, the Philippines, Central America, Honduras, Uganda, Nicaragua, Ukraine, Kenya, and…
Sewing Seams of Hope is the mission sewing ministry of First Christian Church in Brazil, Indiana. Formerly known as the FCC Sewing Ministry, it began in 2000 after church members learned at the National Missionary Convention, now the International Conference on Missions, of the need for cloth diapers at the birthing center of Northwest Haiti Christian Mission. Since then, the ministry has grown into a practical sewing outreach that creates handmade items for children, families, and mission partners around the world.
The ministry is based in Brazil, Indiana, and ships completed items to mission partners serving in Haiti, Africa, India, Asia, South America, the Philippines, Central America, Honduras, Uganda, Nicaragua, Ukraine, Kenya, and other locations. Its work is carried out through volunteers who gather at First Christian Church and through supporters who sew from other locations using patterns and instructions provided by the ministry.
Sewing Seams of Hope’s primary projects include cloth diapers, dresses, britches for boys, baby hats, and toddler bibs. The diaper ministry remains a central focus, with volunteers sewing large quantities of flannel diapers for mission use. The dress ministry includes “pillowcase” and darling-style dresses made from donated fabric, sheets, pillowcases, scrub tops, trim, lace, buttons, and other materials. The ministry also makes boys’ britches and repurposes T-shirt sleeves and neck areas into hats and bibs.
The organization operates with a simple, volunteer-driven process. Volunteers meet for scheduled sewing dates at First Christian Church, and the website provides downloadable patterns so others can participate from home, churches, or sewing groups. Completed items may be shipped to the ministry, which then helps distribute them through mission partners. This model allows people with sewing skills, donated fabric, or a willingness to learn to take part in hands-on mission service.
Sewing Seams of Hope also serves as a connector between local churches, sewing groups, and global ministries. Its annual results pages document shipments to partners such as Haiti House of Hope, the Miriam Center in Haiti, His Eyes in Honduras, Ray of Hope in Uganda, Joey Potter Missions, Sew to Sow, Lenna’s Ladybugs, Living By Grace & Faith Ministries in the Philippines, and other mission-connected groups. These records show a ministry shaped by consistent, practical support for missionaries and ministries serving children and families.
People can engage with Sewing Seams of Hope by attending sewing dates, donating fabric or supplies, sending completed projects, making financial gifts through First Christian Church, using the downloadable patterns, or sharing the ministry with churches and sewing groups. Its distinct contribution is turning sewing, donated materials, and volunteer time into practical mission supplies for children and families served by Christian ministries worldwide.
Leadership: Not publicly listed.
Independent Christian ChurchSeedPlayerSeedPlayer makes low-cost solar audio players that help ministry partners distribute Scripture and Gospel content in…
SeedPlayer — Organization Profile SeedPlayer is a Christian nonprofit project of Resources for the Blind International that makes simple, low-cost solar mp3 players for abundant sowing of Gospel seed. The ministry partners with other organizations to reduce the cost of…
SeedPlayer — Organization Profile SeedPlayer is a Christian nonprofit project of Resources for the Blind International that makes simple, low-cost solar mp3 players for abundant sowing of Gospel seed. The ministry partners with other organizations to reduce the cost of audio Bibles and Gospel content so Scripture and discipleship resources can reach people who may not have regular access to printed materials, digital devices, reliable electricity, or literacy-based learning. The project is connected with Knoxville, Tennessee, and operates through a geographically dispersed, all-volunteer team. SeedPlayers have been used in Cameroon, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, East Africa, East Asia, Ethiopia, former Soviet republics, Ghana, Guatemala, Indonesia, Kenya, Mexico, Mozambique, Nepal, Nigeria, North Africa, Panama, the Philippines, Poland, Russia, South Asia,…
SeedPlayer is a Christian nonprofit project of Resources for the Blind International that makes simple, low-cost solar mp3 players for abundant sowing of Gospel seed. The ministry partners with other organizations to reduce the cost of audio Bibles and Gospel content so Scripture and discipleship resources can reach people who may not have regular access to printed materials, digital devices, reliable electricity, or literacy-based learning.
The project is connected with Knoxville, Tennessee, and operates through a geographically dispersed, all-volunteer team. SeedPlayers have been used in Cameroon, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, East Africa, East Asia, Ethiopia, former Soviet republics, Ghana, Guatemala, Indonesia, Kenya, Mexico, Mozambique, Nepal, Nigeria, North Africa, Panama, the Philippines, Poland, Russia, South Asia, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Ukraine, the United States, Vietnam, and Zambia.
