
October 22, 2026
Setting Our Hearts
Doug Redford
Restoration Movement ministries, missions, colleges and organizations.
15 organizations
Independent Christian ChurchMercy PartnersMercy Partners provides Christian humanitarian aid, sustainable support, education, and discipleship training through local partners serving…
Mercy Partners — Organization Profile Mercy Partners is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit Christian charity that provides aid in conflict zones and works through service programs connected to immediate care, sustainable aid, education, and discipleship training. The organization describes its mission as…
Mercy Partners — Organization Profile Mercy Partners is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit Christian charity that provides aid in conflict zones and works through service programs connected to immediate care, sustainable aid, education, and discipleship training. The organization describes its mission as making God’s grace evident by creating programs that allow native evangelists to care for local people as equal partners. Its stated focus is help, hope, and love in conflict zones through practical mercy and local partnership. The organization is publicly listed with a mailing address in Chatham, Virginia, and its ministry scope is international. Mercy Partners identifies service among victims of conflict in Darfur, Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, and Ukraine; church-growth efforts in Kenya and Indonesia; and resource connections…
Mercy Partners is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit Christian charity that provides aid in conflict zones and works through service programs connected to immediate care, sustainable aid, education, and discipleship training. The organization describes its mission as making God’s grace evident by creating programs that allow native evangelists to care for local people as equal partners. Its stated focus is help, hope, and love in conflict zones through practical mercy and local partnership.
The organization is publicly listed with a mailing address in Chatham, Virginia, and its ministry scope is international. Mercy Partners identifies service among victims of conflict in Darfur, Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, and Ukraine; church-growth efforts in Kenya and Indonesia; and resource connections with gospel opportunities in Romania, the Netherlands, the Dutch West Indies, and Iceland. Its work is framed around equal partnership rather than donor-driven mission activity.
Mercy Partners operates through a “bridging” approach that emphasizes accountability, dignity, and local leadership. The organization says it raises charitable donations to provide aid in conflict zones while enabling native evangelists to provide mercy in practical ways. Its programs include Immediate Care, Sustainable Aid, Discipleship, and Education, with project examples including food assistance, orphan-prevention and family strengthening, safe-water work, personal hygiene kits, leadership training, and education support.
In immediate-care efforts, Mercy Partners describes work that includes medicine, clothing, food, schooling, uniforms, and support for vulnerable families so children do not become orphaned. Its sustainable-aid work includes Project Jacob, a safe water-well initiative in West Nile, Uganda, that uses native drill teams, community training, and W.A.S.H. instruction on water access, sanitation, and hygiene. These efforts reflect the organization’s stated commitment to practical aid that is paired with discipleship and community ownership.
Mercy Partners also develops discipleship and education efforts through Bridge Campus for Global Impact, a training initiative intended for disciples, aid workers, missionaries, and church leaders. The organization describes the campus as a physical and online effort using modules, curriculum, and practical-skills training. Its discipleship page also states that Mercy Partners provides training to church leaders from various backgrounds and denominations.
People can engage with Mercy Partners by donating, giving monthly, supporting specific project areas, transferring stock, preparing personal hygiene kits, subscribing for updates, joining prayer communications, or contacting the organization through its website. The organization also invites churches and supporters to connect as partners, with giving designations available for areas such as immediate care, sustainable aid, discipleship training, and education.
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 ChurchShepherds Global ClassroomShepherds Global Classroom provides free theological curriculum in many languages to help pastors, missionaries, and Christian…
Shepherds Global Classroom — Organization Profile Shepherds Global Classroom, also known as SGC, is a Christian training ministry that provides free Christ-centered theological curriculum for emerging pastors, missionaries, and Christian leaders around the world. Its motto is “Christ-centered. Training. Everywhere.”…
Shepherds Global Classroom — Organization Profile Shepherds Global Classroom, also known as SGC, is a Christian training ministry that provides free Christ-centered theological curriculum for emerging pastors, missionaries, and Christian leaders around the world. Its motto is “Christ-centered. Training. Everywhere.” The ministry exists to equip the body of Christ by providing curriculum for leaders who may not have access to formal theological education. The organization is connected with Cincinnati, Ohio, and serves Christian leaders in more than 100 countries through online courses, downloadable curriculum, translations, audio resources, mobile app access, and training partnerships. SGC’s materials are especially designed for places where pastors and church leaders are under-resourced but eager for biblical and theological training. Shepherds Global Classroom began in 2012…
Shepherds Global Classroom, also known as SGC, is a Christian training ministry that provides free Christ-centered theological curriculum for emerging pastors, missionaries, and Christian leaders around the world. Its motto is “Christ-centered. Training. Everywhere.” The ministry exists to equip the body of Christ by providing curriculum for leaders who may not have access to formal theological education.
