The Imani Women Empowerment Program seeks to support and encourage vulnerable women, both young and old. Many have been ostracized from their families and without this program would be forced to work extremely low paying jobs creating a continuous cycle of vulnerability which would be passed on to their children.This program is a vocational and life skills training program that aims to equip young women to start and run a successful business venture.

For more information contact Keziah Murugi at njungekeziah@gmail.com or Karen Stroder at karenward.esc@gmail.com.

Serving through TMS Global, Madison (one of our own from Ignite) is working with a team in Lambare, Paraguay to build relationships with the community by teaching English and leading Bible studies. There are also many other opportunities that arise as Madison and the TMS Global team look for more ways to reach the people of Paraguay with the good news of Jesus.

New Life Children’s Home provides a safe home to orphaned, abandoned, and abused children. At the home, their physical, emotiona,l and spiritual needs are met by a caring staff. Special attention is given to introducing the children to Jesus Christ and his healing love. Directors Kendon & Wendy Wheeler have served for over 25 years.

La Croix conducts an annual mission trip to New Life Children’s Home. The main focus of the week is Xtreme Camp, which is provided to children aged 10-14 residing at New Life Children’s Home. From time to time, small work teams assist with painting or minor construction projects.

Chris and LaChanda Roark run the English center of a local Thai Church. Thailand is predominantly Buddhist and only about 0.7% Christian. Through teaching English, the Roarks share Christ’s love with the Thai people and encourage new believers to enter the church.

Seeds of Dignity works with faith-based partners to help under-resourced Filipinos break out of the long-term bondage of poverty, both physical and spiritual. Seeds of Dignity is involved in educational scholarships, feeding programs, livelihood projects, water and sanitation projects, clothing and literature distribution, medical surgeries and prosthesis, church planting, and other projects.

Located in Guatemala, Tara Goodloe-Fuentes, leads Little Pasos, a Pre-K-2^nd grade school with the mission of giving young minds the tools they need for a successful future. These tools are the gospel of Jesus Christ and English. By providing a quality Christian education at an affordable cost, children are taught English which will give them a huge advantage out of poverty as they become adults and a blessing to all as they grow in their faith.

For more information, contact Tara Goodloe-Fuentes at tgoodloe@nlai.org.

Everyone deserves a Bible they can understand. And yet millions of people are still waiting for a single word of the Bible’s life-transforming power. Jim has dedicated years to translating the Bible for Wycliffe Bible Translators.

Inga Mae and Niklaus work through YWAM (Youth With a Mission). They are providing English lessons as a way of forming relationships in a city that, as far as we know, they are the only Christians.