SeedPlayer’s ministry model is built around collaboration. The organization does not sell players for personal use. Instead, it works with like-minded people, churches, and ministries to source, assemble, format, and load players for specific outreach projects. Its parent organization maintains oversight of gifts, and the all-volunteer structure helps keep costs low for Gospel distribution projects.
The SeedPlayer device functions like a small audio “bookcase” with shelves for ministry-specific content such as Old Testament, New Testament, evangelistic materials, Gospel music, teaching, testimonies, and other mp3 resources. It includes an internal speaker, optional earbuds, solar and USB charging, an 8GB microSD card, and four-level navigation for shelf, book, chapter, and page movement. These features are designed for private listening, small groups, and field settings where printed materials or internet access may not be practical.
SeedPlayer also helps ministry partners use audio content from multiple Bible and Gospel resource providers. Publicly listed content sources include BibleProject, Davar Partners, Digital Bible Library, Faith Comes By Hearing, Global Recordings Network, Inspirational Films, Institute for Bible Translation, Jesus Film Project, Oral Bibles, Songs for Saplings, and Word of God Speak Ministries. The organization notes that these sources allow SeedPlayers to carry Gospel audio content in many languages.
People can engage with SeedPlayer by praying, giving, requesting the newsletter, contacting the team about a collaborative project, helping with expertise or resources, and supporting projects for groups such as blind disciple-makers, soldiers, hospitalized people, international students, refugees, and language communities receiving newly dedicated Scripture. Its distinct contribution is low-cost, solar-powered Gospel audio distribution designed for broad, flexible use among people who need Scripture and Gospel resources in accessible audio form.
Church of ChristPhilippine Mission Churches of ChristPhilippine Mission Churches of Christ supports Filipino-led ministries in Luzon through Christian education, medical evangelism, church…
Philippine Mission Churches of Christ — Organization Profile Philippine Mission Churches of Christ USA, Inc., also known as PMCC-US, is a U.S.-registered 501(c)(3) mission organization that exists to assist, encourage, and empower independent Filipino-led ministries that share the Gospel of…
Philippine Mission Churches of Christ — Organization Profile Philippine Mission Churches of Christ USA, Inc., also known as PMCC-US, is a U.S.-registered 501(c)(3) mission organization that exists to assist, encourage, and empower independent Filipino-led ministries that share the Gospel of Christ through Christian education, medical evangelism, and church planting. Its work is connected to a long history of Restoration Movement mission activity in the Philippines, tracing roots to Leslie and Carrie Wolfe’s arrival in Manila in 1907. The organization is based in Kingman, Arizona, and serves partner ministries across central and northern Luzon, Philippines. PMCC-US supports Filipino-led churches, schools, medical work, and ministry leaders while stating that it holds no legal ties to, nor governance over, the ministries it supports.…
Philippine Mission Churches of Christ USA, Inc., also known as PMCC-US, is a U.S.-registered 501(c)(3) mission organization that exists to assist, encourage, and empower independent Filipino-led ministries that share the Gospel of Christ through Christian education, medical evangelism, and church planting. Its work is connected to a long history of Restoration Movement mission activity in the Philippines, tracing roots to Leslie and Carrie Wolfe’s arrival in Manila in 1907.
The organization is based in Kingman, Arizona, and serves partner ministries across central and northern Luzon, Philippines. PMCC-US supports Filipino-led churches, schools, medical work, and ministry leaders while stating that it holds no legal ties to, nor governance over, the ministries it supports. Its role is to encourage, resource, visit, assess needs, and help connect U.S. churches and donors with ministry work in Luzon.
PMCC-US focuses on three primary ministry areas. Its Christian education work supports three academies: Northern Isabela Academy, Southern Isabela Academy, and Central Isabela Christian Academy. These schools are described as part of the mission’s effort to equip the next generation through quality Christ-centered education and leadership development.
Medical evangelism is represented through Charles W. Selby Memorial Hospital, Inc., a 35-bed hospital connected to the mission’s long-running work in northern Luzon. PMCC-US describes this area as transforming lives through medical care, physical healing, hope, and Gospel witness. This ministry emphasis reflects the organization’s broader pattern of combining practical service with evangelism.
Church planting is carried out through partner ministries including Shore Line and Island Mission and Southern Cagayan Valley Mission. Shore Line and Island Mission focuses on planting and strengthening churches in Quezon and nearby regions, while Southern Cagayan Valley Mission is part of the mission’s church-planting work in northern Luzon. PMCC-US emphasizes training leaders, strengthening local congregations, and supporting Filipino-led outreach.