The organization is connected with Cincinnati, Ohio, and serves Christian leaders in more than 100 countries through online courses, downloadable curriculum, translations, audio resources, mobile app access, and training partnerships. SGC’s materials are especially designed for places where pastors and church leaders are under-resourced but eager for biblical and theological training.
Shepherds Global Classroom began in 2012 after founder Tim Keep and other missionary trainers taught pastors and lay leaders in East Africa. The experience revealed a need for theological resources that were robust, simple, reproducible, and adaptable to local settings. SGC developed to meet that need by creating curriculum that local leaders can use in homes, churches, cafés, refugee camps, Bible schools, seminaries, and informal classrooms.
The ministry’s curriculum includes 20 foundational courses for a two- to three-year non-formal theological training program. Course areas include Doctrinal Foundations, Bible Survey, Evangelism and Discipleship, Christian Leadership, Church History, and SGC Resources. Courses include topics such as Christian Beliefs, Romans, Eschatology, Exploring the Old Testament, Exploring the New Testament, Biblical Evangelism and Discipleship, Spiritual Formation, Ministry Leadership, The Life and Ministry of Jesus, Principles of Communication, Introduction to Christian Worship, and Survey of Church History.
A major distinctive of Shepherds Global Classroom is its emphasis on free access and broad translation. The curriculum is available digitally at no cost, and the ministry allows printing and distribution under its stated guidelines. SGC makes courses available in more than 30 languages, including English, French, Arabic, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Tagalog, Portuguese, Thai, Kiswahili, Nepali, Hindi, Romanian, Ukrainian, Urdu, Amharic, Turkish, Haitian Creole, Polish, and others.
People can engage with Shepherds Global Classroom by downloading courses, using the mobile app, launching a local classroom, requesting a Memorandum of Understanding for group printing and distribution, subscribing to updates, donating, or connecting with the ministry about training partnerships. Its distinct contribution is free, reproducible theological curriculum that helps local Christian leaders establish indigenous, informal, and non-formal Bible training programs worldwide.
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.
Independent Christian ChurchPartner135Partner135 is an Arkansas-based Christian mission agency equipping churches and national leaders for Gospel partnerships, short-term…
Partner135 — Organization Profile Partner135, also written as Partner 135, is an international Christian mission agency committed to equipping today’s church to reach today’s world with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The organization describes its work as empowering the national…
Partner135 — Organization Profile Partner135, also written as Partner 135, is an international Christian mission agency committed to equipping today’s church to reach today’s world with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The organization describes its work as empowering the national church where it is by forming strategic partnerships between U.S. disciples and indigenous disciples who serve within specific cultures and geographic regions. The ministry is based in Van Buren, Arkansas, and serves through established work on four continents, including ministry connections in Uganda, South Asia, Romania, Tanzania, Peru, Nepal, India, the Frontier, Kenya, and Egypt. Partner135 works with national pastors, church leaders, missionaries, churches, and mission volunteers to reach unreached, under-reached, and under-served peoples. Partner135 summarizes its ministry approach through…
Partner135, also written as Partner 135, is an international Christian mission agency committed to equipping today’s church to reach today’s world with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The organization describes its work as empowering the national church where it is by forming strategic partnerships between U.S. disciples and indigenous disciples who serve within specific cultures and geographic regions.
The ministry is based in Van Buren, Arkansas, and serves through established work on four continents, including ministry connections in Uganda, South Asia, Romania, Tanzania, Peru, Nepal, India, the Frontier, Kenya, and Egypt. Partner135 works with national pastors, church leaders, missionaries, churches, and mission volunteers to reach unreached, under-reached, and under-served peoples.
