Be part of what God is doing around the world. Click a trip below and apply now.
Dominican Republic – May 18-25
Apply Now The purpose of this trip will have multiple ways our team can come alongside Adrian & Sharon Thomas and impact local communities within the Dominican Republic. Our team will support community outreaches ("Blessing Days") & after school programs for children/youth. Specialized help in the areas of basic construction, music/sound training, and medical/health awareness will be dependent on whether or not we have team members who can lead these initiatives.
Check out this video of some of the work our Global Workers (Adrian & Sharon Thomas) engage with: A Dominican Story
Sri Lanka – Sept 30 - Oct 11
Apply Now The purpose of this trip will help support Kids Homes in Sri Lanka by setting up a "Like Skills" room where kids/youth are empowered with basic life skills (cooking, cleaning and IT). Specialized help in the areas of basic construction, music/sound training, and medical/health awareness will be dependent on whether or not we have team members who can lead these initiatives.
Check out this video of some of the work our host Global Worker (Therese Koelmeye): The Advocates - Sri Lanka
2018 Global Focus PROJECTS
Here are the projects happening now, that you supported in 2018
Heritage House – $25,000
OneChurch.to (Toronto)
Our Heritage House has provided short term housing for our Global Workers when they come back to Canada. They and their families are able to reconnect with their support churches and find a home that provides them a homebase. This project money will be used to make some much needed repairs and upgrades to this aging facility.
Global Focus Trips – $15,000
OneChurch.to (Global)
This project will help Global Focus trips with supplies needed on the ground overseas as well as responding to unforeseen needs globally.
Our OneChurch.to team is planning at least 2 Global Focus Trips in 2019. We will be hosting an information session for these trips on January 13, 2019. Register at onechurch.to/globaltrip
Feeding Program – $10,000
Kathy Bowler (Malawi)
This program works with children who have disabilities - providing physiotherapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy, epilepsy management, orthopaedic surgery, vision and hearing treatment. This project will ensure to provide a full-protein porridge meal for malnourished children.
Persecuted Church – $10,000
Cannot disclose (Eritrea, Africa)
This project will provide training for leaders in a country in Africa where the church was under heavy persecution. Recent developments have opened a door to enter the nation to encourage and equip those leading churches.
Medical Supplies – $17,000
Deborah Sirjoosingh (Turkana, Kenya)
This project will provide medical supplies and support for the Health Centre Operations in an extremely remote area of northern Kenya.
Dental Clinic – $2,500
Jesse Wong (Kigali, Rwanda)
There is only 1 dentist for every 500,000 people in this region. This project would go to purchase more Dental clinic equipment for another clinic.
Equipping University Students – $10,000
Zelelam Abebe (Kigali, Rwanda)
EvaSue (Evangelical Students & Graduates Union of Ethiopa) is a student-based disciple making movement that serves university and college Christian students in 157 campuses throughout Ethiopia (approx. 50,000 Christian students). These funds sponsored a Conference (in Addis Ababa on Aug. 21-25 and in Hawasa on Sept. 6-8), inspiring students for campus evangelism and highlighting their role as Kingdom citizens within their future respective professions.
Orphans in India – $2,000
Vathsala Thomas (Burning Bush Ministry, India)
These project dollars will provide Christmas for 110 orphans who are physically and mentally challenged
Children’s Shelters – $2,000
Shan Selvaratnam (Save My Child Intl., Sri Lanka)
To help purchase land for children’s shelters in northern Sri Lanka.
Church Plant – $20,000
Ilya Bantseev (Russia)
This will launch a new church in April of 2019 in the Kemerovo Region of Russia - providing Musical/sound equipment.
Pastoral Training – $2,000
Randall Naylor (Mongolia)
This project will provide Bible training in remote regions of Mongolia - training and equipping pastors.
Cross-cultural Tutoring Program – $4,000
SIM Canada (Toronto)
Supporting urban workers reaching some of the most unreached people in our city, through a cross-cultural tutoring program in the city of Toronto.
OneChurch.to/Live – $11,000
OneChurch.to
Purchase Equipment - with the launch and growth of our Online Campus this project provides us with the needed tools to operate the campus.
Indigenous Youth – $12,000
LiveDifferent (Canada)
Bringing hope and purpose to Indigenous people in Canada. This project will support (2) week-long initiatives with indigenous youth on northern reserves.
Church Collaboration Project – $7,500
CityMovement (Canada)
There is a long-standing challenge of measuring social impact in cities. Do faith communities actually make a significant difference? This project will go towards creating a collaborative platform for all Churches & Ministries throughout Canada.
GLOBAL WORKERS
South America
Guatemala(Child Care Plus) - Hector Aragon Dominican Republic(Leadership Development) - Adrian Thomas Uruguay(Church Planting) - Alex Certulo
Asia
Russia(Church + Teen Challenge) - Ilya Bantseev India(Orphanage / Children) - Frank Juelich Russia (Church) - Alexey & Tonia Pankov India - Bill & Elveera Redwood Israel(Work with the national church) - Wayne Hilsden RAN(Unreached People) - Laila S RAN(Unreached People) - Jed & Deborah L Cambodia and Laos - Noel Hutchinson China - Randall Naylor Bangladesh(Church Planting) - Bishop Philip Adhikary
Africa
RAN(Unreached People) - Matt & Erica K Uganda(12 Church Planters in Northern Africa) - Simon Peter Emiau Ethiopia (Church Planting) - Brian Rutten Kenya(Medical Hospital) - Deborah Sirjoosingh Rwanda(Dental Clinic & Gospel) - Jesse Wong Ethiopia - Jeff Walton
Canada
Toronto(Church Planting) - Ted Leck Toronto(Ryerson University)- David Burke
PAOC Leadership
RAN(PAOC - Director) - Jeff & Sarah K Asia(PAOC - Regional Director) - Peter Dove Africa (PAOC - Regional Director) - Jeremy Feller Short Term Missions (PAOC - Director) - Matt Janes
