Global Council Approves Six New Development Projects
The sun rises over the mountains of Nepal outside of Pokhara.
“Personally, I want to thank the Anglican Church for your big heart and helping hand.”
– Beneficiary in Pokhara, Nepal
“We aren’t only stewarding our own vision. We are stewarding the vision of leaders all over the world. Ultimately we are a servant organization, leveraging our resources on behalf of others. On our best day, we are an organization that quietly and powerfully serves in the background as our Global Anglican leaders lead the way.” - Jake Stum
It is under this tin roof that Misión Desafío cares for children living in zone 3 of Guatemala City’s central landfill.
Last week, the ARDF Global Council met to approve six new community development projects. While implementing partners submit their ideas to us, their large projects can only be approved by the Global Council.
So what did the council approve? We’ll be unpacking these projects for you in more detail over the next several months, as we raise funds for them and send money for the initial stages. {You can learn all about this process in this short video.] But here is a summary.
For each of the six projects, we supported projects that the local church reported as an immediate priority. And while all of these revolved around education, for each project, the details are different.
For example, in Nepal, the church wants to purchase property on which to expand a school and to create a space for additional ministry. As more and more Hindu landlords face pressure to not rent to Christian tenants, owning land has become a priority of the church.
In Guatemala, a new community center will provide a home for ministries that are currently taking place outside. Bringing these ministries into a stable location will also allow the church to house a Christian primary school for residents in the community.
We also wanted to work with church leaders in places where Christians are not always welcomed. Nepal is in this category, as is a new project in Pakistan, where Christians remain among the country’s most marginalized community.
On the island of West Timor in Indonesia, Christians are currently a majority. However, aggressive Islamic evangelization means that children are lured into Islamic schools with the intent that they will convert. For families looking for free education, the temptation is great, so the church in Indonesia is building a Christian school to offer a different option to local families.
Sunday November 7 is the 2021 international day of prayer for the persecuted church. Please remember our partners in these nations!
Finally, we are supporting efforts to expand the church in Cambodia with a church plant and a comprehensive child development project in Rwanda.
You can read about all of these projects in more detail on our website. And if you have any questions, please get in touch!
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