Partner135 summarizes its ministry approach through three words: Discover, Develop, and Deploy. The organization seeks to discover unreached and unengaged people groups, develop contextualized strategies with national church leaders, and deploy missionaries, short-term teams, resources, and funds for training and service. This model reflects a focus on local church partnerships, contextual mission strategy, and reproducible leadership development.
Short-term mission mobilization is a major part of Partner135’s work. The organization sends disciples from the United States to serve alongside national pastors and church leaders for one- to three-week mission projects, many of them in remote areas. These trips include sharing the Gospel, meeting practical needs, and supporting ongoing ministry led by local believers.
Partner135 also supports year-round ministry through sponsorships, church planting, pastor support, child and school sponsorship, missionary support, international staff support, project funding, elderly and widow support, and emergency relief. Its giving opportunities emphasize teaching the Gospel, training the next generation of believers, and telling stories of what God is doing through partner ministries around the world.
People can engage with Partner135 by praying, giving, becoming a Gospel Partner, joining the prayer team, supporting a missionary or project, sponsoring children or schools, joining a short-term mission trip, or contacting the organization about mobilization. Its distinct contribution is connecting U.S. churches and disciples with national church leaders to advance Gospel work among unreached and underserved communities through partnership, training, mobilization, and practical support.
Independent Christian ChurchOutreach InternationalOutreach International is a Missouri-based Christian mission organization that recruits, sends, and supports missionary volunteers and…
Outreach International — Organization Profile Outreach International is a Christian missionary sending and support organization that describes itself as a Missionary Motivation Ministry designed to recruit and serve missionary volunteers for overseas work, especially in places unreached with the Gospel…
Outreach International — Organization Profile Outreach International is a Christian missionary sending and support organization that describes itself as a Missionary Motivation Ministry designed to recruit and serve missionary volunteers for overseas work, especially in places unreached with the Gospel of Christ or difficult to enter. Founded in 1977 by Al Hamilton and John O. Schofield, the organization’s stated primary goal is to obey the Great Commission as recorded in Matthew 28:19–20. The ministry is based in Shelbyville, Missouri, and supports mission work in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean, the United States, and other global fields. Public project listings identify work connected to Equatorial Guinea, Germany, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Papua New Guinea, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda,…
Outreach International is a Christian missionary sending and support organization that describes itself as a Missionary Motivation Ministry designed to recruit and serve missionary volunteers for overseas work, especially in places unreached with the Gospel of Christ or difficult to enter. Founded in 1977 by Al Hamilton and John O. Schofield, the organization’s stated primary goal is to obey the Great Commission as recorded in Matthew 28:19–20.
The ministry is based in Shelbyville, Missouri, and supports mission work in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean, the United States, and other global fields. Public project listings identify work connected to Equatorial Guinea, Germany, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Papua New Guinea, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, the United States, Zimbabwe, and broader worldwide opportunities.
Outreach International operates as a sending organization for missionary volunteers and mission projects. It helps people explore full-time missions, one-year internships, and field survey opportunities, while also helping missionaries coordinate work through support services and, when appropriate, other organizations. Its ministry areas include teaching, preaching, evangelism, discipleship, Bible translation, church planting, English teaching, medical work, pioneering new fields, and support for people in need.
The organization’s current project listings show a broad network of independent mission efforts and missionaries. Listed ministries include Haiti Active Evangelism, Labors of Love, Refuge of the Pines, Me and My House Outreach, Mexico Missions, Colegio Biblico, the ApMa Project, Pastoral Counseling Ministry, Gateway Community Development Initiative, Togo Christian Mission, Uganda East Africa Outreach, Rescue Innocence, Mission Fields Unlimited, Outreach International Tennessee, Designs for Sharpening Leadership, Global Transformation, Forging Ploughshares, Tiny House Ministries, Vision Venezuela, Ministry of Encouragement, and Outreach International Zimbabwe.