People can engage with Philippine Mission Churches of Christ by praying, giving, requesting a speaking engagement, exploring church partnership, reading ministry updates such as Island Echoes, using the prayer calendar, or contacting the organization directly. Its distinct contribution is supporting independent Filipino-led Christian ministries in Luzon through education, medical evangelism, church planting, leadership encouragement, and long-term U.S.-Philippines partnership.
Independent Christian ChurchMission JourneysMission Journeys helps churches and individuals fulfill the Great Commission through mission trips, Global Bible School,…
Mission Journeys — Organization Profile Mission Journeys is a Christian mission organization based in Lexington, Kentucky. The ministry describes itself as a mission and ministry of non-denominational Christian Churches and Churches of Christ, with the public theme “Living Out the…
Mission Journeys — Organization Profile Mission Journeys is a Christian mission organization based in Lexington, Kentucky. The ministry describes itself as a mission and ministry of non-denominational Christian Churches and Churches of Christ, with the public theme “Living Out the Great Commission.” Its work includes mission trips, Bible training, long-term missionary support, Appalachian outreach, and leadership development. The organization’s core focus is helping churches and individuals fulfill the Great Commission through evangelism, discipleship, leadership development, mission trips, and support for local, regional, and international mission work. Mission Journeys states that it exists to direct people to Jesus as Lord and Savior, assist churches with leadership and strategic planning, give Christians a heart for missions and the lost, coordinate mission trips…
Mission Journeys is a Christian mission organization based in Lexington, Kentucky. The ministry describes itself as a mission and ministry of non-denominational Christian Churches and Churches of Christ, with the public theme “Living Out the Great Commission.” Its work includes mission trips, Bible training, long-term missionary support, Appalachian outreach, and leadership development.
The organization’s core focus is helping churches and individuals fulfill the Great Commission through evangelism, discipleship, leadership development, mission trips, and support for local, regional, and international mission work. Mission Journeys states that it exists to direct people to Jesus as Lord and Savior, assist churches with leadership and strategic planning, give Christians a heart for missions and the lost, coordinate mission trips and projects, and support mission work.
Mission Journeys serves from Lexington, Kentucky, with ongoing ministry efforts in Appalachia and Eastern Kentucky. The organization also has full-time missionaries serving in Belize, Central America, and its Global Bible School outreach is active in the Philippines, Kenya, Guyana, Zambia, Tanzania, Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Pakistan. Its website also highlights work in Guyana, Tanzania, Leyte in the Philippines, and Islamabad, Pakistan.
The ministry began through Teen Mission, USA, which was founded in 1970. Mission Journeys was born after a mission trip to Haiti in 1985 and later became the ministry’s primary working name in 2010. Over time, its short-term teams have helped start congregations, build church buildings, repair children’s homes, schools, and homes for the elderly, assist disaster recovery, preach, teach, baptize, strengthen new Christians, and encourage missionaries.
A distinctive part of Mission Journeys’ current work is combining short-term mission trips with longer-term Bible training and full-time ministry partnerships. Its Global Bible School began in 2005 and has become a major priority, training church leaders and providing Bible study opportunities in multiple countries. The Barnabas Project, launched in 2010, supports year-round ministry in Belize, including work among disadvantaged people and at-risk children from a ministry center near Belmopan.
People can engage with Mission Journeys by giving, praying, joining mission trips, supporting Global Bible School, helping the Appalachian Christmas Project, or contacting the ministry about service opportunities. Current trip opportunities include Eastern Kentucky, Belize, and Guyana, with work such as home repairs, needed distributions, VBS, worship, witnessing, cross-cultural evangelism, discipleship, church planting support, medical clinics, and youth, music, or sports camps.
Independent Christian ChurchMathetes Philippine Youth MinistryMathetes Philippine Youth Ministry serves youth in Digos City, Philippines, through a Christian youth center, discipleship…
Mathetes Philippine Youth Ministry — Organization Profile Mathetes Philippine Youth Ministry, also known publicly through Mathetes Youth Center, is a Christian youth ministry serving in Digos City, Davao del Sur, Philippines. The ministry is connected with youth outreach, discipleship, community…
Mathetes Philippine Youth Ministry — Organization Profile Mathetes Philippine Youth Ministry, also known publicly through Mathetes Youth Center, is a Christian youth ministry serving in Digos City, Davao del Sur, Philippines. The ministry is connected with youth outreach, discipleship, community service, and Christian activities for young people in the Digos area. Public listings describe the youth center’s purpose as serving youth and one another with love, respect, and integrity. The organization’s core focus is reaching and discipling youth through a welcoming Christian youth center, Bible-centered activities, fellowship, music, service, and local church connection. Mathetes Youth Center’s public updates regularly point to spiritual formation, the Great Commission, and young people becoming committed participants in Christian community. Its name, Mathetes, comes from…
Mathetes Philippine Youth Ministry, also known publicly through Mathetes Youth Center, is a Christian youth ministry serving in Digos City, Davao del Sur, Philippines. The ministry is connected with youth outreach, discipleship, community service, and Christian activities for young people in the Digos area. Public listings describe the youth center’s purpose as serving youth and one another with love, respect, and integrity.
