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Emanuel House

Emanuel House (EH) feeds children spiritually, physically, and emotionally. EH serves 150 children from 117 of the poorest families in Quisqueya. In addition to Bible study and education, children receive access to clean water, functioning bathrooms, and regular meals (breakfast, lunch, and snack)—which they may not have access to at home.
EH works with neurodiverse children—children with hearing loss, partial vision loss, physical disabilities, down syndrome, cerebral palsy, autism, and dyslexia— and provides training to the community to care well for this population. EH also holds Bible classes with children and their parents; many families become followers of Jesus.

Israel Shalom

Israel Shalom ministers to 103 at-risk children and adolescents from the Brasilândia community, a deprived area on the outskirts of São Paulo, Brazil. Israel Shalom uses musical education with a Christian focus to gain the youth’s attention and share the gospel—which can transform the life trajectory of these kids.
Israel Shalom teaches youth music appreciation classes and beginner to advanced music lessons (instrumental and vocal). Within the community, Israel Shalom performs concerts and shows to highlight young artists and provides an outlet to share the gospel. Adolescents are trained to lead worship at local churches and youth detention centers alongside its ministry partner, JEAME. Additionally, Israel Shalom teaches ballet to girls culminating in recitals.
Most volunteers graduated from the program and returned to invest in the lives of these youth. As graduates pour into the ministry, they serve as role models, and proof to at-risk kids that staying off the streets and away from the pull of gangs is possible through participation in Israel Shalom programs.

Semear

Semear is an urban ministry utilizing agroecology and income-generating projects to proclaim the gospel among the poor and socially vulnerable, including the homeless, refugees, and children. Semear fosters responsible care for the earth, people, and the sharing of crop surpluses through local vegetable garden clubs, agroecological training, food security, and revenue-producing work in low-income areas.
The ministry assists communities and churches by teaching sustainability and citizenship. Each project matches the local context, availability of time, and financial resources in urban centers. Semear strives to share best practices, establish local networks, and build autonomy. Evangelical outreach, discipleship, and Bible studies are integrated into all programs, allowing workers to meet communities’ physical and eternal needs.

Angel Care Pregnancy Center

Angel Care Pregnancy Center is a ministry of Mission Bethel that meets the dire needs of impoverished mothers in Liberia by providing counseling, baby supplies, prenatal medical care, infant care classes, and parent skills training. Liberia is ranked 10th for maternal mortality rates in the world. Liberian women desperately need access to quality prenatal and postnatal care to save the lives of mothers and infants. Angel Care has stepped into this medical services desert to provide quality care to a vulnerable community. Angel Care distributes clothing, blankets, diapers, baby wipes, and hygiene items to families.

Around 49 percent of Liberian women have experienced domestic violence in their homes, resulting in unhealthy and destructive habits of interaction within families. Angel Care’s parenting classes help mothers see and nurture the potential in their children instead of turning to anger. Women receive training from a professional counselor, pastor, teacher, and lawyer during these two-week courses. As families are given tools for healthy parenting, children’s lives are transformed, and women can work toward healing.