Outreach International’s giving model depends on direct support from churches and individuals. The ministry states that its missionaries and stateside staff are supported by donors, and that gifts may be designated for specific mission projects or sent to the general fund. Supporters may give online, by mail, through bank bill pay, or by contacting the office for help with project account numbers and donation questions.
People can engage with Outreach International by praying for mission workers, giving to mission projects, contacting the organization about service opportunities, supporting missionary families, subscribing to updates, or exploring internships and full-time missionary service. Its distinct contribution is helping Christians move from mission interest to mission service through recruiting, sending, support, consulting, and project coordination for Gospel work around the world.
Leadership: Not publicly listed.
Independent Christian ChurchOtem CollectiveOtem Collective strengthens families and communities in Northern Uganda so vulnerable children can remain in or…
Otem Collective — Organization Profile Otem Collective is a Christian-informed nonprofit organization working to strengthen families and communities so vulnerable children can grow up in safe, stable families rather than residential care. The organization’s name comes from a Leblango word…
Otem Collective — Organization Profile Otem Collective is a Christian-informed nonprofit organization working to strengthen families and communities so vulnerable children can grow up in safe, stable families rather than residential care. The organization’s name comes from a Leblango word describing a village gathering place around a fire, symbolizing family, community, teaching, and belonging. The organization is based in Orlando, Florida, and its program work is focused in Northern Uganda. Otem Collective’s vision is to see a generation of Ugandan children raised in families, breaking the cycle of family separation and poverty. Its public materials emphasize that poverty is a major driver of child-family separation in Uganda and that many children in residential care have living parents or relatives. Otem…
Otem Collective is a Christian-informed nonprofit organization working to strengthen families and communities so vulnerable children can grow up in safe, stable families rather than residential care. The organization’s name comes from a Leblango word describing a village gathering place around a fire, symbolizing family, community, teaching, and belonging.
The organization is based in Orlando, Florida, and its program work is focused in Northern Uganda. Otem Collective’s vision is to see a generation of Ugandan children raised in families, breaking the cycle of family separation and poverty. Its public materials emphasize that poverty is a major driver of child-family separation in Uganda and that many children in residential care have living parents or relatives.
Otem Collective operates through family strengthening, care reform, local partnerships, and trauma-informed caregiver support. Its work is designed to address the root causes that lead families to place children in orphanages. Instead of focusing primarily on institutional care, the organization supports family-based solutions that help children remain with or return to family whenever safely possible.
The organization’s family-strengthening work includes parent support groups, savings groups, agriculture initiatives, and caregiver training. Otem Collective also provides technical support and coaching to orphanages as they move toward family-centered care. Its use of Trust-Based Relational Intervention®, or TBRI®, reflects a focus on helping caregivers respond to children affected by trauma, neglect, or separation with practical, attachment-based tools.
Partnership is central to Otem Collective’s model. The organization states that sustainable change is best carried out through local leadership and grassroots organizations that understand the culture, national systems, and needs of the communities they serve. Its partners have included AMACOD in Uganda, and its strategy includes working with parents, caregivers, community leaders, orphanage leaders, and local organizations.
People can engage with Otem Collective by giving, serving as volunteers, joining the prayer team, subscribing for updates, supporting monthly or one-time gifts, and sharing its work with churches or communities interested in family-based care. Its distinct contribution is reshaping orphan and vulnerable-child care by placing families at the center of the solution in Northern Uganda.
Independent Christian ChurchLife In AbundanceLife In Abundance empowers local churches in Africa and the Caribbean to serve vulnerable communities through…
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, 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.