The organization’s core focus is reaching and discipling youth through a welcoming Christian youth center, Bible-centered activities, fellowship, music, service, and local church connection. Mathetes Youth Center’s public updates regularly point to spiritual formation, the Great Commission, and young people becoming committed participants in Christian community. Its name, Mathetes, comes from the Greek word for “disciple,” which reflects the ministry’s emphasis on helping young people follow Jesus.
Mathetes Philippine Youth Ministry serves Digos City and surrounding communities in Davao del Sur, Philippines, especially youth who gather near the city center and nearby schools. The youth center has been publicly associated with Rizal Avenue, across from Digos City National High School, and current directory information lists its location at the 2nd Floor Legazpi Building, Rizal Avenue, Zone 2, Digos City. Partner church references identify the ministry as serving in Digos City on the island of Mindanao.
The ministry operates through youth center activities, Christian gatherings, online and in-person encouragement, music and discipleship presentations, community service, camps, and events for young people. Public posts and videos show activities such as Youth Center gatherings, YC Online Tambayan, music clinic recitals, discipleship presentations, youth encounters, movie activities, and service involvement connected with Digos City National High School. These activities provide a place for youth to gather, learn, build friendships, and hear biblical teaching.
A distinctive part of Mathetes Philippine Youth Ministry’s work is combining open youth-center hospitality with discipleship, creative activities, and relationship-based outreach. Public partner references mention Andy and Weng Lucagbo in connection with the ministry, while Mathetes Youth Center posts identify Andy Ericsson S. Lucagbo as a team leader. The ministry appears to function through local leadership, volunteer support, and partnership with churches that pray for and support its work.
People can engage with Mathetes Philippine Youth Ministry by praying for its youth outreach, following Mathetes Youth Center updates, contacting the ministry through its public Facebook page, connecting through partner churches, or supporting youth center activities and local discipleship efforts. Churches and individuals interested in youth ministry, mission partnership, and discipleship in the Philippines can use the available public links to learn more and make contact.
Independent Christian ChurchLenna’s Ladybugs llcLenna’s Ladybugs LLC mobilizes volunteers and mission partners to make and send clothing packages for children…
Lenna’s Ladybugs LLC — Organization Profile Lenna’s Ladybugs LLC is a Christian 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Canton, Ohio, with public nonprofit listings also identifying the organization in North Canton, Ohio. The ministry is dedicated to clothing children around the…
Lenna’s Ladybugs LLC — Organization Profile Lenna’s Ladybugs LLC is a Christian 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Canton, Ohio, with public nonprofit listings also identifying the organization in North Canton, Ohio. The ministry is dedicated to clothing children around the world and uses the phrase “Clothing God’s Kids Around the World” to describe its work. The organization’s core focus is making and sending clothing packages for children through Christian missions and ministry partners around the world. Lenna’s Ladybugs began in October 2012 after the death of Lenna Moser, who had developed a heart for children in Haiti during a previous visit. In her memory, a small group Bible study began making T-shirt dresses for girls in Haiti, and the ministry…
Lenna’s Ladybugs LLC is a Christian 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Canton, Ohio, with public nonprofit listings also identifying the organization in North Canton, Ohio. The ministry is dedicated to clothing children around the world and uses the phrase “Clothing God’s Kids Around the World” to describe its work.
The organization’s core focus is making and sending clothing packages for children through Christian missions and ministry partners around the world. Lenna’s Ladybugs began in October 2012 after the death of Lenna Moser, who had developed a heart for children in Haiti during a previous visit. In her memory, a small group Bible study began making T-shirt dresses for girls in Haiti, and the ministry later expanded to boys’ clothing packages and other supplies.
Lenna’s Ladybugs serves children globally through mission partners, with public materials identifying work in Haiti, Honduras, Zimbabwe, South Sudan, Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mexico, the Philippines, Burkina Faso, the Dominican Republic, and Ukraine. As of November 2024, the organization reported sending more than 30,687 total packages through more than 29 mission partners in 22 countries, with help from more than 800 volunteers.
