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You can make a difference in aN entire community

Our vision is to see entire communities come to know Father God and understand His plans and purpose for them. We partner with a community by mobilizing local churches to assess the key obstacles their community is facing and create projects that will equip and empower them to bring solutions and transformation.

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Meet Nazarene!

Meet Nazarene! Nazarene is 14 years old. Both of her parents died of AIDS shortly after she was born. Her grandmother took her in and is raising her, but is elderly and unable to work. Nazarene is healthy and strong, but village life for her has been very challenging. Before entering the Iris Village Program she would sometimes go without food and remembers times when she was forced to beg. She heard about Jesus at an Iris Outreach program in her village and accepted Jesus as her Savior! She joined the local church and was selected to become a part of one of the Iris Village Programs.

THE ISSUES

The cycle of poverty is real. Multiple generations of poverty create communities and nations with no inheritance; property, businesses or knowledge. Children are born into families with nothing. Education and medicine for even the basic of illnesses are unattainable. Many die from preventable illnesses. Entire nations become survivors, struggling to find daily food to eat. Their situation seems hopeless. Work opportunities are rare and many give up hope.

THE SOLUTIONS

We build relationship in the areas we are involved and encourage communities to dream together with God and use their collective resources to overcome obstacles and achieve their goals. Our main role is to be facilitators of change by helping them define needs in their community and create a plan to meet those needs. As each goal is reached, they begin to believe that they can bring forth change in their whole community. They take ownership and hope begins to grow. We believe a key to poverty alleviation is found in recognizing and activating the gifts and abilities of the community to restore hope and bring transformation.