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 ChurchHOPE2HOPE2 serves internationally through safe water, education, medical care, agriculture, pastoral training, mission trips, and gospel-centered…
HOPE2 — Organization Profile HOPE2 is a Christian nonprofit ministry based in Muncie, Indiana, serving internationally through mission trips, long-term local partnerships, pastoral training, education, medical care, agriculture, and safe water initiatives. Its public theme is “Ministry is never bigger…
HOPE2 — Organization Profile HOPE2 is a Christian nonprofit ministry based in Muncie, Indiana, serving internationally through mission trips, long-term local partnerships, pastoral training, education, medical care, agriculture, and safe water initiatives. Its public theme is “Ministry is never bigger than the ONE person in front of you,” emphasizing personal relationships and gospel-centered service. The organization’s core focus is sharing the love of Christ through practical care, relationship-building, and gospel witness among communities with urgent physical and spiritual needs. HOPE2 states that when God says “go,” it goes, and when God says “put down roots,” it puts down roots. Its mission is shaped by the Great Commission and by the belief that educational, medical, relational, and practical ministry should lift…
HOPE2 is a Christian nonprofit ministry based in Muncie, Indiana, serving internationally through mission trips, long-term local partnerships, pastoral training, education, medical care, agriculture, and safe water initiatives. Its public theme is “Ministry is never bigger than the ONE person in front of you,” emphasizing personal relationships and gospel-centered service.
The organization’s core focus is sharing the love of Christ through practical care, relationship-building, and gospel witness among communities with urgent physical and spiritual needs. HOPE2 states that when God says “go,” it goes, and when God says “put down roots,” it puts down roots. Its mission is shaped by the Great Commission and by the belief that educational, medical, relational, and practical ministry should lift high the name of Christ.
HOPE2 serves from Muncie, Indiana, with home bases in Liberia and Uganda. The ministry has also taken teams or sent resources to places such as Jamaica, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Nicaragua, Vietnam, Thailand, Kenya, and Honduras. In Liberia, HOPE2 has a Liberian-staffed school, clinic, and church, along with the Hope Center campus. In Uganda, the ministry is developing a Hope Center as roots are being established there.
The organization operates through several connected ministry areas. Its water work distributes safe water filtration systems and supports wells and water projects. Its education work includes Hope Academy in Liberia, teacher training, and ministry to children and youth. Its medical work addresses simple but serious needs such as malaria, parasites, and basic community healthcare. Its agriculture work includes Farming God’s Way training, helping communities learn to grow food and develop sustainable practices.
A distinctive part of HOPE2’s work is combining safe water, education, medical care, agriculture, pastoral training, and mission-team service as avenues for long-term relationships and gospel ministry. Since 2006, HOPE2 has trained pastors in Africa, and its 54TEN initiative aims to conduct pastoral training in all 54 African countries over 10 years. The ministry describes training leaders as another way of “watering the thirsty” by strengthening those who are helping others.
People can engage with HOPE2 by giving financially, donating physical items, joining a mission trip, subscribing to updates, praying, attending events, using the For Reel virtual mission trip, or inviting HOPE2 to speak. Mission teams may distribute water filtration systems, invest in children, teach doctrinal truths to church and community leaders, and serve local people in Liberia, Uganda, and other places where the ministry is invited to go.
Independent Christian ChurchGood Gaali – Good GirliGood Gaali/Good Girli serves vulnerable families, Patient Attendants, mothers, and girls in Uganda through bicycle-powered care,…
Good Gaali/Good Girli — Organization Profile Good Gaali is a Christian 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization serving in Kabale, Uganda. The organization’s mission is bringing love for humanity, the environment, and the good news of the gospel through the power of the…
Good Gaali/Good Girli — Organization Profile Good Gaali is a Christian 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization serving in Kabale, Uganda. The organization’s mission is bringing love for humanity, the environment, and the good news of the gospel through the power of the bicycle. Its work focuses on using bicycles to deliver practical care, training, basic supplies, and spiritual encouragement to people facing difficult healthcare and family-care situations. The organization’s core focus is serving Patient Attendants and vulnerable families in Uganda through bicycle-powered care, health education, supplies, prayer, and gospel-centered service. In Uganda, hospitalized patients are often cared for by family members known as Patient Attendants or informal caregivers. Good Gaali works with these caregivers at Kabale Regional Referral Hospital by providing basic…
Good Gaali is a Christian 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization serving in Kabale, Uganda. The organization’s mission is bringing love for humanity, the environment, and the good news of the gospel through the power of the bicycle. Its work focuses on using bicycles to deliver practical care, training, basic supplies, and spiritual encouragement to people facing difficult healthcare and family-care situations.