The ministry operates through volunteers, sewing groups, donations, and mission partnerships. Girls’ packages have included T-shirt dresses, headbands, barrettes, underwear, head scarves, and purses crocheted from recycled grocery bags for older girls. Boys’ packages began in 2013 and include new shorts or pants, shirts, underwear, and sometimes a toy car when available. Each Ladybug dress includes a small ladybug button sewn onto the left shoulder.
A distinctive part of Lenna’s Ladybugs is mobilizing local volunteers, sewing circles, churches, and monthly sponsors to create practical clothing packages that mission partners can distribute directly to children. The ministry also has a Florida chapter, sewing groups in several states, and an interactive Vacation Bible School program that churches can use to introduce children to the work of helping others.
People can engage with Lenna’s Ladybugs by donating supplies, giving financially, becoming a monthly sponsor, starting a sewing circle, volunteering at work days, helping package clothing, or contacting the ministry. The organization lists ongoing needs such as new girls’ and boys’ T-shirts, boys’ shorts and pants, fabric, buttons, thread, yarn, underwear, barrettes, headbands, gallon-size zip bags, and monetary support.
Independent Christian ChurchChrist Reaching Asia Mission Worldwide, Inc (dba Cram Worldwide, Inc)Christ Reaching Asia Mission Worldwide, known as CRAM Worldwide, serves communities in Asia through evangelism, child…
Christ Reaching Asia Mission Worldwide — Organization Profile Christ Reaching Asia Mission Worldwide, Inc., doing business as CRAM Worldwide, Inc., is a Christian mission organization focused on Asia. The organization states its mission as taking the love of Jesus Christ…
Christ Reaching Asia Mission Worldwide — Organization Profile Christ Reaching Asia Mission Worldwide, Inc., doing business as CRAM Worldwide, Inc., is a Christian mission organization focused on Asia. The organization states its mission as taking the love of Jesus Christ to the people of Asia by meeting physical needs in order to gain opportunities to meet spiritual needs. Its work combines evangelism, benevolence, church planting, child sponsorship, education, medical support, and care for vulnerable children and families. CRAM Worldwide is based in Greenwood, Indiana, and its ministry serves communities in Asia, including Cambodia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Myanmar, North Korea, and China. The organization began through the missionary work of Dr. Chan Young “C.Y.” Kim and Patricia Kim, with support from…
Christ Reaching Asia Mission Worldwide, Inc., doing business as CRAM Worldwide, Inc., is a Christian mission organization focused on Asia. The organization states its mission as taking the love of Jesus Christ to the people of Asia by meeting physical needs in order to gain opportunities to meet spiritual needs. Its work combines evangelism, benevolence, church planting, child sponsorship, education, medical support, and care for vulnerable children and families.
CRAM Worldwide is based in Greenwood, Indiana, and its ministry serves communities in Asia, including Cambodia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Myanmar, North Korea, and China. The organization began through the missionary work of Dr. Chan Young “C.Y.” Kim and Patricia Kim, with support from leaders connected to Southern Indiana, and has developed into a mission with staff, board leadership, missionaries, child sponsorship programs, and country-specific projects.
The ministry operates through a “reach, rescue, restore” framework. CRAM Worldwide supports church planting and evangelism, preacher and leadership training, child sponsorship, food assistance, education, medical care, and humanitarian service. Its mission materials describe work such as churches in the Philippines and Cambodia, a medical center in Mindanao, leadership training through International Christian College of Manila, and ministry development in Vietnam.
One of the organization’s major programs is CRAM Kids, a child sponsorship ministry that began with Boat Kids in Bacoor, Philippines, and has expanded to Mindanao, Cambodia, and Vietnam. The program provides food, clothing, education, access to medical care, and spiritual guidance for children and families facing poverty. Sponsors may be assigned an individual child and support the ministry monthly.
CRAM Worldwide also supports Sharon House, a ministry in the Philippines that provides a furnished residence and care for girls at risk of or affected by trafficking and abuse. Sharon House provides meals, basic health and hygiene needs, school fees, sexual abuse prevention education, and spiritual discipleship. The organization also lists field missionaries and short-term missionaries serving in the Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia, and related ministry settings.
People can engage with CRAM Worldwide by giving online, sponsoring a child through CRAM Kids, supporting country-specific projects, praying for missionaries and field ministries, requesting information from the office, reading ministry stories, subscribing to the newsletter, or participating in mission work. Donations may be made online or mailed to the organization’s Greenwood, Indiana office.
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