Children are the future leaders of their country, they are best situated in stable families.

Why child sponsorship and family support matters.

The world shouldn’t need child sponsorship for children to have a chance at a safe, self-sustainable life. The reality is that the systematic way life operates is often working against resiliency and family development in many of the countries we serve. It’s not always intentional shifts that create diverging problems. As countries modernize, subsistence farming is looked down upon in favor of big city lifestyle. An abundance of cheap imported goods destroys cottage industry work in tailoring clothing, furniture manufacturing, maintenance and more. People become increasingly dependent on outsourced goods that steadily increase in cost without adequate increases in wage or availability for work. In the communities we serve, this cycle is made dramatically worse by long term effects of poverty, which often creates a broken view of self. Some communities also have little to no access to technology, skills training, or other resources. In Eswatini, these issues are multiplied by the HIV/AIDs crisis that decimated the adult population leaving a nationwide vacuum of leadership and parental figures.

Without a reason to hope, many disadvantaged families don’t see a way they can change the situation so they give up or give in. We believe that the countries we serve have been given everything they need to one day become self sufficient. As followers of Christ, we believe that He is able to do abundantly more than we can ask or imagine. Jesus is capable of transforming communities, mindsets, attitudes, and outcomes. We fix our eyes only on the long-term transformation of communities to reflect Christ. We focus on training to build a holy movement, not only for beneficiaries to become successful. Our programs sow deep to address some of these complex issues surrounding poverty and to target its root causes in holistic ways. These problems are getting bigger, we need your help to affect change.

Our programs are about so much more than providing food and letters to children.

$45 per month meets immediate tangible needs by providing nutritious food and clean water. It also sustains long-term transformation by providing discipleship and opportunities to engage in programming to strengthen families as a whole that will ripple into the community for generations to come!

Sponsoring a child has the potential to transform and strengthen a family. The family will have the opportunity to be part of our programs, as we walk alongside them on the path helping them move out from being a “disadvantaged benefactor” to an empowered contributor who helps bring their dreams for the community to life.