The organization’s core focus is serving Patient Attendants and vulnerable families in Uganda through bicycle-powered care, health education, supplies, prayer, and gospel-centered service. In Uganda, hospitalized patients are often cared for by family members known as Patient Attendants or informal caregivers. Good Gaali works with these caregivers at Kabale Regional Referral Hospital by providing basic training, CarePacks, and prayer support as they care for hospitalized loved ones.
Good Gaali serves southwestern Uganda, with public ministry activity centered in Kabale and Kabale Regional Referral Hospital. Its site also references work connected to Hoima Regional Referral Hospital and rural community outreach. The organization’s community outreach seeks to bring health education and discipleship “upstream” into villages, especially around preventive care, sanitation, hygiene, and family-care practices.
The organization operates through several connected programs. The Good Bike Program uses bamboo cargo bicycles to carry supplies to the hospital, where the team teaches basic caregiving information and provides items such as soap, hand sanitizer, masks, toilet paper, and food. Community Outreach sends riders into communities with health information and the good news of Jesus Christ. Come and Ride is a developing invitation for people to visit Uganda, serve with the team, and experience the ministry firsthand.
Good Girli is Good Gaali’s sister venture and a local Ugandan business created to help mothers and girls address practical needs with dignity and love. Its work focuses on washable, reusable cloth diapers and washable, reusable menstrual shields and liners. From its workshop in Kabale, Good Girli seamstresses create reusable cloth diapers and sanitary pads, and Good Girli also partners with Wakisa Ministries in Kampala to produce environmentally friendly reusable feminine hygiene pads.
A distinctive part of Good Gaali/Good Girli’s work is combining Christian compassion, environmental stewardship, local employment, health education, and practical dignity for women, girls, caregivers, and families. People can engage by praying, giving, supporting CarePacks, sponsoring reusable diapers through the “Diaper Active” or “Waistband Warrior” effort, volunteering, contacting the ministry, or learning about future ride-and-serve opportunities in Uganda.
Independent Christian ChurchGlobal Impact MissionsGlobal Impact Missions is a Christ-centered network supporting global partners through church planting, healthcare, education, rescue…
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, 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.
Leadership: Not publicly listed.
Independent Christian ChurchGlobal Church Growth inc.Global Church Growth Inc. equips churches, missionaries, and ministry leaders through disciple-making training, mentoring, church planting…
Global Church Growth Inc. — Organization Profile Global Church Growth Inc., also known as Global Church Growth Discipling Ministries or GCGDM, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, non-denominational Christian ministry connected with Sevierville and Seymour, Tennessee. The organization states that its goal…
Global Church Growth Inc. — Organization Profile Global Church Growth Inc., also known as Global Church Growth Discipling Ministries or GCGDM, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, non-denominational Christian ministry connected with Sevierville and Seymour, Tennessee. The organization states that its goal is becoming disciples and its mission is making disciples. Its public materials describe the ministry as providing training, training materials, and support to churches, missionaries, individuals, and ministries around the world. The organization’s core focus is making disciples of Jesus Christ by equipping ethnic, foreign, and national ministries and their leaders with practical training, materials, mentoring, and support. Global Church Growth describes its mission as helping ministries make disciples and foster others in making disciples. Its work is directed toward…
Global Church Growth Inc., also known as Global Church Growth Discipling Ministries or GCGDM, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, non-denominational Christian ministry connected with Sevierville and Seymour, Tennessee. The organization states that its goal is becoming disciples and its mission is making disciples. Its public materials describe the ministry as providing training, training materials, and support to churches, missionaries, individuals, and ministries around the world.
The organization’s core focus is making disciples of Jesus Christ by equipping ethnic, foreign, and national ministries and their leaders with practical training, materials, mentoring, and support. Global Church Growth describes its mission as helping ministries make disciples and foster others in making disciples. Its work is directed toward strengthening church leaders, new churches, established congregations, and mission partners.
Global Church Growth serves ministries in the United States and internationally, with official materials identifying global work in places such as Cuba, Myanmar, Nepal, Guatemala, Honduras, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Russia, Poland, Mexico, Antigua, Uganda, and other mission contexts. The ministry’s approach emphasizes equipping native leaders to carry on disciple-making work in their own communities.
The organization operates through on-site seminars, church planting support, internships, personal mentoring, foreign missions, and service tracks. Its training includes evangelism, discipleship, leadership, church growth, giftedness, shepherding, and the “Uniquely You” profiling resource. Global Church Growth states that it does not simply present seminars or provide materials, but also offers personal mentoring and monitoring for those who partner with the ministry.
A distinctive part of Global Church Growth’s approach is combining church-growth training with long-term disciple-making systems, mentoring, and leadership development for local ministry leaders. Its founder and director, Dr. Michael R. Householder, developed the “Walk in Discipleship” series after seeing the need to help new believers continue growing as disciples. The ministry’s history includes work in Eastern Europe, Russia, Poland, and other regions where churches have been trained in discipleship and church-growth principles.
People can engage with Global Church Growth by giving financially, praying, joining the email list, inviting the ministry to train leaders, ordering materials through Fishnet Publishers, or contacting the ministry about seminars and service tracks. The organization also asks for support for short-term workers, full-time missionaries, church planting, established church growth, and funds needed to continue its disciple-making ministry.
Independent Christian ChurchBright Hope InternationalBright Hope International works through local churches in six countries to address extreme poverty through relief,…
Bright Hope International — Organization Profile Bright Hope International is a Christian nonprofit organization based in South Barrington, Illinois. The organization describes its mission as bringing Hope to people living on less than $3 a day by working through under-resourced,…
Bright Hope International — Organization Profile Bright Hope International is a Christian nonprofit organization based in South Barrington, Illinois. The organization describes its mission as bringing Hope to people living on less than $3 a day by working through under-resourced, local, in-country churches. Bright Hope’s public materials emphasize that local churches are central to its model because they already have relationships, reputation, and long-term presence in the communities they serve. Bright Hope serves communities in Benin, Bolivia, Haiti, Kenya, Uganda, and Zambia, with work focused in rural villages, remote areas, and urban slums. The organization has been engaging local churches in the fight against global poverty for more than 50 years. ECFA lists Bright Hope as an accredited member organization…
Bright Hope International is a Christian nonprofit organization based in South Barrington, Illinois. The organization describes its mission as bringing Hope to people living on less than $3 a day by working through under-resourced, local, in-country churches. Bright Hope’s public materials emphasize that local churches are central to its model because they already have relationships, reputation, and long-term presence in the communities they serve.
Bright Hope serves communities in Benin, Bolivia, Haiti, Kenya, Uganda, and Zambia, with work focused in rural villages, remote areas, and urban slums. The organization has been engaging local churches in the fight against global poverty for more than 50 years. ECFA lists Bright Hope as an accredited member organization and describes its work as supporting churches that transform communities through physical aid, economic development, education, and spiritual development.
The organization’s ministry model is organized around three categories: Hope for Today, Hope for Tomorrow, and Hope for Eternity. Hope for Today addresses immediate needs such as care for orphans and vulnerable children, clean water, school feeding, medical care, and family strengthening. Hope for Tomorrow focuses on longer-term development through microfinance, job training, education, agricultural practices, and animal rearing. Hope for Eternity supports church ministries, church leadership development, evangelism, and discipleship.
Bright Hope operates by partnering with local, in-country churches rather than building programs apart from existing community leadership. The organization states that each community has unique needs, but each partner context includes an established group of Christ-followers who can serve as an accountable, local platform for holistic transformation. Its strategy is designed to help churches serve their neighbors while moving communities toward sustainability.
The organization also provides church partnership opportunities, country-specific giving, an impact catalog, prayer resources, planned giving, and donor stewardship information. Bright Hope’s public giving pages allow supporters to direct gifts toward urgent needs, countries served, Hope for Today, Hope for Tomorrow, Hope for Eternity, memorial gifts, planned gifts, and recurring giving through Hope Builders.
People can engage with Bright Hope International by donating online, praying through the prayer wall, joining the prayer team, exploring church partnerships, using the impact catalog, applying for career or internship opportunities, or contacting the organization directly. Bright Hope also provides financial stewardship documents, including audited financial information, Form 990 materials, board information, and links to accountability listings.
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